EU AI Act: Omnibus Law Pushes High-Risk Obligations to December 2027
August 2, 2026 was expected to be the EU AI Act’s largest compliance deadline. It was not. Here’s what’s happening to Europe’s most wanted regulation on artificial intelligence.
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Amazon’s Custom AI Chips Business Surpasses $20B Run Rate
Amazon’s investment in custom silicon is quickly turning into one of the company’s most important growth engines. In the wake of its latest earnings report, the company revealed that its custom chip portfolio, including Trainium AI accelerators, Graviton CPUs, and Nitro networking processors, has now exceeded a $20 billion annual revenue run rate.
The UAE’s Newly-Regulated Commercial Gaming Market is Slowly Taking Shape
The gambling sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has moved forward at a measured pace since the country established a regulated commercial gaming market in 2023. Recent developments show that international gaming companies and local regulators are laying the foundations for long-term growth.
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Three Organizations During Testing
Oops, AI did it again… Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of large language models and popular AI chatbot, has disclosed that its AI model gained unauthorized access to the systems of three real organizations during cybersecurity testing after a configuration error accidentally exposed supposedly isolated test environments to the public internet. […]
Apple and Amazon Earnings Analyzed
Apple and Amazon both topped Wall Street estimates in their latest quarterly reports, released within hours of each other on July 30. But the two companies got there in very different ways: one through hardware demand, the other largely through a paper gain on an AI investment.
Microsoft Bets on AI to Stop Cyberattacks Before They Spread
Microsoft has announced a new generation of cybersecurity tools that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify vulnerabilities and tackle assaults with minimal human involvement, representing a major step into the world of autonomous cybersecurity.
AI Voice Cloning Bank Scams: How To Tell Real Call From Fake One
A phone rings. The voice on the other end sounds exactly like a bank representative, a company executive or even your grandchild. Unfortunately, it is not. Artificial intelligence (AI) can now reproduce a person’s voice closely enough to fool even the people who know that voice best, and criminals are using the “smart” technology against […]
World AI Show Concludes Landmark Indonesia Edition, Announces Next Chapter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this September
World AI Show Indonesia wraps up with high-stakes ministerial dialogues, enterprise blueprints, and precision networking as Trescon names Kuala Lumpur the next stop for its global series, scheduled for 9–10 September 2026.
Clearwater Analytics: 66% Of Fund Managers Fear Firms Are Over-Investing In AI
Vast majority (66%) of fund managers believe their firms are over-investing in AI, while 25% believe their organizations are not investing enough, according to new global AI investment research from Clearwater Analytics.
White House Nears Frontier AI Review Deal as OpenAI Pauses Advanced Model
The United States is moving closer to establishing a federal review process for frontier artificial intelligence models, a development that could reshape deployment timelines for financial institutions relying on cutting-edge AI. The reported policy discussions come as OpenAI has temporarily paused internal access to an unreleased frontier model following concerns that it repeatedly found ways […]
GreenVibe Raises $12 Million as Reconstruction Financing Demands Real-Time Verification
GreenVibe has raised $12 million to date to close what it describes as a longstanding blind spot in construction: whether poured concrete actually matches its specification. The company embeds wireless sensors into concrete before pouring, delivering strength and status readings every 30 minutes.
EU Google Android AI Ruling Could Reshape AI-Powered Banking and Payment Apps
The European Commission has taken one of its most significant steps yet to loosen Google’s control over the Android ecosystem, adopting binding requirements under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will require the company to open key Android capabilities to competing artificial intelligence assistants and share portions of its search data with eligible rivals.
AI News Digest: Central Banks, Data Centers & Frontier Models
Artificial intelligence (AI) dominates the news agenda this week. Financial regulators warn that agentic AI is moving faster than rulemaking, the UK’s FCA ties the technology’s future to tokenized money, a skilled-labor shortage emerges as a bottleneck for the data centers powering AI systems, and SpaceXAI launches a new model aimed at capturing finance and […]
AI, Live Data and Integrity Tech Headline SBC Summit’s New Sports Betting Innovation Track
SBC Summit will spotlight the technologies driving the next generation of sports betting with a dedicated Sports Betting Innovation track. Featuring leading operators and technology experts, the agenda will explore the innovations helping sportsbooks deliver faster, smarter, and more engaging betting experiences.
Outpost24 Updates CyberFlex for AI-Driven Cyber Risks
Swedish cybersecurity company Outpost24 has introduced the next generation of its CyberFlex managed application security program. Its latest update reflects a gap in how organizations used to approach cyber risk and tries to raise the bar for app cybersecurity as artificial intelligence reshapes both digital transformation and the threat landscape.
AWS: Only 22% Of European Businesses Use AI For Advanced Use Cases
More than half of European businesses now use AI, but fewer than a quarter have reached the most advanced stage of adoption, according to Sasha Rubel, Head of AI and Generative AI Policy, EMEA, at Amazon Web Services (AWS). “Less than a quarter have reached the most advanced stage of adoption, using it primarily for […]
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