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Z.ai says sorry for slurping up your code, open sources ZCode
China’s AI darling goes on the defense after engineer highlighted Grok-esque security flaws
Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI
Schrems campaign raises specter of another legal challenge as legislators propose changes to GDPR
Well-done hack flames 3.2M Burger King Russia users
HIBP confirms cybercrims stuck a straw into marketing reservoir, sucking up six-years of leaky Whopper secrets
ABBYY gives old-school OCR a job in the AI pipeline
FineParser runs in a CPU-powered container, preserving tables and layout before handing documents to an LLM
UK cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites
Used by crims to compromise 12K+ email inboxes across 10K+ global orgs
Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomously select post-compromise actions
'first' publicly documented Windows implant to use LLMs for C2
Slow and steady? Anthropic and OpenAI drop new powerful models
Claude Opus 5.5 is the new leader of the Opus family of models, while GPT-6-Sol and Luna are cheaper options compared to the flagship GPT-6-Astra model.
NightmareEclipse's latest zero-day leaves Microsoft Defender stuck in the past
BigDiskBuster leaves Microsoft's antivirus running but unable to install updates
The Blueprint: What the hell are my agents doing?
"The goal is to help risk signals trigger coordinated action across connected control planes"
Runtime: Disclose bugs responsibly! Wait, no, not like that
+ Nscale is ready for the public markets, and why Keewano thinks the world needs a database designed for agents.
Majority of advisers reassuring clients about pension tax reform
Advisers have reported fielding more calls from clients about taking tax-free cash and accessing pension savings earlier than planned due to Budget speculation.
Airtel Money to launch London IPO
African mobile payments giant Airtel Money is set to file for a London initial public offering that could raise at least $800 million at a $9 billion valuation.
US aviation comms lack sufficient cyber protections, says GAO
FAA is aware of cybersecurity issues but yet to implement full fixes, warn auditors.
A room with no view: how hardware enclaves might solve enterprise AI’s trust problems
Enterprises can't ship sensitive data out, labs won't bring models in. Can confidential computing break the deadlock?
Chris Hogarth: Advice is about more than the tools advisers use
Many advice firms have access to similar technology, investment solutions and financial planning tools. The difference for clients often comes from how those resources are used. A client is unlikely to remember which cashflow modelling software was presented in a meeting.
EU datacenter green scorecard finally escapes Brussels
Long-delayed sustainability labels land as Commission eyes minimum efficiency standards
Register reader hit with surprise bill after Microsoft portals disagreed
Did Copilot write the synchronization code?
Civo plots 40 edge datacenters to power Britain's sovereign AI
First site is due in Hertfordshire next March, with Nvidia's Vera Rubin systems and a longer-term 1 GW ambition
London vs New York: The fight for Britain’s next tech flotations
By Matt Cowie, consulting director at RSM UK After several challenging years for London’s IPO market, there appear to be signs of a revival. Regulatory reform, a stronger pipeline of potential listings and renewed focus on growth companies have prompted optimism that UK…
Campaigners tell Burnham not to trade away the UK's tech tax to please Trump
Letter lands ahead of the PM's first face-to-face meeting with the US president
ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated'
Monzo EU chief quits to launch his own startup
Monzo's EU CEO Michael Carney has quit the bank five months after its Irish launch to form his own startup company.
Mirai RiskTech raises €5m for global growth
Mirai RiskTech, a Madrid-based AI-driven balance sheet management platform for banks, has raised €5 million for an international expansion push.
Raymond James brings platform and planning under one role
Raymond James has appointed Anna Pollins as chief commercial officer in an expanded role bringing together a number of the firm’s platform, financial planning and growth operations.
Global banks take on agentic commerce scam and fraud concerns
A group of six global banks, including Bank of America and NatWest, has put together a set of principles designed to address concerns about scams, fraud and data privacy in agentic commerce.
Who signed off on that AI agent? Nobody? Thought so.
SPONSORED FEATURE: AI agents may be unpredictable. Who they are, what they can do, and who owns them shouldn’t be.
DATA: first-time buyers represented 63% of email orders during peak season
During last year’s retail peak period, which for Intuit Mailchimp runs from Halloween to New Year, personalisation and AI-powered campaigns proved to be true differentiators.
Security firm finds naming AI agents after Seinfeld characters helps bots join the team
Huws Gray’s CEO & CFO on turning rapid growth into a national retail platform
After a period of acquisition-led expansion, Huws Gray is investing in training, technology and a single national identity. CEO Daksh Gupta and CFO Jon White explain how the builders’ merchant is trying to improve productivity and customer service while construction remains under…