DeepSeek is in talks to raise $10B at a $45B valuation — the largest first-time fundraise by a Chinese tech startup. Founder Liang Wenfeng is focused on AGI, not short-term profit, as sovereign backers rush to fund China's open-source AI champion.
As hyperscalers pour $600 billion into compute, Elon Musk builds orbital data centres, and OpenAI prepares its IPO, the second half of 2026 will cement a new technological feudalism where sovereignty is leased from lords of cloud.
Australians face rising cyber scams during holiday shopping, with scammers using AI-driven tactics like phishing and deepfakes. Spending $70B online puts consumers at risk, as reports show $30.7K average losses. Visa's new measures push beyond SMS OTPs to combat fraud. Stay vigilant.
In this Cyber Bites edition: North Korean IT workers resort to extortion, Singapore tightens chatbot controls, Casio faces a ransomware setback, and China challenges Intel amid U.S. tech rivalry. The stakes in cybersecurity are higher than ever!
Cisco faces a major data breach, AT&T agrees to a $13M settlement for mishandling customer data, and Notion’s founders are revolutionising enterprise operations with AI-driven tools. Discover the latest developments impacting cybersecurity and business tech innovation.
Japan is racing to develop "unbreakable" quantum encryption by 2030. Chinese hackers breached US wiretap systems, Japan is tackling AI deepfake scams, and China is advancing silicon photonics to evade US tech bans. The cybersecurity competition is intensifying.
Welcome back to Cyber Bites, your lunchtime digest of the latest in international cyber threats, global tech affairs, and AI developments. Stay informed on key events shaping our digital world.
The global push to regulate AI is accelerating, but without a unified framework, efforts risk stifling innovation and AI creativity while causing legal confusion.
North Korean hackers target cryptocurrency firms with fake job offers to install malware, fueling Pyongyang's weapons program. Robin Khuda's AirTrunk revolutionises AI infrastructure, valued at A$24B.
In this mid-week edition of CYBER BITES, we dive into Iran’s cyberespionage group "Pioneer Kitten" collaborating with ransomware gangs, the massive "RockYou2024" password leak endangering billions.
End-of-Week Roundup: AI competition intensifies as global powers race for dominance. OpenAI’s 2023 hack exposes security vulnerabilities. China’s SenseTime makes breakthroughs with AI model SenseNova 5.5. Geopolitical tensions rise as OpenAI blocks API access in China, fueling domestic AI growth.
Welcome to the Cyber Scan Roundup! This week: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok faces backlash for spreading election misinformation. TikTok withdraws its Lite rewards program in the EU under regulatory pressure. In the U.S., TikTok battles a DOJ lawsuit over alleged violations of children’s privacy laws.
Cybersecurity news: Delta sues CrowdStrike for $500M over a tech outage, IBM launches an AI-powered cybersecurity assistant to boost threat detection, and the industry faces a severe talent shortage. With rising cyber threats and gaps in expertise, the cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving.
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