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The Tech Panda takes a look at recent launches in the superfast field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Enterprise Decision-Making: Unified Decision Intelligence Platform with Agentic AI Assistant ‘Fovea’ Enterprises today generate more data than ever before; yet this has not enabled organisations to make timely, effective business decisions. While organisations
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1. Market Dynamics & Revenue Forecast 1.1 Global Market Trajectory The global artificial intelligence market has evolved from a niche research discipline into a leading industrial platform in less than a decade. Total market volume will expand from $186.4B in 2023 to $1,005.4B in 2031, representing
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8:29 AM PDT · July 22, 2026 Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals profit from their cyberattacks and funds the next one. There’s also another reason: The hackers are unlikely to leave you alone if you
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* Apple fixes Hide My Email flaw which exposed anonymous addresses through bounced spam logs * Hidden emails created before July 7, 2026 may still be exposed in third‑party logs * Users should update and consider regenerating hidden addresses to reduce lingering exposure risk A year after first being discovered, a vulnerability
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told American diplomats to push back against a phrase that has spread through allied capitals since the summer: the tech “kill switch.” In a cable dated July 16 and reviewed by Reuters, Rubio instructed envoys to counter the idea that Washington can remotely
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The AI industry is buying a bigger seat at the table. OpenAI and Anthropic set records for federal lobbying in the second quarter of 2026, CNBC reported. Together they spent $3.17 million, up 23% from the first quarter. Startups outspending giants The individual numbers are the striking part. Anthropic
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* Chick‑fil‑A confirmed a credential stuffing attack between June 17–19, breaching thousands of accounts * Exposed data includes names, emails, membership numbers, payment details, birthdays, and addresses * Company logged out users, removed payment methods, restored balances, and notified multiple US states Chick-fil-A is notifying its customers of a worrying
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* Cybernews found Carla’s exposed AWS bucket with 48,000 PDFs containing customer rental data * Files included names, emails, phone numbers, rental details, and travel patterns useful for phishing * Carla secured the database after disclosure; no evidence of malicious access, but risk remains Car rental comparison and booking platform Carla
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Cybersecurity startup StrongestLayer today announced raising $4.1 million in a seed funding extension round, bringing the company’s total seed investment to $9.3 million. The fresh funding round was led by Inovia Capital, with additional support from LaunchPod, Alumni Ventures, an angel investor, and previous backer Sorenson Capital.
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A new macOS malware is tricking users into revealing their passwords through social engineering. Called ClickLock, it targets Macs with fake verification pages that mimic ClickFix campaigns, which pose as troubleshooting assistance to con people into installing harmful software. Cybersecurity assessment firm Group-IB found that ClickLock prompts users to run
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Qualys researchers have disclosed a high-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu’s snap-confine component that allows an unprivileged local user to gain root access. Tracked as CVE-2026-8933, the flaw can give an attacker complete administrative control of an affected computer. It is worth noting that the vulnerability does not provide remote access
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Sectigo, a global leader in automated Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) and digital certificates, today announced a strategic partnership with eCAPS Computers India to help organizations navigate the industry’s rapid shift toward 47-day certificate lifecycles through advanced automation. Sectigo has partnered with eCAPS Computers India, a premier Value-Added Distributor specializing
