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Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have picked five startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort, each offered up to USD $2 million and compute.
GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.
San Francisco startup Multiply raises USD $9.5m to power self-learning B2B ad campaigns across Google Search, LinkedIn and emerging AI formats.
Okta and partners pull rogue ShieldGuard Chrome extension that stole crypto wallet data and bypassed browser defences via custom code.
GitHub joins tech giants in a USD $12.5 million Alpha-Omega push, boosting AI-powered defences for critical open source software.
SailPoint debuts Shadow AI Remediation to monitor and block risky staff use of unsanctioned generative AI tools in real time.
Workday launches Sana, a conversational AI hub to search, act and automate workflows across its HR, finance tools and third-party apps.
Linux Foundation wins USD $12.5m from tech giants to bolster AI-era open source security and ease pressure on overstretched maintainers.
New York fintech OneVest has launched OneVest GO, an AI-powered CRM workspace to streamline communications and workflows for wealth advisors.
Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.
OpenAI abandons in-chat checkout for ChatGPT, pivoting to web‑navigating shopping agents and referral-led partnerships with retailers.
Google Maps taps Gemini AI for chat-style place searches and 3D Immersive Navigation, promising smarter planning and more lifelike drives.
Keepit teams with Hammer Distribution to expand SaaS backup coverage across UK and Ireland, targeting sovereignty and cyber resilience demand.
SonicWall champions 'Secure by Default', promising built-in, automated protection that tames tool sprawl and misconfigurations at scale.
Attackers push fake Red Alert Android app via SMS, turning Israel rocket warning tool into spyware that steals messages, contacts and location.
OpenOrigins launches a free app that cryptographically proves photos and videos are real at capture, tackling deepfake-driven distrust online.
Iran-linked wiper cyber attack cripples Stryker plants, disrupting implant production and locking thousands of staff out of global networks.
Ditto launches cryptographic digital ID platform for EU, promising reusable wallet-based identities and less personal data exposure.
Sluggish UK retail websites are prompting shoppers to abandon baskets, risking an estimated GBP £38 billion in lost eCommerce sales this year.
Viafoura's Mark Zohar says AI and data will power loyal, paying news communities as publishers abandon dependence on big platforms.