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The Burger King Japan data breach occurred between October 2 and 7, exposing emails, birth dates and other data from nearly 12 million app members. BK Japan, the operator of Burger King restaurants in Japan, has confirmed a data breach in which personal information from about 11.18 million official
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In April, an AI model got inside a company's production infrastructure. It pulled application and infrastructure credentials, worked its way to a database and took several hundred rows of production data. The company didn't notice. Not that day, not that week, not for three months. They
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Gulf 2026 There is something fascinating happening in the Gulf. The ambition is enormous. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region are investing heavily in digital infrastructure, cloud computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and digital government. Technology is not treated simply as another IT budget line. It has
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Too few organizations today are consciously re-designing the shape of critical teams to deal more effectively with the change brought about by AI, even though doing so will be critical to future value creation. The two types of critical teams being most impacted by "AI-infused work" are what
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Most of us judge a new phone in its first week. Apps open quickly, scrolling is silky and everything feels sorted. The real test comes in year three, when a chat app takes a beat longer to launch and the camera needs a moment before it is ready. The OnePlus
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AI agents working in teams may be more likely to break security rules when they see their teammates abandon those same rules, according to research by cybersecurity company Check Point. In a controlled experiment, the rate of rule violations rose from 44% to 98% when eight teammates reversed their earlier
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NetApp has announced the 15th cohort of its startup accelerator programme, NetApp Excellerator, selecting five startups working across AI-powered software engineering, generative AI security, workflow automation and enterprise data intelligence. The latest cohort brings together startups from India, the United States and Israel, reflecting growing enterprise demand for technologies that
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Proofpoint has agreed to acquire data and AI security firm Varonis in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $6.3 billion, the two companies announced on Thursday. Varonis shareholders will get $49.75 per share, a 52% premium to the closing stock price of $32.71 on June 22, 2026,
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Meta has introduced a new festive marketing playbook for brands in India, highlighting how shopping trends are shifting beyond Diwali and extending into the wedding season, Christmas and year-end sales. The Instagram maker says consumers are increasingly discovering products through creators, using artificial intelligence (AI) for shopping inspiration and moving
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ServiceNow has introduced AI Passport, a new solution designed to verify and enforce AI agents’ authorised permissions at runtime, alongside expanded governance capabilities to help enterprises deploy AI securely and responsibly. AI Passport provides a cryptographically signed credential that verifies the actions AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
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Running out of battery halfway through the day can be frustrating, particularly when you rely on your smartphone for college, work, or navigation. While many phones compete on camera specifications and processing power, battery life remains a practical consideration for people who spend long hours away from a charging point.
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Zach Yadegari has enjoyed an immense amount of success for someone who only recently graduated from high school. Founder of the AI-fueled calorie tracking app Cal AI, Yadegari is only 19, but his company has rocketed to viral fame over the past two years. At TechCrunch Disrupt on Thursday, Yadegari
