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Threat actors are leveraging ClickFix-like lures to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called ChainScript. "ChainScript has appeared under multiple build names, including ComponentTask33, UpdateDigital, HostShared, and OrchidViolet66, while presenting itself as Spotify, Zoom Workplace, and Microsoft Teams software," Blackpoint Adversary Pursuit Group (APG)

US and Chinese delegations held "succesful" and "constructive" talks in New York on Sunday on Artificial Intelligence and trade, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington later this week. The two countries discussed setting up a dialogue mechanism as fears over AI security keep rising, and prepared to ease trade tensions as a truce deal is set to expire in November. Also in this edition, France and Canada seek to deepen ties on critical minerals and energy.

Insider warnings, hacking scares during tests and a US-China race have split the industry and Washington.

Neither Beijing nor Washington can win the race for artificial intelligence dominance without relying on other countries, a Bank of America analyst said ahead of this week’s high-stakes bilateral summit, citing deeply entangled global tech supply chains. While China’s advantages had emerged in areas like power grids and manufacturing equipment, the country remained reliant on overseas suppliers for advanced chips, memory and some high-end materials, said Matty Zhao, co-head of China equity at...

Katanox, the financial infrastructure for hospitality, today announced a strategic partnership with Perk (formerly TravelPerk), the intelligent AI-native platform for travel and spend management. Through the partnership, Perk will use Katanox to improve the way hotel stays are booked, paid, reconciled, and settled. The companies will also work together to expand Perk’s access to hotel partners through the Katanox platform.

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp offers an immersive photography experience designed to help guests, from seasoned photographers to passionate beginners, capture the magic of the Masai Mara through professional Canon equipment.

Can AI find the next big discovery at CERN?

Microsoft’s new India South Central cloud region will use effectively zero water for cooling and is being built to handle AI workloads from day one, said Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India and South Asia, adding the tech giant is “putting water back into the ground.”

The North Korean threat actor known as Jade Sleet has been attributed to the compromise of an India-based "much smaller organization" in the information technology (IT) services industry, once again highlighting how the adversary continues to target developers to breach target networks. Cybersecurity company SentinelOne, which disclosed details of the activity, said it involved the use of Apple

A range of intelligent equipment designed for high-risk industry applications demonstrated at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention, showcasing how advanced robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping industrial safety and efficiency.

India’s next phase of semiconductor development should move beyond simply increasing chip manufacturing capacity and focus on building an ecosystem where chips designed, produced and packaged in the country are increasingly used in products designed and manufactured domestically, according to a report by EY–IESA.

Companies adopting agentic AI risk choosing tools that are easier to get through cybersecurity and procurement approvals over those that can perform the required tasks better, making ease of approval a potential priority over actual capability, according to a report by the Actuaries Institute.