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Alibaba taps into China's 'chat to buy' trend by connecting Qwen AI with Taobao
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…
Restaurant workers' new AI coworkers have got every recipe memorized and may tattle to their boss
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…
Fragmented Cybersecurity Can't Stop A Fragmented Threat Landscape
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…
Settlement proposed in US meat packing industry 'antitrust' investigation
The US' Department of Justice's (DOJ) antitrust division has filed a proposed settlement to resolve the US' claims against ‘Agri Stats' for “unlawful sharing of price, output, and costs among meat processors.” The DOJ said the…
Data Centre LIVE to Host Sovereign Data Centres Panel Discussion
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…
The sneaky rise of shadow AI in the workplace
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…
AI Infrastructure: Building Scalable Architecture For The Future
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…
SailPoint Discloses GitHub Repository Hack
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…
Skoda Data Breach Hits Online Shop Customers
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…
Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
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…
Cloudflare Lays Off 1,100 Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring
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…
Resurrected 'Crimenetwork' Marketplace Taken Down, Administrator Arrested
The German police last week announced the shutdown of the second iteration of the Crimenetwork crime marketplace. Crimenetwork was taken down in December 2024, after more than 12 years of operation, and a suspected administrator was arrested. Days…
Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting American Tower Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Delaware, USA-based American Tower Corporation (AMT) is one of the largest global real estate investment trusts (REITs) and is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. The company is valued at…
New 'Dirty Frag' Linux Vulnerability Possibly Exploited in Attacks
A newly disclosed local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting major Linux distributions may already be exploited in the wild. The exploit, named Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2, chains two flaws tracked as CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500…
Over 500 Organizations Hit in Years-Long Phishing Campaign
A phishing campaign that has been ongoing for more than four years has made hundreds of victims across multiple industries, SOCRadar reports. Dubbed Operation HookedWing, the campaign was first documented in 2022 but has sustained activity and…
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