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helpnetsecurity.com - Anamarija Pogorelec - New infosec products of the week: October 16, 2026
New infosec products of the week: October 16, 2026
Help Net Security –

Here's a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from NinjaOne, Qualys, Scytale, and SolarWinds. NinjaOne has announced Katana AI, an agentic AI technician that supports and elevates IT workers, and the NinjaOne…

seekingalpha.com - Sinchita Mitra - AM Markets Need to Know: AI credit stress, chip stocks slide, and more (SPX:)
AM Markets Need to Know: AI credit stress, chip stocks slide, and more (SPX:)
Seeking Alpha –

Stock index futures were mixed on Thursday, with Nasdaq futures under pressure as technology stocks extended their sell-off, amid mounting concerns over artificial intelligence valuations and financing costs. Here are the five news items investors…

businessinsider.com - Alex Bitter - Lyft starts a business travel brand, escalating its Uber rivalry
Lyft starts a business travel brand, escalating its Uber rivalry
Business Insider –

Lyft is creating a new brand to target the business travel market. The division, called Alcove, will combine new corporate travel offerings with UK-based TBR Global Chauffeuring, which Lyft acquired last year for the equivalent of $110 million.

buzzfeed.com - Zoe Robotin - 'Makes You Lose Faith In Humanity': 23 Juicy Secrets From Employees That Would Make Entire Industries Crumble If Everyone Knew About Them
'Makes You Lose Faith In Humanity': 23 Juicy Secrets From Employees That Would Make Entire Industries Crumble If Everyone Knew About Them
BuzzFeed –

Note: These stories haven't been confirmed by BuzzFeed. People on the internet like to...let's just say 'embellish' things, so take their stories with a grain of salt.

itweb.co.za - Loophold Security Distribution - New SonicWall unified endpoint solution fills gap in SME security market
New SonicWall unified endpoint solution fills gap in SME security market
www.itweb.co.za –

SonicWall presents SonicWall Endpoint Security. (Image source: 123RF) SonicWall's new SonicWall Endpoint Security unified endpoint protection solution is now available in South Africa, giving managed service providers an opportunity to fill an…

businessinsider.com - Ashley Stewart - Microsoft AI chief says the company beat OpenAI at its own game, using a quarter of the computing power
Microsoft AI chief says the company beat OpenAI at its own game, using a quarter of the computing power
Business Insider –

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told employees an in-house model was better than a similar offering from OpenAI, one of the software giant's biggest customers and partners. 'We now have a stronger pre-trained base model than the model that…

businessinsider.com - Stephen Council - This startup just raised $21 million to expose companies' messes of AI agents
This startup just raised $21 million to expose companies' messes of AI agents
Business Insider –

AI agents are starting to outnumber humans in many high-tech workplaces, and they can be far trickier to monitor. Opsin, an AI security and governance startup, announced Thursday it raised $21 million to meet the moment. As employees across the…

independent.co.uk - Anusha Shah - FTC subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI over artificial intelligence safety concerns
FTC subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI over artificial intelligence safety concerns
The Independent –

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued civil subpoenas to AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI seeking records on safety incidents, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The probe comes amid mounting concerns over AI safety…

econotimes.com - Elias Mercer - Inspira Names Kelly Bissell Chief Strategy Advisor for Cybersecurity
Inspira Names Kelly Bissell Chief Strategy Advisor for Cybersecurity
EconoTimes –

Inspira Enterprise, Inc. said Oct. 15 that Kelly Bissell would work with it as Chief Strategy Advisor, citing his experience as the cybersecurity firm pursues growth in the United States and other markets. The company said Bissell would advise on…

talkingpointsmemo.com - David Kurtz - Trump DOJ Now Targeting Ballots, Not Just Voter Rolls
Trump DOJ Now Targeting Ballots, Not Just Voter Rolls
TPM - Talking Points Memo –

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. For transparency reasons, I like peeling back the curtain on any changes we make to Morning Memo — but doing so always runs the risk of creating some…

gizmodo.com - Bruce Gil - FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Concerns
FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Concerns
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here –

The feds want some answers from OpenAI and Anthropic about their AI models going rogue. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent civil subpoenas to both AI companies on Wednesday, seeking documents related to recent safety incidents involving their…

fortune.com - Nick Lichtenberg - Close to zero': 4 AI chiefs say no companies have truly changed in response to AI - blame 'politics projects'
Close to zero': 4 AI chiefs say no companies have truly changed in response to AI - blame 'politics projects'
Fortune –

Few large organizations have rebuilt their core operations around artificial intelligence, according to the technology chief of one of the world's largest consulting firms. He also said companies shouldn't yet spend much energy on assigning blame…

gizmodo.com - Webb Wright - Brain Drain Is a Bigger Threat to National Cybersecurity Than AI
Brain Drain Is a Bigger Threat to National Cybersecurity Than AI
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here –

Whether we'd admit it or not, most of us by now have offloaded some cognitive effort onto AI. Chatbots and agents have become so commonplace that it's often tricky to avoid them. The stakes of this use are usually pretty low; we may compromise some…

royalgazette.com - Claire Shefchik - New Bermuda cybersecurity council launched
New Bermuda cybersecurity council launched
The Royal Gazette –

3de97118-910b-4823-b5a6-52bf50491d53 Created: Oct 15, 2026 03:47 PM (Updated: Oct 15, 2026 03:48 PM) Rafal Baran, co-chairman, Cybersecurity Executives of Bermuda (File photograph) A new council for Bermuda's senior cybersecurity and technology…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - AI companies are paying workers worldwide to record their jobs so robots can learn to do them
AI companies are paying workers worldwide to record their jobs so robots can learn to do them
Business Insider –

One Friday evening this summer, a private chef prepared a three-course meal — burrata salad, baked salmon, and tiramisu — for two friends and me. The dinner was free, but there was a catch. A camera mounted on Chef Aliser Demir's…

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