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* Nightmare Eclipse discloses ShieldBreak, a new Windows privilege‑escalation zero‑day * Flaw bypasses a recent patch and works on fully updated Windows 11 systems * Researcher’s ongoing exploit spree leaves multiple Windows vulnerabilities still unpatched Nightmare Eclipse has struck again! The notorious zero-day researcher with a Microsoft grudge disclosed its
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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Ford made a $2 billion bet two years ago when it closed its Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky and scrapped the assembly line system it had used for more than a century. Its goal was to transform the factory into one capable of making a new generation of affordable EVs.
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By Prasad Kulkarni, Leader – GCC Strategy and Operations, SAS India While increasingly powerful foundation models have captured global attention, the real transformation is unfolding beyond the models themselves. AI is no longer evolving in isolation; it is being reshaped by a convergence that can make it more autonomous, contextual, scalable
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The Tech Panda looks at women in technology, bringing you the latest breakthroughs, leadership moves, and milestones you need to know. Women in Cloud launches ICONIC Leadership Kickstarter Campaign Designed to Build the Next Generation of Leaders for AI Economy Women in Cloud (WIC) launched its ICONIC Leadership Kickstarter Campaign
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Benevolve, an AI-powered workforce transformation platform, is helping digital-native enterprises build skills-first workforces through AI-driven talent intelligence. The company works with technology-first organisations, including PhonePe, Myntra and MediBuddy, to support data-driven talent decisions, identify skill gaps and strengthen workforce planning. As AI reshapes industries and job roles, digital-native organisations are
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HCLTech and NetApp have expanded their collaboration to offer hybrid cloud storage-as-a-service (STaaS), aimed at helping enterprises scale AI and data-driven workloads. The solution combines a consumption-based infrastructure model with support for AI and GenAI applications alongside traditional enterprise systems. The offering integrates HCLTech’s Utility for Everything (U4X) digital
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Synology has launched the DiskStation Neo+ Series, comprising the DS1825neo+, DS1525neo+, DS925neo+ and DS725neo+. The new lineup introduces a 4GB non-ECC DDR4 SODIMM default memory configuration, offering a lower-cost entry point while retaining upgrade options for users with growing workloads. The Neo+ models are built on the same platform as
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Salesforce and the Directorate of Information Technology (DIT), Government of Tripura, today announced a collaboration to expand access to digital skills and strengthen workforce readiness across the state. Announced at the Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026 in Agartala, the initiative aims to prepare students, youth, government employees and entrepreneurs for
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India’s retail investing story is no longer just about getting more people into mutual funds. As SIPs become a routine part of household financial planning, the bigger challenge is whether investors understand what they own, how much risk they are taking, and whether their investments remain aligned with their
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Suryoday Small Finance Bank has partnered with Kyndryl to deploy agentic artificial intelligence (AI) across its operations, with the initiative targeting customer service, compliance, account onboarding and lending workflows. As part of the collaboration, Kyndryl will establish an Agentic AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Suryoday Bank. The centre will
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Island Computing will make its fully managed sovereign cloud platform generally available in India on August 15, targeting enterprises, government organisations, startups and technology companies that need greater control over where their data and workloads are hosted. The Bengaluru-based company said its platform has been built entirely within India, with
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Quick Heal Technologies has appointed Rajiv Sreekantan as Senior Vice President – Enterprise Sales, as the cybersecurity company looks to expand Seqrite’s enterprise business in India and international markets. Sreekantan will lead enterprise sales globally, with responsibility for customer acquisition, retention and expansion across small and medium businesses, large enterprises,
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PayU has launched an accessibility-focused payments checkout for blind and visually impaired users, adding screen-reader optimisation, adjustable interface settings and visual accessibility features to its payment gateway. Announced on August 12, the company said the checkout is designed to help users with visual and cognitive accessibility needs complete online payments
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Orient Technologies reported a sharp sequential improvement in operating profitability in the first quarter of FY27, with consolidated EBITDA rising 161% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to ₹15.42 crore from ₹5.91 crore in Q4 FY26. Consolidated revenue from operations increased 9.70% QoQ to ₹201.92 crore from ₹184.07 crore.
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Salesforce and the Directorate of Information Technology (DIT), Government of Tripura, have partnered to provide digital skills training to more than 10,000 learners by 2027, as the state seeks to strengthen its workforce for an AI-driven economy. The initiative, announced at the Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026 in Agartala,
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As AI becomes embedded in digital lending, the industry's conversation is moving beyond whether models can process applications faster. The bigger concern is whether they can improve the quality of credit decisions without creating new risks around bias, explainability, fraud and accountability. For lenders, that distinction matters. Faster
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Gurugram-based Centricity has raised Rs 280 crore in a Series A round led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, with existing investors including Lightspeed India Partners, Burman Family Office, RAAY Investments, Kuldeep Rathi Family Office, Stride Venture, and Innoven Capital also participating. The company said the round comprises Rs 280 crore
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IAN Angel Fund has led a Rs 4 crore funding round in Invisel, alongside BeyondSeed, with participation from FAAD Capital. The Pune-based startup says this is its first external funding after building the business through bootstrapping. Founded by Atharva Ulangwar and Sumedh Yeolekar, Invisel develops nano-coating products for household surfaces,
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Messaging platforms are facing a difficult balance. Users want private conversations, but they also need ways to identify accounts that may be impersonating individuals, organizations or other users. That stress is becoming more relevant as spam, impersonation and digital fraud affect everyday online communication. Arattai, Zoho Corporation’s messaging and
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Ford said today that its next-generation electric vehicle — recently dubbed Fathom — will go into production at the automaker’s recently overhauled Louisville Assembly Plant in the first quarter of 2027. The first Fathoms will be prototypes, with Ford’s team in Louisville already in the production-level pre-tooling phase at the
