PayPal confirms data breach — user info may have been exposed for 6 months, here’s what we know so far

A bug in the code of a PayPal app exposed PII for numerous people, and some even (briefly) lost their money.

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Data security is still the most pressing issue for many firms – so what can your business do?

More IT leaders agree data security is their biggest issue, but they have a lot of foundation work to do to prepare for AI.
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A lot of UK firms still aren’t remotely ready for Making Tax Digital

Landlords are more ready than sole traders for MTD – showing there’s a need for more training, support and affordable/easy software.
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Don’t trust AI to come up with a strong new password for you — LLMs are pretty poor at creating new logins, experts warn

AI-generated passwords appear complex yet follow predictable statistical patterns, significantly reducing entropy and increasing brute force vulnerability risks.
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‘I do think we always have to think about, maybe even worry a little bit about, Chinese subsidies’: Microsoft President says US firms should get ready for more competition from China

Chinese state subsidies give AI companies cost advantages globally, forcing US firms to invest in infrastructure, tools, and developing markets.
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A portable computer in a suitcase: Toshiba’s 1982 T100 was nothing like any computer ever launched till then and it even came with a modem and a mechanical keyboard

A suitcase-style CP/M computer with LCD, modem, and mechanical keyboard – the Toshiba T100 redefined early portable business computing.
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How a mature API management strategy can help eliminate agentic blind spots

Without governance and oversight, agentic AI will create security blind spots that derail AI initiatives.

Amazon cans a major warehouse robotics project — but Blue Jay will live on, with new robots set to come soon

Amazon’s Blue Jay robotics project ended quickly, but Vulcan demonstrates advanced dual-arm AI handling.

OpenAI celebrates 10 years of existence — but how has it lived up to its promise of AGI which ‘benefits all of humanity’?

OpenAI officially launched as a non-profit 10 years ago, and it’s come a long way

A new era for storage? Researchers crack world record for smallest QR code, which could be “indefinitely” durable and require no energy or cooling

There’s a new Guinness World Record for the smallest nanoscale QR codes, promising durable, energy-free storage at massive densities.
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