SEC closes PayPal stablecoin probe with no action
PYUSD saw a 75% rise in supply this year, with new rewards and a Coinbase deal pushing adoption. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its investigation into PayPal’s…
NotebookLM expands podcast-style summaries | Digital Watch Observatory
Users can now listen to audio summaries in their preferred language, including Spanish, Japanese, and French. Google has significantly upgraded its NotebookLM platform by expanding the Audio Overviews feature to…
Connectivity crucial to allaying drivers’ hacking concerns
Connectivity now has an intrinsic place in the automobile industry, and while there is growing consumer willingness to pay for in-car digital subscriptions to take advantage of services such…
UK refuses to include Online Safety Act in US trade talks
US tech firms lobbied hard, but the UK stands firm: online safety rules are here to stay. The UK government has ruled out watering down the Online Safety Act as…
How AI can attack corporate decision-making
Given that the goal of developing a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model is to take human instructions and provide a helpful app, what happens if those human instructions are…
Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO
The widely accepted software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model contains significant flaws and is “quietly enabling cyber attackers”, introducing widespread vulnerabilities that could undermine the global economic system, according to a…
Big Tech accused of undue influence over EU AI Code
The US government opposes the new AI Code, calling it anti-innovation. Critics say Big Tech had too much access. The European Commission is facing growing criticism after a joint investigation…