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businessinsider.com - Alex Bitter - Uber is laying off 10% of its staff as it seeks to cut management layers
Uber is laying off 10% of its staff as it seeks to cut management layers
Business Insider

Uber is laying off 10% of its corporate staff, joining other tech firms in cutting management layers. The ride-hailing company's move will eliminate roughly 3,300 positions, the company said on Wednesday. The job cuts focused on management and…

forbes.com - Ravi Nemalikanti - In Banking AI, Governance Is The Product
In Banking AI, Governance Is The Product
Forbes

Ravi Nemalikanti is Chief Product and Technology Officer at Abrigo, leading AI, data, and product strategy for financial institutions. In banking software, the startup advantage often ends at the first vendor-risk questionnaire. AI startups can…

businessinsider.com - Alex Bitter - Amazon customers are up in arms over an email change
Amazon customers are up in arms over an email change
Business Insider

Amazon customers are taking aim at the e-commerce giant over its email etiquette. Earlier this summer, some Amazon customers started seeing generic descriptions instead of exact ones in receipts and other order-related emails. An engine air filter…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - Meta is moving employees to Slack because it sees a better future for AI agents
Meta is moving employees to Slack because it sees a better future for AI agents
The New York Ledger

Get ready to hear Slack notifications if you work at Meta. The tech giant is switching over from Google Chat to Slack for internal communications, according to a memo its AI chief, Alexandr Wang, sent out this week. Meta is making the move because…

thehindubusinessline.com - Drone industry flags over 50,000 illegal or non-compliant drones in India
Drone industry flags over 50,000 illegal or non-compliant drones in India
BusinessLine

India's drone industry has flagged the presence of more than 50,000 illegally imported or non-compliant photography and agricultural spraying drones being sold and operated across the country, while seeking stringent enforcement measures to address…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities
Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities
SecurityWeek

Google and Mozilla on Tuesday announced patches for dozens of vulnerabilities across Chrome and Firefox, including critical- and high-severity flaws. A fresh Chrome 152 update has been rolled out with fixes for 26 bugs, two of which are…

nypost.com - Reda Wigle - Fastest-growing careers paying over $100K revealed - including a $135k assistant
Fastest-growing careers paying over $100K revealed - including a $135k assistant
New York Post

If you're looking to clear six figures, listen up: New research says certain careers stand apart as the fastest-growing and most lucrative in the land. Data from the US Department of Labor reveals the 13 fastest-growing and highest-paying career…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - 23-Year-Old Sality P2P Botnet Disrupted
23-Year-Old Sality P2P Botnet Disrupted
SecurityWeek

After 23 years of operation, the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been disrupted as part of an international law enforcement effort. First observed in 2003, Sality has been used for distributing various malware families, including information…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - OpenAI's Astra Becomes First Model to Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold
OpenAI's Astra Becomes First Model to Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold
SecurityWeek

OpenAI said its newest model, Astra, has reached the ‘Critical' cybersecurity capability level under the company's Preparedness Framework, the first time any of its models has been placed in that category. The designation applies when a…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Anthropic Details Response to Security Incidents, Unveils Enterprise Safeguards
Anthropic Details Response to Security Incidents, Unveils Enterprise Safeguards
SecurityWeek

Anthropic has detailed its response to a series of unauthorized access incidents involving Claude models, along with a new enterprise product that combines data privacy with misuse monitoring. Anthropic's Claude models operating without cyber…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Malicious Virtualizor Update Served via BGP Hijacking
Malicious Virtualizor Update Served via BGP Hijacking
SecurityWeek

Softaculous' Virtualizor users were served malicious software updates for two days after a threat actor diverted internet traffic to attacker-controlled servers. A provider of applications for web hosting, Softaculous offers an auto-installer tool…

barchart.com - Sohini Mondal - Lockheed Martin Stock: Is LMT Outperforming the Industrial Sector?
Lockheed Martin Stock: Is LMT Outperforming the Industrial Sector?
Barchart.com

With a market cap of $125.7 billion, Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) is the world's largest defense contractor specializing in aerospace, defense, space, intelligence, and advanced technology solutions. The company operates through four core…

barchart.com - Aritra Gangopadhyay - How Is Deere & Company's Stock Performance Compared to Other Industrial Stocks
How Is Deere & Company's Stock Performance Compared to Other Industrial Stocks
Barchart.com

Moline, Illinois-based Deere & Company (DE) engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company has a market cap of $182.3 billion and operates through Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Q&A: AI, identity verification, and financial security
Q&A: AI, identity verification, and financial security
Digital Journal

There has been a growing role of artificial intelligence in identity verification, fraud prevention and digital trust. Experian's 2026 Identity & Fraud Report finds that while consumers increasingly use AI for activities such as shopping and online…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - As AI security concerns rise, HiddenLayer raises $100M and Huskeys bags $27M - SiliconANGLE
As AI security concerns rise, HiddenLayer raises $100M and Huskeys bags $27M - SiliconANGLE
Homepage - SiliconANGLE

Artificial intelligence security startup HiddenLayer Inc. today announced a $100 million Series B round, and a separate $27 million Series A went to edge security company Huskeys Security Ltd. Austin-based HiddenLayer, which dates to 2022, offers a…

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