News•Jan 20, 2026
I’ve Disabled This iOS 26 Apple Intelligence Feature, and You Probably Should Too
Apple’s AI‑driven notification summaries, introduced with iOS 18.1 and refined in iOS 26, aim to condense messages and alerts into brief overviews. However, the feature still mis‑summarizes content, especially long conversations and news articles, prompting users like TechRadar’s James Rogerson to disable it. Apple previously pulled the feature from news apps after significant errors, and while iOS 26 restores full functionality, reliability remains questionable. The settings allow global or per‑app toggles and category‑based customization for those who wish to keep it partially active.
By TechRadar
News•Jan 20, 2026
DFS Lifts Profit Expectations After Strong First Half
DFS Furniture lifted its full‑year profit outlook after a robust first half, forecasting underlying pre‑tax profit of £30‑31 million, up £13‑14 million YoY. Order intake rose 2.3% and gross sales on delivered orders are projected to increase 8.7%, despite a broadly flat...
By InternetRetailing
News•Jan 20, 2026
The Hidden Risk of Orphan Accounts
Orchid Security highlights the growing threat of orphan accounts—unused human, service, and AI identities that remain active across enterprise environments due to fragmented IAM and IGA processes. These hidden credentials, often with elevated privileges, have been leveraged in high‑profile breaches...
By The Hacker News
News•Jan 20, 2026
The Startup Compliance Threshold: Why Regulatory Debt Is the New Technical Debt
Startups that focus solely on product‑market fit eventually hit a compliance threshold where informal administration becomes a systemic risk. The article likens this regulatory debt to technical debt, noting that missed filings or outdated corporate records can derail Series A due...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 20, 2026
Regulators Give Clarity in Relation to Open Banking Pricing Models
Regulators including the FCA and the Payment Systems Regulator issued a joint statement confirming they will not prioritize a Competition Act 1998 investigation into the UK Payments Initiative’s centralized access‑fee pricing model for commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs). The CMA...
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
Radware Targets API Blind Spots with Real-Time Lifecycle Protection
Radware announced its API Security Service, an end‑to‑end platform that safeguards APIs throughout their entire lifecycle using live production traffic. The solution tackles OWASP Top 10 API risks, including sophisticated Layer 7 DDoS attacks, by delivering continuous discovery, runtime posture management, and...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 20, 2026
Ex-Pinterest Marketer Andréa Mallard Named Microsoft AI CMO
Microsoft AI (MAI) appointed former Pinterest global CMO Andréa Mallard as its chief marketing officer. Mallard announced the move on LinkedIn, emphasizing AI’s transformative impact and the need for trustworthy technology. MAI, led by DeepMind co‑founder Mustafa Suleyman, recently rebranded...
By Adweek AI
News•Jan 20, 2026
What Happens After a User Clicks Your Affiliate Link?
The article demystifies the post‑click journey in loan affiliate marketing, showing that a click is merely the entry point to a multi‑step process involving tracking, risk checks, and lender approval. It explains why many affiliates see clicks but no payouts,...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 20, 2026
How CCOs Can Manage AI Notetaker Risks Safely
Financial services firms are rapidly adopting AI note‑taker tools to streamline meeting documentation, but the technology creates a new class of records that can capture material non‑public information before compliance review. Unvetted AI‑generated summaries risk breaching information barriers, misrepresenting nuanced...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 20, 2026
“AI Is Going to Cause Massive Labour Shortage”, Says Groq CEO Jonathan Ross
Groq CEO Jonathan Ross predicts AI will cause a massive labour shortage rather than job loss, as new AI‑driven roles outpace the supply of skilled workers. He says AI will exert deflationary pressure, lowering prices of goods like coffee and...
By Indian Express AI
News•Jan 20, 2026
TikTok Turns to Pixels to Show Advertisers What Happens Beyond Its Walled Garden
TikTok has introduced an Off‑site Performance Analysis tool that uses a tracking pixel to follow user actions beyond the app. Launched on December 24, the feature links organic posts, TikTok Shop activity, live streams, and paid ads to purchases on...
By Adweek AI
News•Jan 20, 2026
Freenome Expands AI and Deep Learning Initiatives Accelerated by NVIDIA
Freenome announced a partnership with NVIDIA to boost its blood‑based early cancer screening using accelerated deep‑learning infrastructure. The collaboration will scale training of Freenome’s proprietary fragment‑level deep learning (FLDL) models and create an open‑source cfDNA methylation foundation model. NVIDIA’s BioNeMo...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 20, 2026
DLocal to Launch Localized Paymentsfor Honor in Peru
dLocal announced a partnership with AI‑device maker Honor to power local payment acceptance for Honor’s first website launch in Peru. The collaboration gives Peruvian shoppers access to credit‑card installments, debit cards, bank transfers and popular e‑wallets such as Yape through...
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
Open Banking Excellence Unveils Expert-Led Consultancy Service Ignite
Open Banking Excellence has launched Ignite, a strategic consultancy service aimed at banks, governments and regulators navigating open banking and open finance. The offering draws on eight years of UK market experience and a talent pool of over 40,000 experts...
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
Consumer Credit Cards in 2026: Opportunities and Threats in a Complex Landscape
The U.S. consumer credit‑card market remains robust, with purchase volume reaching $6.136 trillion in 2024, a 5.3% year‑over‑year rise, and outstanding receivables climbing to $1.346 trillion, up 7.9%. Federal Reserve data shows balances at $1.23 trillion in Q3 2025, surpassing pre‑pandemic levels as households...
By This Week in Fintech
News•Jan 20, 2026
How to Scale Insurance Compliance without Errors
Insurance agencies and MGAs hit a compliance breaking point around 50 producers, where small errors can halt half the team’s ability to write business. As firms scale from 15 to 200 producers, data points multiply from dozens to thousands across...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 20, 2026
How to Optimize LLMs for Enterprise Success
Large language models (LLMs) are reshaping enterprise workflows but their size, cost and occasional hallucinations limit widespread adoption. Model distillation transfers knowledge from a heavyweight "teacher" model to a compact "student" model, preserving performance while slashing resource demands. The article...
By CIO.com
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News•Jan 20, 2026
OPNsense 25.7.11 Enhances Network Visibility With Host Discovery Feature
OPNsense 25.7.11 introduces a native host discovery service that automatically resolves and stores MAC addresses for IPv4 and IPv6 hosts. The feature feeds live data to MAC‑based firewall aliases and captive‑portal client tracking, improving policy accuracy and device visibility. IPv6...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 20, 2026
Data Shows AI Overviews Disappears On Certain Kinds Of Finance Queries via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
Recent BrightEdge data reveals that Google’s AI Overviews dominate finance queries with an educational focus, appearing in roughly 91% of “what is” style searches. In contrast, real‑time price lookups, calculator tools, and local “near me” queries trigger AI Overviews less...
By Search Engine Journal
News•Jan 20, 2026
Schuh Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Schuh has named Laura King as its new chief marketing officer, effective immediately. King brings two decades of brand and agency experience, including nine years at Wieden & Kennedy managing Nike and recent leadership roles at Accessorize and Urban Outfitters. She will...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 20, 2026
Workplace Finance Provider Stream Raises $90 Million
Stream, the workplace‑finance platform formerly known as Wagestream, closed a $90 million Series D round, raising its total capital to $228 million. The funding, led by Sofina and backed by existing investors, will fuel the company’s push into pensions and accelerate its U.S....
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
Payabl. Appoints Breno Oliveira as Chief Product Officer
Payabl, a European fintech specializing in embedded payments, announced the appointment of Breno Oliveira as its new Chief Product Officer. Oliveira joins after a decade‑plus track record leading product strategy at several high‑growth payment platforms. His mandate includes accelerating Payabl’s...
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
Dinosaur Wins Task to Cook up New Breville Ad Strategy
Breville has tapped UK creative agency Dinosaur to overhaul its advertising and marketing strategy, launching a long‑term partnership that will run through 2026 and beyond. Dinosaur will craft a new brand platform and integrated campaigns aimed at injecting colour, creativity...
By DecisionMarketing
News•Jan 20, 2026
Capital.com Selects Duco to Automate Payment Reconciliations
Capital.com has partnered with AI‑driven data automation specialist Duco to overhaul its client and payment reconciliation processes. Duco’s platform will automate complex, multi‑jurisdictional reconciliations, delivering a scalable, future‑proof solution. The partnership aims to boost efficiency, cut operational risk, and provide...
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
Sophos Introduces Workspace Protection to Simplify Hybrid and Remote Work Security
Sophos Group launched Workspace Protection, a browser‑centric security service designed for hybrid and remote work. The offering combines a purpose‑built protected browser with Sophos ZTNA, DNS Protection and an email monitoring add‑on, all managed through the Sophos Central console. By...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 20, 2026
Comet Wierzchos Buzzes the Sun Later Today: But Can You See It?
Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) reaches perihelion today, Jan 20, passing 52.6 million miles (84.6 million km) from the Sun. The increased solar heating should boost its brightness to about +8.1 magnitude, making it observable only with a modest telescope in the southern sky’s Microscopium...
By Space.com
News•Jan 20, 2026
MediKarma Launches Healthcare’s First “Agentic AI” Licensing Model
MediKarma unveiled an Agentic AI Licensing Program, allowing payers, health systems and digital platforms to license autonomous AI agents for wellness, disease management and enterprise data operations. The core Jack AI engine can retrieve a patient’s full lifetime EMR record...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 20, 2026
Gen Z Is Changing Where Marketing Begins, Not Just Where It Ends
Gen Z’s purchasing power is set to hit roughly $12 trillion by 2030, turning the cohort into a primary decision driver rather than a peripheral audience. Marketers now see brand discovery moving from search engines to short‑form social clips on TikTok...
By Marketing Tech News
News•Jan 20, 2026
Moderna, Merck Show Long-Term Survival For mRNA-Keytruda Combo
Moderna and Merck reported that their mRNA neoantigen vaccine intismeran autogene combined with Keytruda cut the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 49% at the five‑year mark, matching the three‑year result. The data come from the Phase IIb KEYNOTE‑942 trial...
By BioSpace
News•Jan 20, 2026
Finova Partners with Covecta to Bring Agentic AI Capabilities to the UK Lending Market
Finova, a leading UK provider of cloud‑based mortgage and lending software, announced a partnership with AI specialist Covecta to embed agentic AI across its platforms. The integration will debut with support‑agent features on Finova’s lending and broker solutions, automating routine...
By Finextra
News•Jan 20, 2026
A Sharp Turn Into Digital Experience - Sharp Inspire Expo 2026 Paves the Way
Sharp Europe has consolidated its recent acquisitions—Complete IT, ITpoint Systems and Apsia—under the Sharp DX brand, signaling a decisive shift from hardware to a full‑stack technology partner. At the Inspire Expo 2026, President Yoichi Tomata highlighted that trust, quality and expertise drive customer...
By Diginomica
News•Jan 20, 2026
BionIT Labs Launches Adam’s Hand for Humanoids and Service Robots
BionIT Labs announced that its Adam’s Hand, a prosthetic‑derived dexterity platform, is now available for integration with humanoid and service robots. The device was showcased at CES 2026 on the industrial Robee R and medical Robee M robots, demonstrating human‑scale...
By AiThority
News•Jan 20, 2026
Why Secrets in JavaScript Bundles Are Still Being Missed
Intruder scanned 5 million web applications and uncovered over 42,000 exposed tokens hidden in JavaScript bundles. The secrets spanned 334 types, including active GitHub, GitLab, and Linear API keys, as well as Slack, Zapier, and CAD service credentials. Existing scanners—traditional regex‑based...
By The Hacker News
News•Jan 20, 2026
Major Firms Leave Critical Cyber Risks Unpatched for Months
A KYND study of over 2,000 firms, including FTSE 350 and S&P 500 members, found that 11% were exposed to vulnerabilities actively exploited by attackers. Of those, 88% remained unpatched for six months or longer, highlighting chronic remediation delays. Remote...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 20, 2026
Multilingual AI Voice Agent Was Launched by Zadarma
Zadarma, a global VoIP provider, launched the AI Voice Agent, a multilingual virtual assistant that handles inbound calls with natural speech. The agent integrates directly with Zadarma’s cloud PBX and CRM, leverages existing knowledge bases, and operates 24/7 in eight...
By AiThority
News•Jan 20, 2026
PHIL AI Introduces Distributed Edge Compute Architecture to Expand Global AI Infrastructure Access
PHIL AI announced an expansion of its distributed edge compute architecture, allowing AI workloads to run on lightweight edge devices rather than only on centralized data centers. The platform’s Control Tower schedules and verifies tasks, delivering enterprise‑grade performance while maintaining...
By AiThority
News•Jan 20, 2026
Ultralytics Launches YOLO26, Setting a New Global Standard for Edge-First Vision AI
Ultralytics unveiled YOLO26, its most advanced YOLO model designed for edge and low‑power devices. The architecture eliminates traditional non‑maximum suppression, delivering end‑to‑end inference that cuts latency and simplifies deployment. Performance claims include up to 43% faster CPU inference and improved...
By AiThority
News•Jan 20, 2026
Intuitive.ai Partners with Matilda Cloud to Accelerate Secure, Compliant AI and Cloud Modernization for Life Sciences
Intuitive.ai has teamed up with Matilda Cloud to help life‑science firms accelerate AI and cloud modernization while meeting strict GxP and CSA regulations. The joint solution offers rapid, compliance‑ready visibility into cost drivers, security posture, and modernization pathways, promising 20‑40%...
By AiThority
News•Jan 20, 2026
Digital Fraud Prevention: 8 Steps to Protect Your Identity
Digital fraud losses surged to $12.5 billion in 2024, a 25% rise from the prior year, as criminals leverage AI, automation, and social engineering. The article outlines eight practical steps—from slowing down on suspicious messages to deploying multi‑factor authentication and secure...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 20, 2026
Veradigm and Meperia Launch Industry-First 8-Way Match EDI Platform
Veradigm and Meperia (now part of Genesis Automation Healthcare) have launched an industry‑first 8‑Way Match EDI platform tailored for hospitals. Built on a secure cloud, the solution processes over 16 million transactions and $5 billion in purchase volume while supporting unlimited supplier...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 20, 2026
Cheil UK Hires Ex-MSQ Chief Nimmo to Head New Unit
Cheil UK has appointed former MSQ/MBAstack chief Nicola Nimmo to head a new data‑driven offering called Intelligent Engagement. Nimmo brings more than two decades of agency transformation experience, most recently launching MBAstack’s London office and expanding it to New York....
By DecisionMarketing
News•Jan 20, 2026
GIBO Advances Toward Integrated Autonomous Mobility Systems, Building a Unified AI Stack Across Air and Ground Platforms
GIBO Holdings announced the next phase of its AI mobility roadmap, extending the GIBO.ai Calculation Engine into a unified, cross‑domain stack that serves both aerial and ground platforms. The engine consolidates perception, navigation, behavioral modeling and mission planning for eVTOL...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 20, 2026
Rubrik Introduces CXO Visionaries
Rubrik announced the launch of CXO Visionaries, an exclusive community for Fortune 500 and enterprise 2000 CIOs, CISOs and CTOs. The group aims to help leaders tackle rising cyber‑risk and AI‑driven attacks, offering peer insights and brand‑building opportunities. Rubrik Zero...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 20, 2026
GSK Reaches $2.2bn Deal to Buy Food Allergy Biotech RAPT
GlaxoSmithKline announced a $2.2 billion acquisition of U.S. biotech RAPT Therapeutics, securing global rights to its anti‑IgE antibody ozureprubart, currently in Phase 2b trials. The deal, the first major transaction under new CEO Luke Miels, aims to strengthen GSK’s immunology pipeline and...
By pharmaphorum
News•Jan 20, 2026
Interview with Xiang Fang: Multi-Modal Learning and Embodied Intelligence
In this interview, PhD candidate Xiang Fang discusses his multi‑modal learning research at NTU, covering efficient video understanding, out‑of‑distribution detection for trustworthy AI, and embodied intelligence for vision‑language navigation. He highlights a standout project that adapts biological reaction‑diffusion patterns to...
By AIhub
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News•Jan 20, 2026
Straight2Market: Your Route From Foodtech Pilot to European Retail Shelf [Sponsored]
European food retail is undergoing a structural reset, with AI, sustainability and health becoming core imperatives. To bridge the gap between agrifood startups and large retailers, EIT Food launched the Straight2Market (S2M) acceleration programme, offering up to €30,000 in funding...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 20, 2026
The Patient Retention Crisis Is Happening Before Enrollment Even Begins
A new State of Enrollment 2026 report reveals that most patient loss happens before enrollment, with 48% dropping out during pre‑screening, 38% at phone screening, and 36% during eligibility review. This upstream attrition is invisible on traditional enrollment dashboards, shifting the...
By BioPharma Dive
News•Jan 20, 2026
Fraud Vs. Conversion: How Payments Can Reduce Risk without Adding Friction
Digital payments must balance speed with security. Consumers abandon 88% of checkout flows due to friction, while e‑commerce fraud costs $44 billion in 2024. The article outlines a multi‑layered strategy—strong authentication, merchant risk scoring, AI‑driven network detection, tokenization, and collaborative data...
By Payments Dive
News•Jan 20, 2026
When Every Day Counts: Building CRO Partnerships on a Foundation of Trust, Care and Precision
Almac Clinical Services positions its "Supply with Care" model as a trust‑based solution for CROs facing costly clinical‑supply delays. The firm highlights a global depot network, real‑time visibility tools, and dedicated CRO operational leads to keep medicines on schedule. By...
By BioPharma Dive
News•Jan 20, 2026
Old Habits Die Hard: 2025’s Most Common Passwords Were as Predictable as Ever
In 2025, the password "123456" again topped global lists, accounting for a quarter of the 1,000 most‑used passwords and appearing across all age cohorts. NordPass and Comparitech data show numeric‑only passwords dominate, while the US and UK see "admin" and...
By WeLiveSecurity