Google, Apple is under study to determine the compliance with the new British Competition Act

Google, Apple is under study to determine the compliance with the new British Competition Act

Google and Apple are the first companies that have been investigated for potential strategic market status under the new UK Law on Digital Markets, Competitions and Consumers. If Google or Apple receives the term, tailor -made behavioral requirements will be prepared that the company must follow, which prevents competitive practice. On January 23, the Competition … Read more

Openai’s next step towards the ‘agentic’ future

Openai's next step towards the 'agentic' future

With laptop and smartphone makers like Samsung spreading generative AI across every aspect of their devices, Openai is trying to do the same with an agent tool announced on January 23rd. The tool, called Operator, runs on the same basic technology as Chatgpt, but resides within a Proprietary web browser. This enables it to autonomously … Read more

US announces AI project to provide $500 billion for infrastructure

US announces AI project to provide $500 billion for infrastructure

A joint venture called The Stargate Project will contribute $500 billion over four years to generative AI infrastructure in the United States, representatives of SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle announced in cooperation with President Donald Trump on January 21. The joint venture will support infrastructure, including data centers, that contribute to what OpenAI calls a “computing … Read more

Sneaky log phishing scheme targets two-factor security

Sneaky log phishing scheme targets two-factor security

Security researchers at French company Sekoia discovered a new phishing-as-a-service kit targeting Microsoft 365 accounts in December 2024, the company announced on January 16. The kit, called Sneaky 2FA, was distributed through Telegram by the threat actor service Sneaky Log. It is associated with about 100 domains and has been active since at least October … Read more

Microsoft will end support for Office 365 apps on Windows 10 in October

Microsoft will end support for Office 365 apps on Windows 10 in October

Microsoft has announced that the last day it will offer security support for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows 10 will be October 14, 2025. Businesses that rely on Microsoft 365 apps and use the legacy operating system should upgrade to Windows 11. “After that date, if you run Microsoft 365 on a Windows 10 … Read more

Google Workspace Plans See price increase as Gemini AI expands to all tiers

Google Workspace Plans See price increase as Gemini AI expands to all tiers

Google announced Wednesday that Gemini AI will be available to all Google Workspace Business or Enterprise users and will be integrated directly into the productivity suite. While all Gemini features will be offered at no additional cost initially, prices on Workspace plans will increase to account for the expanded offering. “By removing the need to … Read more

The Linux Foundation announces initiative to support Chromium

The Linux Foundation announces initiative to support Chromium

The Linux Foundation announced Thursday a fund to support and organize open projects to build Chromium-based browsers. The supporters of Chromium-based browsers are now accepting new members. “With the launch of the support of Chromium-based browsers, we are taking another step forward in strengthening the open source community,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the … Read more

Concerned about VoIP security and encryption? We are not

Concerned about VoIP security and encryption? We are not

Any modern business using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system knows that maintaining security is critical to confidentiality, customer trust and regulatory compliance. Industries like healthcare, for example, have strict regulations on communications, and HIPAA-compliant VoIP providers offer security, privacy, and access control tools to help businesses comply with those regulations—even when employees … Read more