AI Models
Microsoft Open Sources VibeVoice AI That Can Turn Text into a 90-Minute Podcast
Currently, it supports English and Mandarin, but future expansions are expected.
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AI Developments
Anthropic Settles Landmark Copyright Lawsuit with U.S. Authors
The terms of the settlement remain confidential.
Partnerships
Team Computers and Yotta Partner to Democratise Enterprise AI in India
Together, they will offer AI-as-a-Service.
Big Tech
Google Translate Gets AI Upgrade with Real-Time Conversations and Custom Language Lessons
The Translate app delivers both audio and on-screen translations, intelligently recognising pauses, accents, and intonations to ensure natural conversations.
Acquisition
Okta Acquires Axiom Security to Strengthen Identity-Centric Privileged Access Management
Axiom delivers Just-in-Time (JIT) access, automated approval workflows, and user access reviews.
AI News
Cloudflare Unveils Advanced Security Features to Protect Data from AI Applications
The newly announced enhancements include AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), AI Prompt Protection, and expanded MCP Server Control.
Chips
D-Matrix Unveils 3D DRAM Breakthrough to Shatter AI Inference Memory Bottlenecks
The new 3DIMC architecture stacks DRAM in three dimensions, reducing latency, dramatically increasing bandwidth, and eliminating the so-called “memory wall.”
AI News
Elon Musk’s X and xAI Sue Apple and OpenAI Over Alleged AI Monopoly Collusion
The lawsuit claims Apple is using its dominant position in the smartphone market to favor OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Leadership Moves
AHEAD Appoints Sumed Marwaha as India Managing Director
Prior to AHEAD, Marwaha served as Managing Director and Regional Vice President at Unisys India.
Cybersecurity
CloudSEK Uncovers AI Summarizer Exploit Turning Trusted Tools into Ransomware Delivery Channels
By embedding malicious payloads in HTML using CSS-based obfuscation attackers can trick AI summarizers into reproducing harmful, step-by-step ransomware instructions.
Developer's Corner
Check Point Launches Harmony SASE MCP Server, Enabling Secure AI Integration with Enterprise Networks
The Harmony SASE MCP Server is available via the Infinity Portal, with full documentation and starter queries to begin AI-assisted exploration.
Developer's Corner
Okta Launches Open-Source Auth0 Detection Catalog for Proactive Threat Monitoring
Now available on GitHub, the catalog enhances Auth0’s native threat detection capabilities.