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Trend Micro integrates with NVIDIA for enhanced AI data security
Application Security

Trend Micro integrates with NVIDIA for enhanced AI data security

Trend Micro partners with NVIDIA to enhance AI data security, integrating advanced detection and guardrails for safer, faster AI workload deployment.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Orcaworks appoints Dr. Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer
Unified Communications

Orcaworks appoints Dr. Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer

Orcaworks has named Dr Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer to lead its agentic AI strategy from pilot to production, enhancing enterprise AI deployment.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025

Global Stories

We don't craft AI, we grow it
Large Language Models

We don't craft AI, we grow it

AI isn't built but grown; we cultivate intelligence that emerges unpredictably, raising urgent ethical issues about control and alignment.

By Anol Bhattacharya • 9 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
Seven critical ChatGPT flaws expose users to data theft risks
Data Protection

Seven critical ChatGPT flaws expose users to data theft risks

Tenable reveals seven major ChatGPT vulnerabilities exposing users to risks of data theft and malicious attacks, with some flaws still unpatched in ChatGPT-5.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2025
Hitachi iQ Studio aims to ease AI deployment & boost governance
Storage

Hitachi iQ Studio aims to ease AI deployment & boost governance

Hitachi Vantara launches Hitachi iQ Studio, a no-code AI platform to help enterprises scale AI deployment with strong data governance and regulatory compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
The upsurge and threats of self-reproducing AI
Malware

The upsurge and threats of self-reproducing AI

Self-replicating AI, though theoretical, poses ethical and security risks as experts urge strict controls to ensure safe, human-aligned development by 2024.

By Debasish Mukherjee • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2025
Open-source b3 framework to benchmark AI agent security unveiled
DevOps

Open-source b3 framework to benchmark AI agent security unveiled

Check Point, Lakera and the UK AI Security Institute launch b3, an open-source benchmark to test security of large language models in AI agents.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security
DevOps

New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security

Check Point and Lakera launch the open-source b3 benchmark to boost AI agents' LLM security against real-world cyber threats with threat snapshots.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Rubrik unveils Agent Cloud to govern & remediate AI agent risks
Data Loss Prevention

Rubrik unveils Agent Cloud to govern & remediate AI agent risks

Rubrik launches Agent Cloud, a platform enabling enterprises to monitor, govern and remediate risks from AI agents, enhancing control and security in AI adoption.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Google Cloud Security launches CodeMender for bug fixes
DevOps

Google Cloud Security launches CodeMender for bug fixes

Google Cloud Security's CodeMender has already delivered 72 open-source security fixes, using Gemini Deep Think to patch vulnerabilities.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 6th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

AWS's $11bn Indiana data centre powers Anthropic's AI growth
Hyperscale

AWS's $11bn Indiana data centre powers Anthropic's AI growth

AWS's $11bn Rainier data centre in Indiana powers Anthropic's AI surge, hosting 500,000 custom chips to drive model training and global expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025
AI risk outpaces oversight as BSI warns of governance gaps for firms
Risk & Compliance

AI risk outpaces oversight as BSI warns of governance gaps for firms

BSI warns many UK and global firms lack robust AI governance despite rising investment, risking operational failures and reputational damage amid growing AI use.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Responsible AI governance drives business gains but risk gaps persist
Risk & Compliance

Responsible AI governance drives business gains but risk gaps persist

Organisations with strong responsible AI governance achieve 34% higher revenue growth and 65% better cost savings, yet risk gaps persist, survey shows.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
UK unveils AI Growth Lab to foster innovation with new safeguards
Fintech

UK unveils AI Growth Lab to foster innovation with new safeguards

The UK government has unveiled plans for an AI Growth Lab, a regulatory sandbox to foster innovation in AI with robust safety and oversight measures.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025
Seismic unveils new AI agents to boost efficiency for UK teams
Customer Relationship Management

Seismic unveils new AI agents to boost efficiency for UK teams

Seismic launches new Aura AI Agents to help UK go-to-market teams save time and boost efficiency by streamlining workflows and linking activities to outcomes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
California proposes strict AI safety rules to protect children
Data Protection

California proposes strict AI safety rules to protect children

California proposes stringent AI safety rules to protect children, including testing chatbots, banning phones in schools, and raising privacy age to 18.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
RAIDS AI unveils beta for real-time AI safety monitoring tool
Risk & Compliance

RAIDS AI unveils beta for real-time AI safety monitoring tool

RAIDS AI launches a beta version of its platform to monitor AI systems in real time, aiming to enhance safety and compliance ahead of EU regulations.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025