Updates

1 Sep 2025

France and Germany unite on digital sovereignty, AI, quantum and cloud technologies

Streamlined EU rules for AI and cybersecurity proposed by France and Germany

1 Sep 2025

Analyst warns AI will make stocks obsolete in favour of Bitcoin

AI could make traditional stocks obsolete, with analysts arguing Bitcoin will offer a stronger long-term investment alternative.

1 Sep 2025

South Korea to sharply increase spending to power AI-based growth

With economic growth under pressure, Seoul has proposed a 728-trillion-won budget for 2026, dedicating 10.1 trillion won to AI and boosting R&D sharply.

1 Sep 2025

Legal barriers and low interest delay Estonia’s AI rollout in schools

Developers face legal barriers and low student interest in Estonia’s classroom AI project.

1 Sep 2025

Salesforce customers hit by OAuth token breach

The campaign targeted hundreds of Salesforce tenants, extracting AWS keys, Snowflake tokens, and passwords.

1 Sep 2025

Noyb wins GDPR case against Youtube

Austrian NGO noyb won a case against YouTube after 5.5 years, with authorities ordering full compliance with a user’s GDPR data access request, highlighting widespread non-compliance by major platforms.

1 Sep 2025

Econet brings smart tech to Zimbabwe Agricultural Show to support farmers

Featuring AI-enabled water management and interactive fintech across its stand, Econet aims to bridge technology and farming amid ZAS’s theme of community and innovation.

31 Aug 2025

Estonia’s Vocal Image uses AI to boost communication skills

With 4 million downloads, Vocal Image combines AI feedback, gesture advice and vocal drills to help users gain clarity and communication presence.

31 Aug 2025

Claude chatbot misused in unprecedented cyber extortion case

Anthropic revealed a hacker used its Claude chatbot to automate a sweeping cyber extortion campaign against 17 companies.

31 Aug 2025

Fragmenting digital identities with aliases offers added security

Email aliases are emerging as a simple, effective way to limit tracking and reduce risks from widespread data breaches.