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Obsidian Security hits a $1.1bn valuation as AI reshapes the threat

Obsidian Security hits a $1.1bn valuation as AI reshapes the threat

Obsidian Security has become the latest cybersecurity company to be repriced upward by artificial intelligence. The SaaS-security firm has raised a fresh funding of $85 Million Series D at a $1.1bn valuation as demand for tools that secure…

Persistent AI Agent Memory Is a Write-Path Cost Problem

Persistent AI Agent Memory Is a Write-Path Cost Problem

Persistent memory turns into an infrastructure cost long before it turns into a quality problem. Here is where the cost and latency actually go, and the levers that move them. Memory is a write-heavy workload Adding memory to an agent is…

Snap is losing its $10 users and gaining $1 ones. It beat anyway, and the stock jumped.

Snap is losing its $10 users and gaining $1 ones. It beat anyway, and the stock jumped.

Snap had a good quarter, and the market treated it like a rescue. The shares jumped after hours, up as much as 13%, once the company beat estimates. The catch is where that rally begins: a stock near its all-time lows, down about 37% this…

India moves to give its instant payments network a business model

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India moves to give its instant payments network a business model

The legislation lays the groundwork for a potential overhaul of India's zero-merchant-discount-rate regime, under which businesses have not paid fees to accept UPI payments since 2020.

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Watch: Down Syndrome Association Malta’s Young Artists Unveil Inspiring New Gudja Artwork

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Watch: Down Syndrome Association Malta’s Young Artists Unveil Inspiring New Gudja Artwork

A colourful new piece of public art has been unveiled in Gudja, showcasing the creativity of children and teenagers from the Down Syndrome Association Malta. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta) The…

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Civilian hunted and attacked by Russian drone in Kherson

Euronews

Civilian hunted and attacked by Russian drone in Kherson

Ukrainian police have released footage showing a civilian being pursued by a Russian FPV drone in a marketplace in the southern city of Kherson. According to police, the 52-year-old man survived the attack but suffered injuries and a…

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Never put your phone in the refrigerator — here's why

Engadget

Never put your phone in the refrigerator — here's why

Condensation plus electronics are a bad combo.

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I spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it's a stellar phone with a few annoying compromises

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I spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it's a stellar phone with a few annoying compromises

Samsung Galaxy S26: Two-minute review Every year, Samsung's S-series lineup consists of three models. There's the entry-level option — in this case, the Galaxy S26 — followed by mid- and high-end offerings, which in 2026 are the Galaxy S26…

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Jensen Huang on Asian parenting: 5 lessons from Nvidia CEO's childhood remarks

Times of India

Jensen Huang on Asian parenting: 5 lessons from Nvidia CEO's childhood remarks

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared how his Asian parents' constant feedback shaped him. He explained their criticism was a unique way of showing love and care. This upbringing taught him to embrace criticism and remain humble throughout his…

Times of India

The Future of the Internet May Depend on Proving You Are Human, Without Revealing Who You Are

The Future of the Internet May Depend on Proving You Are Human, Without Revealing Who You Are

Here is an uncomfortable question for anyone who still thinks of the internet as a human place: if a majority of the traffic hitting the world's websites is not human, who exactly is the web being built for? According to Imperva's 2026 Bad…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cybersecurity bill sponsored by Villafuerte, Poe passes 2nd reading

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cybersecurity bill sponsored by Villafuerte, Poe passes 2nd reading

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Monday the proposed National Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026, or House Bill No. 9605, following sponsorship…

Anthropic signs a $10bn compute deal with a week-old cloud startup

Anthropic has found another place to buy computing power, and this time it is a company barely old enough to have a logo. The AI developer has signed a $10bn, six-year deal with Volta, a cloud startup that only just launched, according to…