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thehill.com - Max Rego - Democrats urge Comer to subpoena prediction markets over suspicious trades
Democrats urge Comer to subpoena prediction markets over suspicious trades
The Hill

A group of seven Democrats sent a letter on Monday to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-K.Y.), asking him to issue subpoenas pursuant to an investigation into “suspicious” trades on prediction…

scmp.com - Ben Jiang - Alibaba taps into China's 'chat to buy' trend by connecting Qwen AI with Taobao
Alibaba taps into China's 'chat to buy' trend by connecting Qwen AI with Taobao
South China Morning Post

Alibaba Group Holding is integrating its flagship AI assistant Qwen into its biggest e-commerce platforms, betting that the future of online shopping lies in fluid conversations rather than rigid search terms. Using the Qwen app, shoppers are able…

globenewswire.com - Forvia - FORVIA: Share Buyback Transaction Statement from 4 to 8 May 2026
FORVIA: Share Buyback Transaction Statement from 4 to 8 May 2026
GlobeNewswire

Disclosure of Transactions in Own Shares In accordance with the authorizations given by the shareholders' general meeting on 28 May 2025, to trade on its shares and pursuant to applicable law on share repurchase, FORVIA (LEI: 969500F0VMZLK2IULV85)…

businessinsider.com - Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert - Restaurant workers' new AI coworkers have got every recipe memorized and may tattle to their boss
Restaurant workers' new AI coworkers have got every recipe memorized and may tattle to their boss
Business Insider

At some Burger King drive-thrus, an AI assistant named Patty is quietly listening in. The system can hear when employees tell customers an item is out of stock and check the store's inventory. It can compare restaurants' 'friendliness' scores by…

forbes.com - Steve Durbin - Fragmented Cybersecurity Can't Stop A Fragmented Threat Landscape
Fragmented Cybersecurity Can't Stop A Fragmented Threat Landscape
Forbes

Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board's role in cybersecurity and technology. We frequently say that cyberthreats evolve faster than security controls can withstand. However, the notion…

forbes.com - Heather Wishart-Smith - Fragmented Cyber Risk Transfer Is Changing Board Oversight
Fragmented Cyber Risk Transfer Is Changing Board Oversight
Forbes

Cyber risk transfer is fragmented across overlapping policies, exclusions and emerging protections. Cyber risk transfer used to be relatively straightforward: purchase insurance, review the limits and assume the organization had shifted a…

globenewswire.com - BizClik Media Limited - Data Centre LIVE to Host Sovereign Data Centres Panel Discussion
Data Centre LIVE to Host Sovereign Data Centres Panel Discussion
GlobeNewswire

London, 11 May 2026 – Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit, a BizClik Media event, will host a dedicated session on sovereign data centres, bringing together industry leaders to examine how regulatory requirements, national security concerns…

forbes.com - Lisa Chambers - After The Canvas Hack, Here's What Students And Colleges Should Do Next
After The Canvas Hack, Here's What Students And Colleges Should Do Next
Forbes

The Canvas hack left students scrambling to study for finals. Last Thursday, as students at the University of Maryland prepared for finals week, many logged onto Canvas expecting to review lecture slides, study materials and assignments. Instead…

businessinsider.com - Amanda Hoover - The sneaky rise of shadow AI in the workplace
The sneaky rise of shadow AI in the workplace
Business Insider

Gregg Bayes-Brown helped develop the AI policies at a former job in biotech research, but even as a rule maker, he says he couldn't afford to not be a rule breaker. Though he understood the technology and its risks, he used an unapproved personal…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Frame Security Emerges From Stealth With $50M for Awareness and Training Platform
Frame Security Emerges From Stealth With $50M for Awareness and Training Platform
SecurityWeek

Frame Security emerged from stealth mode on Monday with $50 million in funding raised for its AI-powered cybersecurity awareness and training platform. The investment came from Team8, Index Ventures, Picture Capital, Elad Gil, Cerca Partners, and…

sify.com - Malavika Madgula - AI Infrastructure: Building Scalable Architecture For The Future
AI Infrastructure: Building Scalable Architecture For The Future
Sify

When Sify asked its LinkedIn community what was holding their networks back from being truly AI-ready, the answers were less about technology and more about the hard realities of running it Last week, Sify ran a poll asking the question: What is…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - SailPoint Discloses GitHub Repository Hack
SailPoint Discloses GitHub Repository Hack
SecurityWeek

Identity management and governance provider SailPoint has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving its GitHub repositories. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company revealed that the incident occurred on April…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Skoda Data Breach Hits Online Shop Customers
Skoda Data Breach Hits Online Shop Customers
SecurityWeek

Automobile manufacturer Skoda has disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information of its online shop's users. The incident, the company says, was discovered as part of its technical security monitoring and was the result of a…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
SecurityWeek

Checkmarx on Friday warned users that a malicious version of its Jenkins AST plugin was published as part of a supply chain attack. The plugin enables users to integrate the functionality of the Checkmarx One platform into Jenkins pipelines…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Cloudflare Lays Off 1,100 Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring
Cloudflare Lays Off 1,100 Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring
SecurityWeek

Web performance and security company Cloudflare announced last week that it's laying off more than 1,100 employees worldwide as part of an AI-driven restructuring plan. In an email to workers, CEO Matthew Prince and COO Michelle Zatlyn said the…

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