Enterprise
From beerware to the chicken dance: The world's weirdest open source licenses
"It’s tempting to dismiss these licenses as curiosities - but they highlight a fundamental tension and a lesson for technical leaders."
Business
Quantum
Quantum attacks could crack cryptocurrency encryption in minutes, Google warns
Research sheds new light on Google’s decision to accelerate its shift to post-quantum cryptography.
Quantum
Google speeds up post-quantum migration to counter "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks
Traditional encryption may soon be trivial to crack - prompting adversaries to gather sensitive protected data they can access in future.
Security
Threat actors exploit identity at “industrial scale” as trust becomes the attack surface
Adversaries are pushing beyond the perimeter to exploit the trusted infrastructure that keeps global businesses running.
Business
Big Tech AI layoffs will reshape the jobs market. How should workers respond?
"Talent displaced from large enterprises will intensify competition for roles at mid-sized and smaller organisations."
Financial Systems
Bank of England: Cloud outages and DDoS attacks pose risk of cascading systemic failure
Regulators tighten oversight of “operational incidents” that could ripple through the digital economy.
Business
Good intentions, poor oversight: Addressing the risks of Shadow AI in business
"Employees are eager to explore new tools but don’t always understand the implications – particularly when handling sensitive or regulated information."
Business
Battle of the dual-screen laptops: Asus Zenbook Duo vs Lenovo Yoga Book
"It's a slightly odd category - but both devices make a convincing case that two screens can be more than a trade-show gimmick."
AI
Yan LeCun hints at creepy Meta Ray-Ban AI plans as he celebrates $1billion raise
COMMENT: Facebook's former Chief AI Scientist now leads his own company, AMI. Can he resist the siren call of Mark Zuckerberg?
Business
Beyond residency: Engineering sovereignty in the age of shadow IT
"Sovereignty shouldn’t be viewed as a product you buy, but as an approach you embrace."
Security
Deepfakes, bot swarms, and the new identity verification arms race
Olli Krebs (no relation to Brian), EMEA SVP at Incode, discusses the trends shaping the future of the identity industry.
Financial Systems
Dark pool trading is casting a shadow over market stability, researchers warn
The rise of private electronic markets is increasing systemic risk and making stock price crashes more likely.