2026-07-09
A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.
Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “chat control” bill to find child abuse material online. [...]
2026-07-09
One interface isn't enough for enterprise AI
Presented by Oracle NetSuiteEvery major technology transition produces a set of assumptions about where the market is headed. The assumptions are often directionally correct, but they tend to underestimate the degree to which organizations adapt new technologies to their own circumstances. AI is following a similar trajectory.Many current discussions about enterprise AI assume a future in which em [...]
2026-07-09
Suspected Chinese spies are raiding university mailboxes via a Roundcube flaw
A suspected Chinese espionage group has been breaking into university mail servers across the United States and Canada. It has stolen credentials from staff in physics, engineering, and national security research. Security firm Proofpoint disclosed the campaign this week, tracking the crew as UNK_MassTraction and dating it to at least May. The Register reported further […]<br /> This story [...]
2026-07-09
Researchers broke GitHub Copilot’s safety by hiding harm in a workflow
Researchers at the Alan Turing Institute have shown that GitHub Copilot will produce harmful content it would normally refuse. The trick is to spread the request across an ordinary coding workflow. They call it a workflow-level jailbreak, and The Register reported the finding. The gap between the two settings is stark. In direct chat, the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-09
Meta patches the mod that turned its Ray-Ban glasses into secret spy cams
Meta is updating its smart glasses to shut off the camera if the recording light has been physically tampered with or destroyed. The change, announced in a 7 July blog post, closes a loophole that let modders turn the glasses into covert recorders. A white LED lights up whenever the glasses capture photos or video, signalling […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-09
Britain’s public sector runs on US cloud, and that is now a billion-pound risk
Britain’s public sector has become deeply reliant on a small number of US cloud giants, and analysts warn the concentration is now a strategic risk. Nearly all UK government organisations spend on hyperscale cloud, with the dependency running into billions of pounds a year. Some 95% of central and local public-sector bodies spent on hyperscale […]<br /> This story continues at The Next W [...]
2026-07-09
Databento raises $97M to take on Bloomberg’s terminal
Databento has raised $97M in Series B funding to build what it calls the market data platform for modern finance. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, with DRW, Redpoint Ventures, and Tribe Capital joining. The company announced the raise on Thursday. Demand ran well past the target. The round was oversubscribed, drawing more […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-09
Inside IBM’s hidden ‘Court 19’, where Wimbledon becomes a test lab for AI
A serve flashes on the Wimbledon scoreboard before the ball stops bouncing. That number comes from a partnership older than most players on court. IBM has been Wimbledon’s technology partner for 36 years, since it planted serve-speed radar behind the baselines in 1991. This year the two extended their deal to 2030, Fortune reported. The […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
