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Asian financial institutions are adopting AI-driven strategies to combat cybercrime, as the financial sector undergoes rapid digital transformation. This addresses surging financial fraud and increased compliance costs across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
In the Asia-Pacific region, 98% of financial institutions have scaled up compliance operations, pushing costs above $45 billion. Governments...
A notification sound bug in Android 16 has affected some Pixel owners, muting subsequent alerts if one remains in the notification shade; Google has acknowledged the issue and stated a fix will be implemented in an upcoming Quarterly Platform Release (QPR).
The stable version of Android 16, released in June, introduced this issue where notifications fail to play sounds if an existing notification...
Microsoft has deployed a custom-built security chip, the Azure Integrated HSM, across every Azure server to counter an annual cybercrime cost projected to reach $10.2 trillion by 2025.
The Azure Integrated HSM, first announced in late 2024, constitutes a central component of Microsoft’s comprehensive security architecture. This architecture was detailed at the recent Hot Chips 2025 event....
Apple has introduced “Asa,” an AI chatbot, for its retail employees to enhance product knowledge and sales capabilities, following a prior integration into the Apple Support app for customers.
Asa will soon become widely accessible within Apple’s internal ‘SEED’ application, which serves as a training resource for retail personnel. Screenshots shared by MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris indicate the...
OpenAI has introduced a flashcard-based quiz feature in ChatGPT, allowing users to create interactive quizzes on a wide range of topics to assess their learning progress.
This functionality is part of the Study and Learn tool and is not limited to a specific GPT-5 model. Users can start the quiz creation process with prompts like, “Turn financial econometrics into a clean GPT flashcard quiz,”...
Phishing scams utilizing fake DocuSign emails are circulating, appearing as charges from companies like Apple. These messages often include a receipt, order ID, and support number, which connects victims to scammers instead of legitimate services.
The phishing emails, detailed by Kurt Knutsson from CyberGuy Report Fox News, mimic billing receipts for Apple Pay purchases. They typically claim a...
DeepSeek will utilize Huawei AI chips instead of Nvidia’s for training small AI models, as the company seeks to decrease its reliance on Nvidia processors. The shift comes as DeepSeek is testing new AI GPU accelerators from various manufacturers.
According to , DeepSeek plans to adopt Huawei chips for its smaller AI models. This initiative aims to reduce the company’s dependency on Nvidia....
WhatsApp recently patched a software vulnerability, officially identified as CVE-2025-55177, that unknown hackers exploited to target specific Apple users with spyware.
Meta-owned WhatsApp stated in an advisory that this previously unknown bug “may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.”
TechCrunch reported that WhatsApp addressed this vulnerability this...
A new AI-powered stethoscope developed by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is being deployed in a nationwide study to detect three serious heart conditions within seconds.
The device, approximately the size of a playing card, is currently part of the TRICORDER study and identifies Heart Failure (HF), Atrial Fibrillation (AF), and Valvular Heart Disease (VHD). It...
Substack implemented a policy change requiring all writers to offer Apple’s in-app purchase (IAP) payment option, leading to a 30% fee for subscriptions purchased via IAP. Substack will adjust iOS app prices upward to maintain writer earnings, effectively passing the cost to readers. This decision, announced last week, was made without an opt-out for writers.
The policy follows Substack’s $100...