Topic: industry collaboration
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Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox Renew Safety Pledge for Players
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are collaborating to improve player safety across their platforms, focusing on creating safer online environments, especially for younger audiences. The alliance operates on three principles: prevention through user tools and education, partnership with regulators an...
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Our Pledge for Safer Gaming: The Latest Update
Leading gaming platform holders Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have renewed their alliance to prioritize player safety, focusing on user empowerment and protecting younger audiences. Their strategy is built on three pillars: providing families with easy-to-use safety controls, collaborating with i...
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Cloudflare Partners with Top Payment Firms to Secure Agentic Commerce
Cloudflare has partnered with Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to create a secure authentication framework using the Web Bot Auth protocol, enabling AI shopping agents to transact safely with online merchants worldwide. The Trusted Agent Protocol allows merchants to verify the identity and ...
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Tech Giants Unite to Standardize AI Agents
The Linux Foundation has launched the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to create open standards and prevent a fragmented, proprietary future for AI agents, with founding contributions from Anthropic, Block, and OpenAI. Key technical donations include Anthropic's Model Context Protocol, Block's Goose ...
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Top AI Firms Forge New Path for Chatbot Companions
Leading technology companies convened at Stanford University to discuss the benefits and risks of AI chatbots as companions, addressing concerns about emotional dependency and mental health crises among users. The workshop emphasized the need for societal dialogue on AI's role in human interactio...
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The Hidden Engine of Digital Transformation
High-quality audio is now a core strategic component for digital transformation, essential for enhancing user experience, enabling advanced features, and future-proofing investments. Achieving simplicity and sustainability requires reliable hardware and seamless software updates, supported by ind...
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India AI Summit 2026: Key Announcements & Updates
The India AI Summit 2026 is a major four-day event aiming to establish India as a global AI hub, attracting top executives from leading tech firms and anticipating a quarter of a million attendees. The summit features prominent industry leaders like Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman, alongside high-le...
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Warner Music and Udio Settle AI Copyright Lawsuit, Strike New Deal
Warner Music Group has resolved its copyright dispute with Udio and formed a strategic partnership to launch a licensed AI music platform in 2026, using authorized content to create new income streams for artists while protecting their rights. The upcoming subscription service will enable users t...
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AI Search: The Rise of Inauthentic, Commercial Results
Google's shift toward AI-driven search results risks homogenizing online content by prioritizing algorithmic consensus over editorial diversity, potentially sidelining unique voices. AI systems naturally gravitate toward established viewpoints, creating a self-reinforcing cycle where mainstream c...
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Natcast Announces Major Staff Layoffs
Natcast, the non-profit managing the National Semiconductor Technology Center, is laying off most staff and closing after the Commerce Department withheld $7.4 billion in funding, alleging legal issues with its structure. The organization, established to advance semiconductor research and workfor...
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Securing Farms from Cyber Threats: A John Deere CISO Q&A
Modern agriculture relies heavily on interconnected, software-driven systems, making cybersecurity as critical as physical equipment to protect the supply chain from threats. John Deere employs a security-by-design approach, integrating protections from development through testing, and collaborat...
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Fortnite Now Supports Unity Games
Epic Games and Unity are partnering to allow Unity-built games to be published directly within Fortnite, expanding its content library and transforming it into a broader platform. The collaboration aims to foster an open metaverse, enabling interoperability and providing developers, especially sm...
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Vindral CEO on Interactive Livestreaming and Tunable Latency
Vindral's tunable latency technology allows broadcasters to adjust livestream delays from sub-second to several seconds, enabling real-time engagement or synchronization with traditional broadcasts for applications like live sports betting. Media over QUIC (MoQ) is an emerging protocol supported ...
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Sora Exposes the Flaws in Deepfake Detection
OpenAI's Sora platform generates highly realistic deepfake videos that easily bypass current detection systems, spreading misinformation as viewers mistake them for real content. The C2PA standard for embedding content credentials is inconsistently applied and often invisible on major platforms, ...
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Sumerge at Money 20/20: AI's Impact on Finance
Sumerge showcased its expertise in AI for finance at Money 20/20 Middle East, offering insights on technological transformation through panel discussions and consultations. During a panel on AI regulation, CTO Mohamed Nour highlighted the importance of balancing innovation with trust, focusing on...
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Oktane 2025: Securing Every Identity, AI, and App
The rise of autonomous AI agents in workflows creates unprecedented security challenges, demanding a unified identity security fabric for protection across all users and applications. Legacy authorization models like OAuth are inadequate for AI agents, leading to security blind spots and user cog...
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Shure Debuts First Digital Array Mic for MEA Broadcasts
Shure has launched the DCA901 Planar Array Microphone, a digital audio solution designed to enhance broadcast production with pristine sound and simplified setup in the Middle East and Africa. The microphone features digitally steerable lobes and integrated processing, allowing engineers to isola...
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EU Invests €700 Million in NanoIC Tech
The European Union has inaugurated the €700 million NanoIC pilot line in Belgium, a key project under the European Chips Act to bolster the continent's semiconductor sovereignty and technological independence. The open-access facility provides companies and researchers with cutting-edge beyond-2-...
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Amazon to Test AI Tools in Film and TV Production Next Month
Amazon is launching a closed beta in March for its AI production tools, designed to improve efficiency in areas like character consistency and pre-production workflows. The initiative, led by Amazon MGM Studios, emphasizes that the AI is intended to support, not replace, creative teams by streaml...
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Future-Proof Your Career With This Power Move
Participating in standards organizations provides a strategic career edge by offering advanced insight into future technologies, expanding your professional network, and positioning you at the forefront of industry innovation. Involvement is valuable for a wide range of professionals, not just en...
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Palestinian Developers Finally Get Their Platform
Palestinian Voices in Games (PVG) is an initiative launched to support Palestinian game developers through mentorship and resources, addressing their underrepresentation in the global gaming industry by connecting them with over fifty industry professionals. The program operates via a network of ...
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Microsoft-OpenAI Deal Paves Way for Potential IPO
The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is advancing with a new agreement, though structural and regulatory issues remain, including Microsoft's dual role as both collaborator and competitor. Microsoft has invested $13 billion in OpenAI and shares revenue from ChatGPT, while also increasing ...
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TRM Unveils New Crypto Crime-Fighting Platform for the Industry
TRM Labs has launched Beacon Network, a real-time intelligence-sharing platform to combat illicit cryptocurrency movements and digital financial crime, addressing over $47 billion in crypto fraud since 2023. The platform enables collaboration among exchanges, law enforcement, and cybersecurity fi...
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IAB Tech Lab Launches Live Event Ad Playbook with Industry Leaders
The digital advertising landscape is shifting toward live streaming, prompting IAB Tech Lab to release the Live Event Ad Playbook, developed with industry leaders to streamline ad monetization through tools like the Concurrent Streams API. Live sports and events dominate streaming, drivin...
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Hexaware Taps Sri Lanka's Tech Talent for AI Growth
Hexaware Technologies is expanding in Sri Lanka to build expertise in AI and leverage local talent for its global technological goals. The company is developing a versatile local workforce through programs like Mavericks for graduates and reskilling initiatives for mid-career professionals. Sri L...
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How Streaming is Reinventing Broadcast Infrastructure
The broadcast industry is fundamentally shifting from traditional linear models to streaming and hybrid delivery, driven by audience demand for flexible, personalized, and on-demand content across devices. This transformation is redefining local television, enabling hyper-localized content and ad...
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10% of UK Firms at Risk of Collapse from Cyberattack
One in ten UK businesses would likely collapse after a major cyberattack, despite heightened boardroom awareness following high-profile breaches. Research reveals critical vulnerabilities, including widespread password reuse by staff and a lack of basic cybersecurity training for employees. A new...
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Aliro Smart Lock Standard Launches This Year
The Aliro smart lock standard, an open protocol developed by a major industry consortium, is launching this year to unify digital access across devices and manufacturers, enabling tap-to-unlock and hands-free entry. It is designed to extend secure, phone-as-a-key functionality—using NFC, Bluetoot...
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IRISSCON 2025: The Human Factor in Cybersecurity
IRISSCON 2025, held in Dublin, will focus on the human factor in cybersecurity, addressing its role in recent breaches and uniting professionals to tackle digital security issues. The conference will explore how human behavior is both a vulnerability and a defense, featuring expert sessions on ps...
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Dead Space Creator Slams "Broken" Games Industry
Glen Schofield criticizes the video game industry as broken, citing overwork and low morale, and calls for a collective effort to restore its vitality. He advocates for the adoption of generative AI as a tool to enhance efficiency and creativity across all roles, urging companies to invest in wor...
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GITEX Global Rebrands as 'TechCation' in 2026, Transforming Dubai's Tech Show
GITEX Global is rebranding as TechCation in 2026, merging technology innovation with Dubai's lifestyle and moving to Expo City Dubai during the peak tourism season in December. The event will transform the city into a connected ecosystem through partnerships across tourism, hospitality, and welln...
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Orange Jordan Fuels Digital Innovation at Evolve Conference
Orange Jordan sponsored the Evolve Conference at the Orange Village in Al Hussein Technical University, targeting students interested in IT and digital innovation to foster creativity and collaboration through various activities. The event featured participation from leading tech companies showca...
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UK Cyber Shield Blocks 1 Billion Attacks on Telecom Networks
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has blocked nearly one billion cyberattacks in a year using its proactive "Share and Defend" service, which protects national telecom infrastructure by filtering malicious websites. The system works by gathering threat intelligence from partners and ...
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UK Launches Cyber Unit to Strengthen National Security
The UK government has launched a new Cyber Action Plan, establishing a Government Cyber Unit and a Software Security Ambassador Scheme, backed by £210 million to strengthen public sector digital defenses and resilience against cyber-attacks. This initiative is a direct response to recent disrupti...
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5 Essential Steps to Build Your Own AI Success
A successful AI project requires a strong data foundation with clear governance and ownership, as robust infrastructure is essential for effective exploration and implementation. Delivering clear user value is critical; automation should handle simpler tasks to free human expertise for complex pr...
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IAB Tech Lab Unveils New CTV Ad Formats & Programmatic Updates
The IAB Tech Lab has introduced a standardized portfolio of six core CTV ad formats and updated its programmatic guide to bring clarity and consistency to the fragmented connected TV advertising sector. This standardization, driven by CTV's explosive growth, aims to streamline operations by provi...
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Android's AirDrop Rival Is Coming to More Phones
Qualcomm plans to expand Android's file-sharing capabilities by bringing Pixel 10-style AirDrop support to a wide range of Snapdragon-powered phones, enabling seamless cross-platform transfers with iPhones. Google achieved this compatibility by integrating Apple's proprietary AWDL protocol into i...
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Securing Legacy Medical Devices Beyond Patching
Legacy medical devices without security patches require protective barriers and close collaboration with vendors to manage risks and plan phased replacements. A risk-based security approach supports compliance by focusing on proactive measures, staff education, and strategic risk mitigation rathe...
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Huawei Debuts AI-Driven Resilient Network Solution at GITEX 2025
Huawei launched its Enterprise Network Integration Service 6.0 at GITEX Global 2025, designed to help organizations build resilient, secure, and intelligent network systems with full lifecycle support from design to optimization. The solution delivers industry-specific benefits, including 99.999%...
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UK NCSC Backs Public Disclosure of AI Security Flaws
UK cybersecurity and AI authorities advocate for crowdsourced initiatives to identify and address AI vulnerabilities, emphasizing the rising risks from malicious exploitation of advanced platforms. In response to AI system breaches, developers have launched bug bounty programs to incentivize ethi...
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IAB Framework Simplifies Gaming Ad Standards
The IAB released a Gaming Measurement Framework to standardize metrics for evaluating gaming ad campaigns, addressing a critical gap as over 80% of U.S. internet users identify as gamers. The framework eliminates guesswork by defining essential and optional metrics, helping advertisers prioritize...
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Google Gifts Agent2Agent Protocol to Linux Foundation
Google has transferred its Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol to the Linux Foundation to standardize AI communication, with support from major companies like AWS and Cisco. The move ensures neutral governance and avoids vendor lock-in, with Google emphasizing the Linux Foundation’s role in fostering open...
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SGAI & the Future of Streaming AdTech at Streaming Media Connect
Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) is transforming streaming advertising by combining server-side precision with client-side flexibility, enabling better ad management and viewer experiences. SGAI reduces latency and operational costs by decoupling ad streams from content manifests, allowi...
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Meta Sues Crush AI Over 'Nudify' App Ads on Its Platforms
Meta has sued Crush AI for flooding its platforms with deceptive ads promoting a "nudify" app that creates non-consensual explicit content, bypassing advertising policies. Crush AI allegedly evaded detection by creating thousands of ads and using multiple accounts with slight name variations, des...
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Secure Your AI Agents Like Human Users
AI agents require the same rigorous identity and access management protocols as human employees to prevent data exposure and security vulnerabilities. Organizations face risks from unmanaged "shadow AI" applications and permission sprawl, necessitating centralized control and micro-level security...
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Microsoft Warns AI Could Engineer Biological Threats
A Microsoft report warns that AI could be exploited to design biological threats, such as redesigning toxic proteins, which lowers barriers to creating dangerous agents and highlights the need for stronger global biosecurity. Experts call for enhanced DNA synthesis screening and enforcement mecha...
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UK Unveils Plan to Fortify Online Public Services
The UK government is investing £210 million to launch a Government Cyber Action Plan, establishing a central Government Cyber Unit to set mandatory security standards and coordinate incident response across the public sector. A key component is the creation of a Government Cyber Profession to dev...
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Amadeus Hackathon: Boosting Travel Innovation with AI
Asia Pacific travel companies collaborated in a hackathon to revolutionize travel using AI, integrating Amadeus Self-Service APIs with Google Cloud's tools like Gemini Models and Vertex AI to enhance travel shopping and reservations. Participants developed innovative AI solutions, including tools...
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Industrial Control System Vulnerabilities Reach All-Time High
Industrial cybersecurity faces a severe escalation, with over 500 ICS security advisories published in 2025, a record high, and a dramatic increase in both the volume and average severity of vulnerabilities compared to previous years. The most frequently impacted systems are foundational operatio...
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Cyber Startup Launchpad Debuts at Infosecurity Europe 2026
Infosecurity Europe 2026 will launch a new Cyber Startup Programme to highlight innovative early-stage cybersecurity companies and support industry growth. The initiative includes a dedicated exhibition zone and tailored packages to increase startup visibility and connect founders with investors ...
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