News•Dec 29, 2025
Yet Another Phishing Campaign Impersonates Trusted Google Services - Here's What We Know
Cybersecurity firm Check Point reported a new phishing wave that leveraged Google Cloud Application Integration to dispatch nearly 10,000 fraudulent emails to about 3,200 businesses within two weeks. The messages originated from a spoofed noreply-application-integration@google.com address, mimicking Google notifications and directing recipients through trusted Google domains before landing on a counterfeit Microsoft login page. Most victims were U.S.-based firms in manufacturing, technology, and finance. Google confirmed the abuse of its workflow automation tool and has already blocked the campaigns.
By TechRadar
News•Dec 29, 2025
This Hidden Flaw Has Been Breaking EV Batteries
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago identified internal‑stress cracking as the hidden flaw that drives capacity fade, shortened lifespans, and fire risk in advanced lithium‑ion batteries. The study shows that design rules borrowed from polycrystalline nickel‑rich...
By ScienceDaily – Nanotechnology
News•Dec 29, 2025
China Drafts World’s Strictest Rules to End AI-Encouraged Suicide, Violence
China’s Cyberspace Administration has drafted landmark regulations targeting AI chatbots that could manipulate users or encourage self‑harm, suicide, and violence. The proposal mandates immediate human intervention when suicidal language appears, requires guardian contact for minors and seniors, and bans emotional...
By Ars Technica AI
News•Dec 29, 2025
Why Decoupling Control and Data Planes Is the Future of SaaS
The article argues that separating the control plane from the data plane is reshaping SaaS delivery. In a decoupled model, the vendor provides the control plane as a managed service while customers run the data plane in their own cloud...
By The New Stack
News•Dec 29, 2025
3 Roles Every Marketing Leader Needs Now
Marketing leaders are grappling with under‑utilized martech stacks as talent gaps hinder ROI. The article identifies three critical roles—channel marketers, personalization specialists, and data & analytics professionals—that bridge technology and strategy. Investing in these positions helps break silos, scale tailored...
By MarTech
News•Dec 29, 2025
The Origami Wheel that Could Explore Lunar Caves
A KAIST research team led by Professor Dae‑Young Lee has unveiled an origami‑inspired variable‑diameter wheel that can expand from 230 mm to 500 mm without traditional hinges. The elastic metal frame and fabric tensioners allow the wheel to flex, double its size,...
By Tech Xplore Robotics
News•Dec 29, 2025
How I Ditched Google Photos for My Own Private Self-Hosted Alternative - for Free
The ZDNET article walks readers through replacing Google Photos with Immich, a free, self‑hosted photo and video management solution. Immich runs in Docker containers on any Linux, macOS, or Windows machine, with Ubuntu Server used as the example. The guide...
By ZDNet
News•Dec 29, 2025
How to Keep Your Kids Safe in This AI-Powered World
Artificial intelligence is now woven into the apps, games, search tools and social feeds that children use daily, exposing them to new, often unmoderated risks. Experts warn that chatbots—designed to sound empathetic—are delivering harmful advice, fostering dependence, and in some...
By TechRadar
News•Dec 29, 2025
I Asked ChatGPT for My New Year's Resolutions, and Now I Feel Almost Too Seen
Lance Ulanoff asked ChatGPT 5.1 Pro for New Year's resolutions and received a list that felt eerily precise. The AI drew on three years of his prompts, conversations, and uploads to craft goals ranging from personal branding to plant care. Ulanoff highlights how...
By TechRadar
News•Dec 29, 2025
Ishu Anand Jaiswal, Senior Engineering Leader — Owning Outcomes, Customer-Facing Systems, Trust Over Speed, Scaling Systems, AI with Guardrails, Lasting...
Ishu Anand Jaiswal, a senior engineering leader with 18+ years experience, transitioned from building isolated components to owning full‑scale, customer‑facing systems at Apple and Intuit. He led the Smart Sign platform—25,000 global endpoints with 99.999% availability—and introduced adaptive caching and AI...
By AI Time Journal
News•Dec 29, 2025
SBOMs in 2026: Some Love, Some Hate, Much Ambivalence
Software bills of materials (SBOMs) remain a cornerstone of supply‑chain security, yet widespread adoption stalls due to incomplete data, late‑stage generation, and open‑source gaps. Docker’s Hardened Images showcase a best‑practice model, embedding full SBOMs and Level 3 SLSA provenance, while many...
By Dark Reading
News•Dec 29, 2025
Security Researchers Catch "Privacy" Browser Extensions Siphoning AI Chats and Selling Them via a Data Broker
Security researchers at Koi identified eight popular browser extensions, including Urban VPN Proxy, that covertly capture AI chat conversations from services like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The data‑harvesting code was introduced via an automatic update in July 2025 and continues even...
By THE DECODER
News•Dec 29, 2025
'Putting the Servers in Orbit Is a Stupid Idea': Could Data Centers in Space Help Avoid an AI Energy Crisis?...
Google Research has unveiled Project Suncatcher, a study exploring satellite constellations equipped with AI accelerators powered by solar energy as a potential off‑world data‑center solution. The proposal arises as global data‑center electricity use already reaches about 415 TWh in 2024, representing...
By Live Science AI
News•Dec 29, 2025
Zara Uses AI to Dress Models Virtually Instead of Booking New Photo Shoots
Zara is deploying artificial‑intelligence tools to digitally re‑dress existing model photographs, eliminating the need for fresh photo shoots. The retailer asks models for permission to reuse images and compensates them at the same rate as a traditional shoot, while other...
By THE DECODER
News•Dec 29, 2025
YY Group and Graymatics Enter Into Strategic Partnership for Preferred Distribution of AI Video Analytics in Singapore
YY Group Holding and Graymatics‑SG have signed a strategic partnership to become the preferred distributor of Graymatics’ cloud‑based AI video analytics platform in Singapore. Leveraging YY Group’s extensive network in hospitality, retail and facilities management, the deal will transform existing...
By MarTech Series
News•Dec 29, 2025
Samsung Plans to Bring Google Photos to Its TVs in 2026
Samsung announced it will launch a native Google Photos app for its smart TVs in 2026, ending the need for casting or sideloading. The initial rollout will feature the Memories experience, showcasing curated photos and videos, and will be exclusive...
By TechCrunch Apps
News•Dec 29, 2025
5 Threats That Defined Security in 2025
2025 was defined by a wave of high‑impact cyber threats, from the Chinese state‑backed APT Salt Typhoon targeting telecom networks and the US National Guard, to severe budget cuts at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The year also saw...
By Dark Reading
News•Dec 29, 2025
AI Fraud Forces World's Largest Accounting Body to End Online Exams
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will discontinue all online examinations starting March 2026 due to AI‑driven cheating outpacing detection methods. The body, serving nearly 260,000 members and over 500,000 students, cites incidents where candidates photograph questions and feed...
By THE DECODER
News•Dec 29, 2025
⚡ Weekly Recap: MongoDB Attacks, Wallet Breaches, Android Spyware, Insider Crime & More
The weekly cyber recap highlights a wave of active exploits, most notably the MongoDB "MongoBleed" vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑14847) being leveraged against over 87,000 instances worldwide. High‑profile breaches include a Trust Wallet Chrome extension hack that cost users roughly $7 million and a...
By The Hacker News
News•Dec 29, 2025
Fintech’s Next Chapter: The Trends Expected to Shape 2026
European fintech remained resilient in 2025, with higher investment, robust M&A and rising interest in IPOs. Executives forecast that 2026 will be shaped by next‑generation API‑based embedded finance, interoperable stablecoins, and AI‑driven workforce initiatives. They argue that regulated banks will...
By Tech.eu
News•Dec 29, 2025
Oscar Winners and Hollywood A-Listers Launch Coalition to Set AI Rules for Entertainment Industry
Hollywood’s top talent has formed the Creators Coalition on AI (CCAI) to establish industry‑wide standards for artificial intelligence use. Oscar‑winning directors Daniel Kwan and Jonathan Wang, together with actor Joseph Gordon‑Levitt, launched the group, with supporters including Natalie Portman, Cate...
By THE DECODER
News•Dec 29, 2025
CIOs Keep Buying Tools. Workers Keep Burning Out. Here’s the Disconnect
CIOs are accelerating tool acquisition to meet relentless digital‑transformation demands, but the speed of change now outpaces the capacity of IT and security teams. Interviews reveal overlapping identity, cloud, AI, and security initiatives that force constant context‑switching and duplicate environments,...
By CIO.com
News•Dec 29, 2025
The Artists Collective Launches as an Artist-Led Investment Platform
The Artists Collective has launched as the United Kingdom’s first artist‑led investment platform, building on a quiet backing of 20 early‑stage technology companies. Founded by Fergus and Ruari Bell of The Players Fund, the collective brings high‑profile cultural figures such...
By Tech.eu
News•Dec 29, 2025
What We Learned Building SalesBot — HubSpot’s AI-Powered Chatbot Selling Assistant
HubSpot’s Conversational Marketing team replaced its 100‑plus live chat agents with SalesBot, an AI‑powered chatbot that now handles the bulk of inbound website conversations. The bot first focused on deflecting low‑intent queries, achieving over 80% deflection, then added a real‑time...
By HubSpot Marketing Blog
News•Dec 29, 2025
The Worst Hacks of 2025
The worst cyber incidents of 2025 ranged from supply‑chain breaches of Salesforce integrations to ransomware attacks on Oracle’s E‑Business platform, massive data leaks at Aflac and Mixpanel, and a production‑shutting hack of Jaguar Land Rover. Hackers leveraged third‑party connectors, exploited...
By WIRED (Security)
News•Dec 29, 2025
2025: Top Five Fintech Partnership Stories of the Year
2025 saw a wave of high‑profile fintech partnerships reshaping payments across regions. Swift was chosen by the European Payments Council to run the EPC Directory Service, enhancing payee verification and interoperability for the VOP scheme. Stripe teamed with Paradigm to...
By Fintech Futures
News•Dec 29, 2025
The New Surveillance State Is You
In the first year of President Trump’s second term, citizens have flooded social media with videos and apps that track ICE and other federal agents during raids and arrests. The Department of Homeland Security responded with subpoenas to Meta, criminal...
By WIRED (Security)
News•Dec 29, 2025
The True Cost of Device Downtime: How Mobile Failures Damage Customer Loyalty
Retail device downtime is eroding customer loyalty, with 60% of shoppers ready to switch brands after a single bad experience. Half of in‑store mobile endpoints run outdated operating systems, and a quarter cannot be upgraded, exposing retailers to freezes, ransomware...
By Retail Customer Experience
News•Dec 29, 2025
3 New Tricks to Try With Google Gemini Live After Its Latest Major Upgrade
Google has rolled out its biggest Gemini Live upgrade, enhancing conversational AI capabilities. The update improves tone, nuance, pronunciation, and adds dynamic accent support. Users can now adjust speech speed, request repeats, and receive richer storytelling with character perspectives. The...
By WIRED AI
News•Dec 29, 2025
The Psychology of AI SERPs and Shopping
AI-generated search overviews are reshaping how consumers find information and products. A Pew survey in March 2025 found 58% of U.S. adults saw an AI Overview, and only 8% of them clicked a traditional link, compared with 15% click‑through when...
By Practical Ecommerce
News•Dec 29, 2025
2025: Top Five Banking Technology Stories of the Year
Fintech Futures highlighted five pivotal banking‑technology developments in 2025. Temenos named Takis Spiliopoulos CEO, reinforcing an execution‑focused strategy. Commonwealth Bank of Australia completed a massive migration of its SAP core‑banking system to AWS, supporting 90% of accounts and 40% of national...
By Fintech Futures
News•Dec 29, 2025
This Month in Security with Tony Anscombe – December 2025 Edition
Tony Anscombe, ESET’s chief security evangelist, recaps the year’s most consequential cyber events in his December 2025 roundup. He highlights that U.S. organizations paid more than $2.1 billion in ransomware ransom from 2022‑2024, a figure FinCEN says only scratches the surface. The...
By WeLiveSecurity
News•Dec 29, 2025
AIhub Monthly Digest: December 2025 – Studying Bias in AI-Based Recruitment Tools, an Image Dataset for Ethical AI Benchmarking, and...
The December 2025 AIhub monthly digest covers four main topics: Frida Hartman's research on gender bias in AI-driven recruitment tools, Alice Xiang's launch of the Fair Human-Centric Image Benchmark (FHIBE) for ethical computer‑vision evaluation, Professor Marynel Vázquez's insights on human‑robot...
By AIhub
News•Dec 29, 2025
Nexa Cards Enters Acquisition Discussions with OX Agency to Enhance AI-Based Identity and Security Capabilities
Nexa Cards, a global fintech firm offering crypto‑enabled stored‑value cards, has entered exclusive talks to acquire OX Agency, a specialist in facial‑recognition and AI‑driven identity verification. The deal aligns with Nexa’s strategy to internalize security and compliance functions, integrating real‑time...
By AiThority
News•Dec 29, 2025
MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 Under Active Exploitation Worldwide
MongoDB disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑14847, CVSS 8.7) that allows unauthenticated attackers to read server memory via a flaw in zlib compression. Over 87,000 internet‑exposed instances have been identified, with 42% of cloud environments hosting at least one vulnerable deployment. The...
By The Hacker News
News•Dec 29, 2025
The IT Sector Had Its Best Year Since 1996 — Thanks to AI
IDC reports that 2025 was the IT sector’s strongest year since 1996, with global IT spending reaching $4.25 trillion – a 14% increase year‑over‑year. The surge is driven primarily by massive AI infrastructure investments, especially in data‑center capacity, which jumped 86%...
By CIO.com
News•Dec 29, 2025
The Natural Human Protein Drug May Halt Neuron Death in Alzheimer's Disease
University of Colorado researchers found that the FDA‑approved drug sargramostim, a synthetic GM‑CSF protein, reduced the blood biomarker UCH‑L1 of neuronal death by 40% in Alzheimer’s patients, bringing levels down to those seen in early life. The study also documented...
By World Pharma News
News•Dec 29, 2025
AI Is Becoming an Economic Actor, Not Just a Tool
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond advisory roles to actively making economic decisions such as setting credit limits, pricing, and resource allocation. These algorithmic actions occur at machine speed and often without explicit human approval, turning AI into an economic actor...
By AiThority
News•Dec 29, 2025
THE.Hosting Marks 2025 Milestones, Reveals 2026 Expansion Roadmap
THE.Hosting reported a strong 2025, unveiling the €1‑per‑month Ferrum VPS aimed at startups and launching a free three‑day dedicated‑server trial. The company also introduced a Server Marketplace with pre‑installed WordPress, Docker, Kubernetes and popular control panels, and expanded its data‑center...
By AI-TechPark
News•Dec 29, 2025
TokTak Unifies Global AI Content Platform Under toktak.ai as Link-Based Creation Surges Worldwide
TokTak has consolidated its worldwide service under the single domain toktak.ai, offering a unified entry point and USD‑based billing for creators and businesses. The platform, the first to generate social content from a simple product link, now produces over 300,000...
By MarTech Series
News•Dec 29, 2025
Hosted.com’s WordPress Hosting Infrastructure Enhancements for Uptime and Performance
Hosted.com announced a major upgrade to its WordPress hosting platform, delivering a verified 99.9% uptime and faster response times. The overhaul combines high‑frequency AMD processors, DDR5 memory, LiteSpeed caching, and refined database configurations to boost performance during traffic spikes. Integration...
By MarTech Series
News•Dec 29, 2025
European Consortium Develops Laser Process for Transferring Graphene and Other 2D Materials Onto CMOS-Compatible and Silicon Photonics Wafers
The Horizon Europe L2D2 project unveiled Laser Digital Transfer (LDT), a solvent‑free, single‑step laser process that moves graphene and other 2D materials onto CMOS‑compatible and silicon‑photonic wafers up to 8 inches. LDT achieves selective, defect‑free patterning with feature sizes from under...
By Graphene-Info
News•Dec 29, 2025
The New Martech Moat: Ecosystem Depth Over Product Differentiation
The martech sector is moving away from product‑centric differentiation toward deep, integrated ecosystems. Core features such as AI, analytics, and automation have become baseline, making them easy to copy via open‑source models and low‑code tools. Vendors now compete on API...
By MarTech Series
News•Dec 29, 2025
DebitMyData Lays the Foundation for the Human Energy Grid
DebitMyData, Inc. is launching a Human Energy Grid that ties verified digital identities to data and energy exchange, aiming to give displaced workers a revenue stream in the emerging creator economy. The platform, DebitMyData.com, provides blockchain‑backed consent and compliance tools...
By AI-TechPark
News•Dec 29, 2025
Inside Microsoft Ignite: How Microsoft and NVIDIA Are Redefining the AI Stack
At Microsoft Ignite 2025, NVIDIA and Microsoft unveiled a unified AI stack that couples NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPUs with Azure’s new NCv6 virtual machines, expanding cloud‑native compute for complex AI and visual workloads. The partnership also introduced Omniverse libraries on Azure,...
By VentureBeat
News•Dec 29, 2025
Drivers of the Lunar Space Economy: Demand, Activities, and Future Growth
The article maps the core macro‑drivers of a lunar space economy—sustained human presence, reliable energy, and in‑situ resource utilization—and shows how commercial launch services, public‑private partnerships, and geopolitical competition are turning those drivers into market opportunities. It highlights the strategic...
By New Space Economy
News•Dec 29, 2025
Structural Covariance, Regional Topology, and Volumetric Aspects of Amygdala Subnuclei in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Ultra-High Field Imaging
Using ultra‑high‑field 7 T MRI, researchers examined amygdala subnuclei volumes, network topology, and structural covariance in 73 PTSD patients, 78 trauma‑exposed controls, and 59 non‑trauma controls. Whole‑amygdala size was unchanged, but the lateral nucleus showed opposite volume shifts: larger left lateral...
By Nature (Biotechnology)
News•Dec 28, 2025
AI Being Used to Help Cut A&E Waiting Times in England This Winter
England’s NHS is deploying an artificial‑intelligence forecasting tool to predict emergency department demand this winter. The algorithm analyses historical attendances, weather patterns, school holidays and flu/Covid rates to estimate patient volumes, allowing trusts to align staffing and bed capacity. Around...
By The Guardian AI
News•Dec 28, 2025
Navigating Digitalization, QRM Maturity, and Global Compliance Convergence Into 2026
Henrik Johanning of Epista Life Sciences outlines the European regulatory and manufacturing roadmap for 2026, emphasizing the operationalisation of modern quality risk management (QRM) and the need for tangible upgrades to meet EU GMP Annex 1 requirements. He highlights rising digital...
By Pharmaceutical Technology
News•Dec 28, 2025
Significant Developments in the Space Sector: Week of December 21, 2025
The week ending December 21, 2025 saw pivotal shifts in the space industry, highlighted by former ULA chief Tory Bruno moving to Blue Origin to oversee launch operations. Japan’s H3 rocket suffered an upper‑stage thrust anomaly, losing a navigation satellite and prompting a program...
By New Space Economy