Embedded finance: How CIOs must prepare Summary Embedded finance — the direct integration of payments, lending, banking and insurance into non‑financial products — is becoming standard customer expectation. For CIOs…
Your smart TV is watching you and nobody’s stopping it Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that smart TVs have evolved into powerful surveillance devices. Lawsuits filed by the Texas Attorney General…
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026’s biggest insider threat Summary Palo Alto Networks’ Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore warns that task-specific AI agents will be 2026’s…
The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees Summary WIRED reports on a dramatic early-January incident in Caracas — explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported and US officials…
Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture Summary Within minutes of former President Donald Trump announcing that US forces had captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, social…
Science in 2026: what to expect this year Summary By Nick Petrić Howe and Miryam Naddaf. This Nature Podcast episode and companion piece outlines the major science stories likely to…
Quantifying the global eco-footprint of wearable healthcare electronics Author style Punchy: this paper is not just academic — it puts numbers on the environmental cost of a technology that’s everywhere…
Nvidia DMs TSMC: please sir can I have some more? The Chinese are starved for H200s Summary Nvidia has reportedly approached TSMC to boost production of its H200 AI accelerators…
The hidden risks of buy now, pay later Summary Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has become a mainstream checkout option thanks to providers such as Klarna and Affirm. It offers…
The Great Big Power Play Summary The US is witnessing a major shift in energy politics as the federal government and big tech mobilise behind nuclear power — and temporarily…
