Flights grounded as Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot hacked and systems ‘destroyed’
Russian prosecutor said it opened a criminal investigation into the cyberattack targeting Aeroflot, the largest airline in Russia.
Read moreAvoid Rogue AI Agents: How Top CIOs Can Govern the Emerging Agentic Ecosystem
CIOs face critical challenges in managing rogue AI agents emerging from various platforms, highlighting the need for comprehensive digital transformation strategy and AI governance. Experts emphasize the importance of unifying data controls, assessing agent types, and maintaining dynamic oversight to prevent chaos, while harnessing AI's potential for innovation and efficiency
Read moreAmerican Airlines and Mastercard Renew Travel Tech Partnership
American Airlines and Mastercard officially announced an extension of their long partnership, reinforcing a shared commitment to delivering more rewarding travel experiences and value through advanced payments technology and services. The agreement secures Mastercard as the exclusive payment network partner for American’s co-branded credit cards, building on nearly 40 years
Read morePeach Payments Partners with MoneyBadger to Enable Crypto Payments in SA
Sixty-eight percent of South Africans own or have bought Bitcoin—one of the highest adoption rates globally. For merchants, accepting Bitcoin and crypto payments attracts a young, tech-savvy 18-34 year-old demographic, which has growing purchasing power. It also makes it easier for foreigners who don’t have local bank accounts, cards or
Read more‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen
The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting on August 28. And as detailed in a segment on CBS Sunday Morning, this isn’t just a matter of taking the existing movie and projecting it on Sphere’s 160,000 square
Read moreItch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games
Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has "deindexed" adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages.
Read moreDOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations
The Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to The Washington Post.
Read moreU.K. starts enforcing online age check rules
A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday.
Read moreAstronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow
After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow.
Read moreDating safety app Tea breached, exposing 72,000 user images
Tea, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they’ve supposedly dated, announced Friday that it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 images.
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