Pretend Disk Format: PDFs harbor new dangers
A particularly insidious phishing campaign is disguising malware pretending to be ordinary PDF documents behind links to virtual hard disks. Because workers are used to
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Anthropic says no to ads in Claude chats
Anthropic will not put ads in conversations with its AI assistant Claude. It wants ads nowhere near its AI-generated content. “Even ads that don’t directly
EU says TikTok needs to drop “addictive design”
Brussels has warned TikTok that its endlessly scrolling feeds may breach Europe’s new content rules, as regulators press ahead with efforts to rein in the
Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Welcome to Edition 8.28 of the Rocket Report! The big news in rocketry this week was that NASA still hasn’t solved the problem with hydrogen
UiPath pushes deeper into financial services with WorkFusion acquisition
UiPath, the Romanian unicorn, has agreed to buy WorkFusion, bringing a specialist in AI agents for financial-crime compliance into its fold as part of a
Stellantis’s Shift Away From Electric Cars Will Cost It $26 Billion
The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.
Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change
European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
Europe’s social media age shift: Will tougher rules change how teens use the internet?
It is just the beginning of 2026, and things are happening even faster than last year. Not only in technology, but also in regulations, laws
TechEx Global returns to London with enterprise technology and AI execution
London, TechEx Global 2026, one of Europe’s biggest enterprise technology conferences, brought thousands of technology professionals together at Olympia London on 4 and 5 February.
OpenClaw: The AI agent that’s got humans taking orders from bots
Well, that escalated quickly. I’m talking, of course, about OpenClaw (a.k.a. Moltbot a.k.a. Clawdbot), which not only represents a headlong rush into unchecked agentic AI
What enterprises should really watch at HP this year
The tech world was taken aback this week by the unexpected departure of HP CEO Enrique Lores, who left the device giant to head PayPal.
With GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI pitches Codex for more than just writing code
Today, OpenAI announced GPT-5.3-Codex, a new version of its frontier coding model that will be available via the command line, IDE extension, web interface, and
“ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition
A few Senate Democrats introduced a bill called the ‘‘ICE Out of Our Faces Act,” which would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Amazon’s $200 Billion Spending Plan Raises Stakes in A.I. Race
The company reported a strong holiday quarter on Thursday. But its spending, like that at other big technology companies, is starting to make investors nervous.