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Stripe unveils Google AI commerce push & token billing
Crypto

Stripe unveils Google AI commerce push & token billing

Stripe deepens push into AI commerce as Google partnership, agent wallets and token billing aim to reshape online payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Cloudflare warns of AI code review prompt injection
Virtual Private Networks

Cloudflare warns of AI code review prompt injection

Cloudflare says indirect prompt injection can fool AI code reviewers, with malicious scripts slipping past models when buried in large files and comment noise.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce
Firewalls

Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce

Experian unveils Agent Trust framework to verify AI agents and consumers in digital purchases, as Visa, Cloudflare and Skyfire join rollout.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Microsoft warns of surge in QR code phishing attacks
Firewalls

Microsoft warns of surge in QR code phishing attacks

Microsoft sees QR code phishing surge 146% to 18.7 million attacks in March as Tycoon2FA disruption cuts volume and tactics shift.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Cloudflare flags surge in major internet outages worldwide
Firewalls

Cloudflare flags surge in major internet outages worldwide

Cloudflare says major internet outages surged in Q1 2026, with shutdowns in Iran, Uganda and Congo, plus war, weather and power cuts worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
Hyperscale

Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge

Wiz adds Red Agent preview and wider tools for AI code, Databricks, multicloud services and edge risk across cloud environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
VIPRE report says attackers shift to trusted services
Endpoint Protection

VIPRE report says attackers shift to trusted services

VIPRE says cyber criminals are increasingly abusing trusted services like Cloudflare, Microsoft and TestFlight to dodge email security filters.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence
Firewalls

Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence

Google Cloud expands AI security with new agents, Wiz integrations and fraud defences as it targets faster, more automated cyber attacks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
OpenAI launches Trusted Access for Cyber with major names
Firewalls

OpenAI launches Trusted Access for Cyber with major names

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber with Bank of America, BlackRock and others, backing defenders, researchers and open-source security teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection
Virtualisation

Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection

Appdome unveils mobile API defence that checks app, device and session identity before granting access, targeting bot abuse and takeover attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view
Firewalls

Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view

Cloudflare and Wiz team up to map shadow AI risks across cloud estates and protect sensitive data as firms race to secure chatbot deployments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
QuSecure urges firms to start post-quantum migration now
Firewalls

QuSecure urges firms to start post-quantum migration now

QuSecure says post-quantum migration should be treated as an urgent operational task, as Google, Cloudflare and India push 2029 deadlines.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks
Firewalls

Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks

Cloudflare launches Mesh to give AI agents secure access to private networks across clouds, data centres and internal systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare expands Agent Cloud for AI software agents
Platform-as-a-Service

Cloudflare expands Agent Cloud for AI software agents

Cloudflare adds compute, storage and sandboxing tools to Agent Cloud as it races to become the infrastructure layer for AI software agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare expands Agent Cloud for long-running AI agents
DevOps

Cloudflare expands Agent Cloud for long-running AI agents

Cloudflare adds new tools for long-running AI software, with Dynamic Workers, Artifacts and Sandboxes aimed at making agents easier to run at scale.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Cloudflare & GoDaddy back AI bot identity standards
Software-as-a-Service

Cloudflare & GoDaddy back AI bot identity standards

Cloudflare and GoDaddy team up to give site owners more control over AI crawlers while backing open standards to verify agent identity.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

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AI Engineer brings first Asia edition to Singapore
Generative AI

AI Engineer brings first Asia edition to Singapore

AI Engineer to stage first Asia edition in Singapore, backed by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Cursor and Vercel as demand tops 2,000 attendees.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month