DEI priorities CIOs should address in 2026
DEI priorities CIOs should address in 2026 Summary CIOs may not formally own diversity, equity and inclusion, but in 2026 they control the systems that will either entrench inequity or…
Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases
Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases Summary Federal contractors and twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter have been indicted for…
Why CIOs need AI fix-engineers for chatbot success
Why CIOs need AI fix-engineers for chatbot success Summary Organisations often treat chatbots as a quick route into generative AI, but early demo success frequently gives way to real-world degradation…
Great science happens in great teams — research assessments must try to capture that
Great science happens in great teams — research assessments must try to capture that By David Budtz Pedersen — Nature, 02 December 2025 Summary The author argues that although modern…
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI Summary An accidental exposure of internal materials shows Flock — the company behind a widespread network of AI-enabled cameras and…
‘Anti-woke’ policies blamed for falling attendance at some US conferences
‘Anti-woke’ policies blamed for falling attendance at some US conferences Summary Several major US scientific meetings that serve Black, Latino and Indigenous researchers have seen sharply lower attendance this year…
DPRK’s FlexibleFerret Tightens macOS Grip
DPRK’s FlexibleFerret Tightens macOS Grip Summary Jamf Threat Labs reports that the DPRK-linked FlexibleFerret campaign continues to evolve, increasingly targeting macOS users with convincing fake recruitment workflows. The attackers use…
Switching to Offense: US Makes Cyber Strategy Changes
Switching to Offense: US Makes Cyber Strategy Changes Summary The White House, via National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, says the Trump administration will publish an updated National Cyber Strategy that…
China recruiting spies in the UK with fake headhunters and ‘sites like LinkedIn’
China recruiting spies in the UK with fake headhunters and ‘sites like LinkedIn’ Summary MI5 has issued an espionage alert warning that Chinese intelligence officers are using fake recruitment agents…
NetApp claims ex-CTO built a secret cloud platform then sold it to VAST Data
NetApp claims ex-CTO built a secret cloud platform then sold it to VAST Data Summary NetApp has filed a federal lawsuit alleging its former senior vice-president and CTO, Jón Thorgrímur…