General News

March 27, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosed alarming new figures showing that American consumers lost $15.9 billion to fraud during 2025, underscoring the growing scale of deceptive schemes targeting the public. The data emerged in testimony delivered on March 25, 2026, before the Joint Economic Committee,… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 7:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Global cybercrime fighters registered a significant win recently, when the FBI and Europol dismantled LeakBase, a Dark Web forum used to trade stolen credentials at scale. But while it’s a definite win, information once posted on LeakBase likely remains in circulation. NordVPN’s chief technology officer… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized social network Bluesky has publicly disclosed its $100 million Series B funding round, which was completed in April 2025 but announced only now.  Led by Bain Capital Crypto, the round drew participation from investors including Alumni Ventures, Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures,… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Native has emerged from stealth with $42 million in funding, introducing what it calls the first cloud security control plane: a platform that translates security intent into enforceable, secure-by-design cloud architecture that continuously adapts across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The… Read More

March 16, 2026 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG Ireland has indicated that regulations are pushing institutions toward stronger operational safeguards, particularly when dealing with external partners. A key development in this area is the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which is now moving from planning stages to active regulatory oversight in regions… Read More

March 15, 2026 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has indicated that the technology sector is entering a transformative era defined by intelligent systems, exponential innovation, and the need for resilient strategies, according to KPMG’s newly released Global Tech Report 2026. KPMG pointed out that the research study draws on responses from 2,500… Read More

March 15, 2026 @ 11:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Accertify, a unified risk decisioning platform provider, today announced the launch of Attack State, a new capability within its Account Protection solution that helps organizations detect and respond to coordinated login attacks and other automated threats targeting customer accounts. Attack State analyzes login activity continuously… Read More

March 14, 2026 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom experienced a sharp escalation in fraudulent activity throughout 2025, with organizations submitting a total of 444,993 risk alerts to the National Fraud Database operated by Cifas. This total represents the largest volume ever documented in any single year and reflects a 6%… Read More

March 13, 2026 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has indicated that British high street banks extended more support to small and medium-sized enterprises last year, with total new lending climbing to £17.5 billion in 2025 from £16.1 billion in 2024. The latest figures from UK Finance show this marks the second… Read More

March 13, 2026 @ 2:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report from CB Insights sheds fresh light on the harsh realities facing new ventures. Researchers examined 431 venture-backed startups that shut down since 2023, drawing from founder statements, shutdown announcements, and public post-mortems. After identifying clear causes for 385 of them, the data… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 12:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a boost for the UK’s defense technology sector, the British Business Bank has committed £2.1 million to Hadean, a London-based innovator specialising in artificial intelligence and spatial computing. The investment forms part of a broader funding round that also welcomes strategic partners including Booz… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has released a detailed examination of who trades French equities and how their roles have evolved over the past five years. Covering 2019 through 2024, the review draws on the regulator’s ongoing market-monitoring work to map… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 5:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A study released by Lloyds Banking Group underscores the transformative power of artificial intelligence for UK enterprises. According to the Lloyds Business Barometer, companies that have integrated AI tools into their daily operations are experiencing marked improvements in output and financial performance, with the majority… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 12:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyber threats have overtaken all other worries for United Kingdom’s asset managers, according to fresh research released today by KPMG UK. The findings highlight a dramatic shift in priorities, with nearly all firms now viewing information security as a critical vulnerability in an ever-more digital… Read More

March 11, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Small businesses across the United States faced a tougher year than national economic headlines suggested, according to data released by cloud accounting platform Xero. The company’s latest Small Business Insights (XSBI) report, drawn from anonymized information provided by 32,000 American subscribers, shows that while Wall… Read More

March 10, 2026 @ 8:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero has indicated that Canadian small businesses faced a sharp slowdown in the closing months of 2025, with sales growth tumbling to levels last seen during the depths of the global health crisis. The latest quarterly snapshot from Xero’s Small Business Insights program paints a… Read More

March 10, 2026 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s latest update on infrastructure and software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture capital trends for the fourth quarter of 2025 portrays a sector in transition. PitchBook indicated that while deal activity moderated from earlier highs, the period underscored resilient fundamentals and deepening AI integration across DevOps, data systems,… Read More

March 10, 2026 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital’s leading firms demonstrated appetite for emerging digital technologies during the past year, deploying $33.1 billion across 874 pre-seed, seed, and early-stage deals tracked by PitchBook’s Emerging Tech Indicator (ETI). While deal volume stayed below the five-year average, the sheer dollar amount marked a… Read More

March 10, 2026 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has released two major reports revealing alarming trends in digital threats. One highlights a dramatic surge in mobile banking malware targeting Android users, while the other identifies supply chain compromises as the leading risk for businesses worldwide. Together, the findings underscore how… Read More

March 9, 2026 @ 8:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant development impacting the artificial intelligence sector, Caitlin Kalinowski, who oversaw hardware initiatives at OpenAI, has stepped down. Her departure stems from deep unease about what she views as a hastily arranged collaboration between top AI executives and the Pentagon on integrating advanced… Read More