News•Jan 14, 2026
Vonage Elevates Customer Engagement with Launch of Omnichannel Conversations for Agentforce Marketing
Vonage, an Ericsson subsidiary, launched Vonage Conversations for Agentforce Marketing, embedding SMS, WhatsApp and Rich Communication Services (RCS) directly into the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform. The solution leverages Vonage Communications APIs and agentic AI to enable two‑way, hyper‑personalized messaging across channels from a single interface. Marketers can now automate and orchestrate proactive customer journeys while maintaining regulatory compliance. The launch expands Vonage’s AI Hub portfolio, unifying engagement across marketing, sales and service clouds.
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 14, 2026
Tesla to Stop Selling FSD as a Standalone Package and Switch to Subscription Only
Tesla announced that, effective February 14, it will cease selling Full Self‑Driving (FSD) as a one‑time purchase and will offer the Level 2 driver‑assist system exclusively through a $99‑a‑month subscription. The move follows a 15.6% year‑over‑year sales decline and comes as Elon...
By The Verge
News•Jan 14, 2026
Diligent Acquires 3rdRisk to Deliver AI-Native Third-Party Risk Management at Scale
Diligent, a leading AI‑focused GRC SaaS provider, announced the acquisition of 3rdRisk, a Netherlands‑based AI‑native third‑party risk management platform. The deal expands Diligent’s suite to include automated vendor profiling, assessment workflows, and contract analysis, delivering near real‑time visibility into extended...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 14, 2026
AI Spending at Record Highs but Enterprises Still Miss Revenue Targets
Record AI spending is at an all‑time high, yet 87% of enterprises still miss their revenue targets according to Clari Labs’ survey of 400 CIOs, CROs and RevOps leaders. More than half (55%) encounter conflicting pipeline signals from disconnected data...
By BetaNews
News•Jan 14, 2026
DTCC Comments on UK MiFID ARM Registration
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has formally registered DTCC’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Regulation (MiFID/R) ARM licence, clearing the way for a new reporting service. Scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2026, the platform will let market participants...
By Finextra
News•Jan 14, 2026
Webinar: Beyond the Quadrant: An Analyst’s Guide to Evaluating Email Security in 2026
Former Gartner analyst Ravisha Chugh and Abnormal’s Director of Product Marketing Lane Billings will host a webinar on January 20 2026, revealing how email‑security vendors will be evaluated in 2026. The session outlines Gartner’s evaluation criteria, essential vendor questions, red‑flags, and a proven shortlisting...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 14, 2026
Survey: Rapid AI Adoption Causes Major Cyber Risk Visibility Gaps
Panorays’ survey of 200 U.S. CISOs reveals that 60% consider AI vendors uniquely risky, yet only 22% have formal vetting processes. The rapid rollout of chat‑bots and AI agents is outpacing traditional third‑party risk controls, leaving most organizations with limited...
By HackRead
News•Jan 14, 2026
Grvt Achieves Singapore VASP Status, Strengthening Its Links To Traditional Finance
Grvt announced Travel Rule compatibility with Upbit Singapore, allowing compliant crypto transfers under Singapore’s AML/CFT framework. The integration lets users move tokens between the two platforms without depositing funds, preserving full custody of assets. Built on ZKsync Atlas, Grvt can...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 14, 2026
Reprompt Attack Let Hackers Hijack Microsoft Copilot Sessions
Researchers at Varonis uncovered a “Reprompt” attack that lets hackers hijack Microsoft Copilot Personal sessions by embedding malicious prompts in the URL’s `q` parameter. After a victim clicks a crafted link, the attacker can issue follow‑up commands that bypass Copilot’s...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 14, 2026
Navy Trains F-35 Pilots To Fly With Uncrewed Wingmen
The US Navy completed a major training milestone by using the Joint Simulation Environment to develop tactics for F‑35 pilots operating alongside Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the service’s uncrewed wingmen. In the virtual exercises at Patuxent River, pilots used tablet controls...
By Orbital Today
News•Jan 14, 2026
The AbbVie Strategy, a Company at an Inflection Point
AbbVie’s historic reliance on Humira has been upended by a 54.5% U.S. revenue drop as biosimilars entered in 2023, prompting a strategic pivot toward its next‑generation immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq. The company projects combined revenue of over $31 billion from...
By Labiotech.eu
News•Jan 14, 2026
Predator Spyware Turns Failed Attacks Into Intelligence for Future Exploits
New research by Jamf uncovers that the Predator spyware, sold by Intellexa, includes a self‑diagnostic system that reports detailed error codes when attacks fail. These codes convey why deployments were aborted—such as detection of developer mode, proxies, or analysis tools—allowing...
By SecurityWeek
News•Jan 14, 2026
Present and Accounted For: Digital Gift Cards in Incentive Programs
The episode explores how digital gift cards have become essential tools for recognizing and motivating remote workforces, offering instant, customizable rewards that boost morale and performance. Jordan Hirschfield, Director of Prepaid at Javelin Strategy & Research, highlights their operational advantages—such...
By Payments Journal
News•Jan 14, 2026
Jan. 14, 2005: Huygens Lands on Titan
On Jan. 14, 2005 the Huygens probe survived its descent through Titan’s dense atmosphere and achieved the first soft landing on Saturn’s moon. After shedding its heat shield and executing a staged parachute sequence, it touched down on a sand‑like surface, avoiding...
By Astronomy Magazine
News•Jan 14, 2026
Three-Quarters of UK Fintech Founders Use AI to Speed up Recruitment, Says Survey
A recent survey of 45 early‑stage UK fintech founders reveals that three‑quarters are already leveraging AI‑powered tools to identify candidates and accelerate hiring pipelines. Founders cite platforms such as Cord and Jack & Jill for faster funnel speed and reduced...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 14, 2026
FDA Seeks Changes to GLP-1, Flu Shot Labels
The FDA has asked manufacturers of GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs, including Wegovy, Saxenda and Zepbound, to drop the suicide‑ideation warning after a comprehensive safety review found no elevated risk. The agency’s meta‑analysis of 91 trials involving more than 100,000 participants confirmed...
By pharmaphorum
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News•Jan 14, 2026
How We Built a Content Optimization Tool for AI Search [Study]
A Semrush study examined over 300,000 URLs to pinpoint which text‑only attributes drive citations in AI‑powered search tools such as ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity. The analysis revealed five content qualities—clarity, E‑E‑A‑T signals, Q&A formatting, section structure, and structured...
By Semrush Blog
News•Jan 14, 2026
The Structure of This Sentence Is a Dead Giveaway that AI Wrote It
AI‑generated text is increasingly common, but traditional detection focuses on lexical quirks like overused words or punctuation. A recent analysis highlights that the most reliable giveaway is the underlying sentence structure, with uniform clause lengths and overly smooth rhythms betraying...
By Fast Company AI
News•Jan 14, 2026
The Possibility of Life on Mars: A Scientific Overview
Mars once hosted extensive liquid water, a thick atmosphere, and the chemical building blocks needed for life, making its early environment comparable to early Earth. Recent rover missions have confirmed the presence of essential CHNOPS elements, simple organics, and seasonal...
By New Space Economy
News•Jan 14, 2026
AstraZeneca’s Path to $80B by 2030 Paved With ADCs, Cell Therapies, Near-Term Product Launches
At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, AstraZeneca reaffirmed its ambition to generate $80 billion in revenue by 2030, a target now seen as attainable. The company highlighted three near‑term product launches—baxdrostat for hypertension, camizestrant for breast cancer, and gefurulimab for myasthenia...
By BioSpace
News•Jan 14, 2026
Super-Resolution Ultrasound Reveals Brain Issues in Parkinson’s
A new super‑resolution ultrasound technique can visualize microvascular abnormalities in the brains of Parkinson's patients with unprecedented clarity. In a study of 120 early‑stage participants, the method identified vascular biomarkers up to five years before clinical symptoms appeared. The non‑invasive...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 14, 2026
Gresham Completes Acquisition of S&P Global’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Business
Gresham announced the completion of its acquisition of S&P Global’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) business, a platform trusted by 30 of the top 60 global asset managers and supporting more than $12 trillion in assets under management. Backed by private‑equity firm...
By Finextra
News•Jan 14, 2026
Self-Hosted Broker Platform in Two Weeks: How Brokers Skip Custom Development
Brokers traditionally spend $500,000‑$1.2 million and 12‑18 months building custom trading platforms, only to face ongoing maintenance burdens. Pre‑built self‑hosted solutions now promise a production‑ready broker stack deployed on the broker’s own servers in just 14 days, eliminating vendor lock‑in and...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 14, 2026
Phenom Acquires Included to Expand Agentic People Analytics Capabilities
Phenom People announced the acquisition of Included, an AI‑native people analytics platform, for an undisclosed sum. Included consolidates HR, ATS, and performance data into a unified dataset and delivers real‑time, predictive insights on hiring bottlenecks, attrition risk, and equity gaps....
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 14, 2026
VoiceRun Nabs $5.5M to Build a Voice Agent Factory
VoiceRun announced a $5.5 million seed round led by Flybridge Capital to launch its code‑first platform for AI voice agents. The startup positions itself between low‑code visual builders and fully custom development tools, letting developers write, test, and deploy agents with...
By TechCrunch AI
News•Jan 14, 2026
EasyDMARC Expands Executive Team with Armen Najarian as Chief Commercial Officer
EasyDMARC announced the appointment of Armen Najarian as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Najarian brings over 25 years of experience in email security, fraud prevention, and AI‑driven analytics, previously leading go‑to‑market roles at ThreatMetrix, Agari, Outseer and Sift. He will...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 14, 2026
GenAI In European B2B Marketing: Why Hesitation Is The Real Risk
The episode examines how generative AI is reshaping European B2B marketing, highlighting the tension between strong enthusiasm—81% of marketers want to adopt AI—and the heavy regulatory and technical constraints of GDPR, the EU AI Act, legacy systems, and talent gaps....
By Forrester Generative AI
News•Jan 14, 2026
Senate Banking Committee Shares “Myth Vs. Fact” On Crypto Infrastructure Bill, the CLARITY Act
The Senate Banking Committee released a "Myth vs. Fact" brief on the CLARITY Act, a crypto‑infrastructure bill designed to replace fragmented oversight with clear, enforceable rules. The legislation distinguishes digital securities from commodities, assigns joint jurisdiction to the SEC and...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 14, 2026
SkyFi Secures $12.7M Series A
Austin‑based SkyFi announced a $12.7 million Series A round co‑led by Buoyant Ventures and IronGate Capital Advisors, with participation from existing and new investors. The capital will enable SkyFi to transition from a pure Earth‑observation data provider to a platform delivering actionable...
By Payload
News•Jan 14, 2026
Data Protection Agency Tells Coupang to Stop Publishing Unconfirmed Information About Data Breach
South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has ordered e‑commerce giant Coupang to stop publishing its own findings about a recent data breach that exposed personal information of millions of users. The regulator warned that unverified disclosures could mislead consumers...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Jan 14, 2026
Eurail Passengers Taken for a Ride as Data Breach Spills Passports, Bank Details
Eurail confirmed a data breach that exposed personal information of customers, particularly those who received passes through the EU‑funded DiscoverEU programme. The breach potentially includes passport numbers, issuance details, and bank information, though direct‑purchase customers’ passports were not stored visually....
By DataBreaches.net
News•Jan 14, 2026
Airia Adds AI Governance for Compliance, Accountability, and Control
Airia has launched an AI Governance product, completing its three‑pillar enterprise AI management ecosystem alongside AI Security and Agent Orchestration. The new suite offers a governance dashboard, model and agent registries, compliance automation, and risk assessment tools to provide end‑to‑end...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 14, 2026
E-Commerce Orders Surged in 2025, Dominated by Top-Performing Brands
U.S. e‑commerce orders surged 147 percent in 2025, marking the strongest annual growth in recent years. While overall traffic declined, average order values rose, rewarding brands that responded quickly with faster fulfillment and personalized experiences. The acceleration was driven by widespread...
By E-Commerce Times
News•Jan 14, 2026
Truveta Launches Truveta Live Link
Truveta introduced Live Link, a prospective research platform that merges proprietary data with continuously updated real‑world clinical information. The solution delivers forward‑looking, regulatory‑grade evidence by combining EHR records, expert determination, and secure, HIPAA‑ and HITRUST‑certified storage. It enables life‑science firms...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 14, 2026
Why B2B Marketers Need to Be Using Financial Media Networks
Tinuiti’s 2026 outlook flags financial‑media networks as the next B2B marketing disruption, leveraging first‑party transaction data instead of vague intent signals. These networks, built on banks and payment platforms, let marketers construct audiences based on real spend categories, business card...
By MarTech
News•Jan 14, 2026
Lloyds Bank Comments on Potential Impact of Digital Assets on UK Financial Services Sector
London‑based Lloyds Banking Group says digital assets will reshape UK finance by 2026, moving from pilot projects to mainstream use. The bank is backing tokenized deposits, the Great British Tokenized Deposits initiative, and stablecoin‑based cross‑border payments to improve efficiency and...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 14, 2026
Bitcoin L2 Protocol Spark Unveils Q2 2026 Roadmap
Lightspark’s Bitcoin Layer 2 protocol Spark announced its Q2 2026 roadmap, focusing on cost‑effective BTC acquisition, one‑tap cross‑chain swaps, and native stablecoins. The upgrades aim to deliver instant, low‑fee transactions while expanding interoperability with wallets, neobanks, and DEXs. By introducing user‑friendly token...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 14, 2026
IO River Raises $20M to Decouple Edge Infrastructure From Services
IO River Ltd. announced a $20 million Series A round to fund its multi‑edge platform that separates edge infrastructure from add‑on services. The startup’s virtualization layer lets enterprises aggregate disparate CDN and edge providers into a single logical system, preserving performance, security...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 14, 2026
JumpCloud Unveils New AI Capabilities to Secure and Manage Enterprise AI Adoption
JumpCloud introduced AI‑focused capabilities to secure, monitor, and automate enterprise AI usage. The new suite adds zero‑trust controls for AI agents, automatic detection of shadow AI and hidden machine identities, and an AI Admin Assistant that handles routine tasks via...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 14, 2026
Lenovo Wants to Make the 2026 World Cup the ‘Most AI-Driven Event’ in Sports History
Lenovo has been named the official technology partner for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament that will be staged across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company will provide a full‑stack AI‑enabled infrastructure that underpins broadcasting, officiating, player...
By Fast Company AI
News•Jan 14, 2026
C‑Suite 2.0: AI Smartglasses Are a Productivity Edge Leaders Can’t Ignore
AI‑enabled smartglasses are being positioned as the next executive productivity tool, promising to eliminate screen‑based distractions and keep leaders’ attention in the room. Industry leaders like Mark Zuckerberg warn that professionals who ignore the technology risk a cognitive disadvantage, while...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 14, 2026
Spotify Denies It’s Pushing Unwanted AI Slop Onto Subscribers, Claiming It ‘Does Not Promote or Penalize Tracks Created Using AI...
Spotify has refuted claims that it pushes AI‑generated songs to listeners, stating it neither promotes nor penalizes tracks created with AI tools. The streaming giant points to its September rollout of spam filters, impersonation enforcement, and industry‑standard AI disclosures as...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 14, 2026
SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
SpyCloud unveiled its Supply Chain Threat Protection solution, extending identity‑threat visibility to vendors and other third‑party partners. The platform draws on billions of recaptured breach, malware, phishing and dark‑web data points to deliver real‑time evidence of compromised credentials. It introduces...
By CSO Online
News•Jan 14, 2026
When Allies Can’t Count on U.S. ISR, Commercial Space Becomes Strategic
Allies are confronting a growing gap as U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites become increasingly prioritized for high‑end threats. The 2025 National Security Strategy signals a shift toward greater partner burden‑sharing, leaving European and other allies to consider alternatives....
By SpaceNews
News•Jan 14, 2026
New Apple-Google Deal Pushes ChatGPT to the Sidelines on iPhone
Apple has deepened its partnership with Google by embedding the Gemini large‑language model directly into Siri, making it the default AI for routine iPhone queries. The company confirmed that its existing agreement with OpenAI will keep ChatGPT available for more...
By THE DECODER
News•Jan 14, 2026
Bandcamp Bans AI-Generated Music
Bandcamp announced a new policy that bans music created entirely or substantially by generative AI, including tracks that imitate specific artists or styles. The platform, which emphasizes direct purchases and artist‑fan relationships, will allow users to report suspected AI‑generated content...
By THE DECODER
News•Jan 14, 2026
The Compliance Risk Hiding in Fragmented Communications Data
Financial services firms are grappling with compliance risk as communications migrate across voice, video, chat, email, shared files and AI‑generated content. Most institutions still rely on legacy, siloed archiving tools that capture only single channels, creating incomplete records and manual‑intensive...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 14, 2026
Realbotix Demonstrates First Public Embedded AI Conversation Between Two Humanoid Robots
Realbotix Corp. showcased two fully autonomous humanoid robots, Aria and David, holding an unscripted, on‑device conversation for more than two hours at CES 2026. The dialogue spanned English, Spanish, French and German, demonstrating the company’s embedded multilingual AI models without cloud...
By The AI Insider
News•Jan 14, 2026
One Identity Manager 10.0 Introduces Risk-Based Governance and ITDR Capabilities
One Identity launched Manager 10.0, adding risk‑based governance, identity threat detection and response (ITDR) playbooks, and AI‑assisted natural‑language reporting. The upgrade integrates third‑party UEBA risk scores, automates remediation actions, and introduces a browser‑based admin console. Enhanced Syslog CEF formatting improves SIEM...
By Help Net Security