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77% of Security Leaders Would Sack Phishing Victims
New research from Arctic Wolf shows that most security leaders say they would sack staff who fall for phishing scams, even as incidents rise and leaders themselves admit to clicking malicious links. Hardening of Attitudes Arctic Wolf’s 2025 Human Risk Behaviour Snapshot reveals that 77 per cent of IT and security leaders say they have…
Google’s App-Builder Expands To 15 More Countries
Google is widening access to Opal, its no-code AI mini-app builder, to 15 additional countries. However, new research warns that AI-accelerated development is outpacing software security. What Is Opal? Opal is a Google Labs experiment that turns a plain-English prompt into a working mini web app. Users describe what they want, then Opal assembles a…
Lab-Grown Human Brains Power ‘Wetware’
Scientists are building experimental computers from tiny lab-grown clusters of human neurons with the aim of creating ultra-efficient “wetware” that can learn, adapt and run AI-type tasks using a fraction of today’s energy. What Are These “Mini Brains”? In this case, “mini brains” are brain organoids, which are small three-dimensional clusters of living human neurons and support…
Google Backs ‘Supermemory’
A 20-year-old founder from Mumbai has attracted backing from senior Google figures for a new AI startup designed to help large language models remember what users tell them. Supermemory Supermemory, founded by developer Dhravya Shah, is building what he calls a “universal memory layer” for artificial intelligence, which is a tool that allows AI apps to retain…
Support Ends But Hundreds of Millions Still on Windows 10
Hundreds of millions of computers are still running Windows 10 as Microsoft ends support on 14 October 2025, raising major concerns about cost, security, and the scale of the global upgrade still to come. The Countdown to End of Support Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will reach the end of support on 14 October…
Employers Choose AI Over Gen Z
A new British Standards Institution report says managers are increasingly substituting AI for junior roles, reshaping early careers and raising concerns for the UK labour market. The Study and Report The analysis comes from the British Standards Institution’s new insight report, ‘Evolving Together: AI, Automation and Building the Skilled Workforce of the Future’. It surveyed…
Pollinger’s Productivity : October 2025
Breaking News: OpenAI Unveils Sora 2 Overnight, OpenAI has launched Sora 2, its next-generation text-to-video + audio model, along with a new social app simply called Sora. Unlike its predecessor, Sora 2 supports synchronised speech, sound effects, and ambient audio, enabling far more immersive and realistic video creations. Users can trigger “cameo” videos by verifying…
Microsoft Launches AI & Cloud Apps Marketplace
Microsoft has launched a single unified Marketplace bringing together Azure Marketplace and AppSource, offering a central location for cloud services and AI applications integrated directly into the Microsoft ecosystem. One Destination For AI And Cloud Procurement On 25 September 2025, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Marketplace, a new platform designed to simplify the way…
UK Gov Pushes AGAIN For iCloud Backdoor
The UK government has reportedly issued a fresh order instructing Apple to enable access to encrypted iCloud backups for British users, narrowing an earlier demand that had sought global access. The New Order According to reports in the Financial Times, the Home Office served Apple with a new Technical Capability Notice (TCN) in early September…
New Sora 2 Creates Incredible Videos
OpenAI has launched Sora 2, a powerful new AI model for generating realistic video and audio, alongside a companion app called Sora that functions as a short-form video platform in the style of TikTok. Cameos The app, now live in the US and Canada, allows users to create, share, and remix AI-generated videos featuring themselves…
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