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Monday December 15, 2025. 03:48 PM
The holiday season has long been a peak time for scammers as much as it has for retailers. But new research from Check Point Software reveals how AI and automation are fueling the biggest surge in holiday scams ever recorded. The study shows over 33,500 Christmas-themed...
Kodi 21.3 Omega has just been released, bringing with it a range of fixes and improvements. It is the first update since January for the hugely popular home theater software, coming ahead of the launch of Kodi 22 Piers, which is expected to arrive early 2026. For a lot of...
The Kodi Foundation is still hard at work on Kodi 22 'Piers', with a second Alpha release expected soon. The team hasn’t forgotten Kodi 21 users however, and a new build for that branch has just arrived. Kodi 21.2 'Omega' was released back in January, and now the Kodi...
Silos, you might think, are bit of a niche issue. They arise when old practices become entrenched, or when tools are only used by one part of the organization. But Shannon Mason, chief strategy officer of Tempo Software, argues silos are actually a major roadblock to growth, ...
iRobot Corp – perhaps most famous for its Roomba robot vacuum cleaners – has filed for bankruptcy. The company has proposed that control be handed over Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co, its main Chinese supplier. The Chapter 11 process comes after iRobot has been under...
New tools are landing thick and fast in WhatsApp, with Meta announcing, “another bundle of features just in time for the holidays”. There is a lot to explore, but the highlight that is being pushed is the voicemail-like missed calls messages. There are also changes to...
Friday December 12, 2025. 08:05 PM
Google is expanding the translation features in Search and its Translate app with new systems built on the Gemini AI model. The update introduces improved text translation and a beta version of live speech translation in headphones, giving users clearer and more natural...
The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector has been the most targeted in 2025 accounting for 17.8 percent of all incidents (172 incidents out of 966) tracked in Cyble’s latest North American Threat Landscape Report. The report describes a mature leak...
ChatGPT burst onto the scene just three years ago, but a new survey reveals that 34 percent of US adults now use AI platforms daily, and nearly half say they’re using them more than they were a year ago. The survey, of over 1,000 from US adults, from Tinuiti shows that Gen ...
Companies are adopting AI quickly, but most still overlook the energy impact of the systems they use daily. New research suggests this gap is now large enough to affect electricity use in offices, data rooms and commercial buildings. Energy specialists say the problem could...
Huawei has taken the wraps off its Mate X7 foldable phone at a new 'Unfold the Moment' event in Dubai. The new device features a slimmer profile and a hinge system designed for repeated daily use. The Mate X7 comes in a nano fiber woven-style Brocade White finish, with vegan ...
Regulatory tightening across the EU and UK, including the EU’s new anti-money laundering package and platform-economy rules, as well as emerging age-assurance requirements around online safety, have pushed organizations to formalize identity checks at scale. But identity...
Managing identity is one of the more challenging cybersecurity tasks and can soak up a good deal of time and resources. We spoke to Raz Rotenberg, co-founder and CEO of Fabrix Security, to discuss the rise of self-governing IAM systems that don’t just enforce policy -- but ...
Microsoft is just one of many technology firms that have a bounty program that offers financial rewards for anyone who discovers security flaws in its products and services. The company has just announced a huge expansion of the scheme so it even covers problems found in...
The Microsoft Store app is where you tend to go to download apps and games, but Microsoft is expanding its range of stock. The latest addition to the Store is a new Themes department, which Microsoft says gives users a way to stamp their personality onto their computer....
Google has launched a new feature for iPhone users that could make owners of Android handsets a little envious. Anyone who has parked their car in an unfamiliar town or in a particularly gigantic parking lot will have experienced the panic of not being able to locate their...
Thursday December 11, 2025. 07:57 PM
As the old saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them. AI generated video is already absolutely everywhere, and you're about to start seeing a lot more of it -- this time featuring a host of well known Disney characters. The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have agreed a ...
Generative AI is often praised for its ability to analyze data, summarize research and even propose scientific ideas, but new findings suggest its creative limits are more substantial than many of the exciting headlines imply. Research led by Professor Amy Wenxuan Ding of...
A new report reveals that security leaders are facing increased pressure in managing behavioral cybersecurity risk as the workforce transforms to include AI. The study from KnowBe4, of 700 cybersecurity leaders and 3,500 employees, finds incidents relating to the human...
Attacks on operational technology (OT) are growing more automated and indiscriminate, Forescout Research- Vedere Labs’ latest honeypot analysis shows just how aggressively adversaries are probing industrial systems. New data shows industrial routers are now the most...
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