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Nations are investing in AI capabilities to design, train, and deploy models using domestic infrastructure and local datasets, ensuring solutions are tailored to local needs. The rise of generative and agentic AI has acc…
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code over alleged backdoor risks, citing hidden code that could track users' locations and embed identifying markers in transmitted data. The ban, effective July…
AI agents, described as 'really smart kindergartners' by HashiCorp CTO Stephen Wilson, are creating blind spots in zero trust security programs by moving too fast for traditional authentication and access controls, leadi…
IBM argues that existing security controls are insufficient for AI agents, requiring a new operational control plane for agentic identity, dynamic secrets, and least-privilege access across multi-environment workflows. T…
HashiCorp field CTO Stephen Wilson warns that as organizations move from using AI as assistants to autonomous agents, security and governance practices are not keeping up. Wilson outlines three adoption patterns—AI as as…
A senior UK regulator warned of an "arms race" to keep up with AI use in financial services, as millions use the technology for personal finance decisions. Sheldon Mills of the Financial Conduct Authority called for grea…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for expanded powers to regulate AI after finding that 11 million UK adults would let AI make financial decisions and 40% have already used chatbots for advice. The watchdo…
Ireland has Europe's largest gender gap in advanced digital skills, with only 18% of women using such skills at work compared to 44% of men, and women hold just 5% of top executive tech roles, according to Technology Ire…
MakerChecker, an open-source project with no identified maintainers or funding, released a security model for AI agents that enforces policy gates before tool execution, targeting regulated workflows in finance, healthca…
Estonian universities are updating curricula and admissions processes to address AI's growing influence, with the University of Tartu launching an AI ambassador program and Tallinn University replacing motivation letters…
An anonymous website, nederlandinbeeld.org, is using AI to manipulate official Dutch statistics and court records into anti-immigration propaganda, fueling unrest amid ongoing protests and attacks on asylum centers. The …
Estonia should establish a legal framework for AI agents, or "kratts," to act on behalf of individuals and businesses with clear accountability, security, and data protection, argues Liisa Pakosta. The framework must ens…
LTM launched BlueVerse RightLogic, a cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance framework that combines AI risk assessment with cyber remediation planning to help enterprises identify, assess, and remediate cyber exposu…
Ciena is working with large enterprises in healthcare and finance to modernize IP networks for the Agentic AI era, incorporating segment routing, EVPN, FlexAlgo, and MACsec security. These upgrades enable dynamic traffic…
The White House is finalizing voluntary AI standards with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, requiring 30-day pre-release reviews, three independent labs for safety testing, and a classified pass bar for model access. The fr…
The Bank for International Settlements warned that the AI bubble could pop and take down the global economy, while Oracle has lost over 40% of its share value in the past month and outlined risks to its AI investments. I…
South Korean chip workers at SK Hynix and Samsung have become highly sought-after in the dating market due to massive bonuses from AI chip profits, while researchers have developed a device that revives eyeballs from dea…
Station F, the Paris-based startup hub founded by billionaire Xavier Niel, is launching a second cohort of its F/ai accelerator program in September to help AI startups achieve rapid revenue growth. The program, backed b…
Two former Palantir employees founded Credal, a startup selling a centralized platform that monitors every employee query, document retrieval, and agent action across an enterprise. Critics argue the system is structural…
Anthropic has alienated developers through API instability, vendor lock-in with Claude Code, and controversial 'extra usage' billing that charges subscription users per token before they hit rate limits, even when using …