UK startup AethexAI raised $3M pre-seed to build voice AI infrastructure purpose-built for Africa and the Middle East, where global providers have largely failed. Their Kora 1 model stack targets 1.5B people across emerging markets.
Ofcom is adding crisis-response requirements to UK online safety rules, requiring tech firms to have protocols ready for illegal content surges during real-world emergencies. The move follows the 2024 UK riots.
CVE-2026-44963 lets any low-privilege domain user execute code as root on Veeam Backup & Replication servers. With ransomware gangs actively targeting Veeam infrastructure, patching to version 12.3.2.4854 isn’t optional — it’s urgent.
Microsoft removed 73 GitHub repositories after the Miasma supply-chain worm compromised them to distribute password-stealing malware. All repos are restored, but the worm’s targeting of AI coding tools signals a new phase in supply-chain attacks.
Father’s Day 2026 is June 21st. Here’s a quick-hit guide to tech gifts that fit every kind of dad, from the outdoor adventurer to the smart-home tinkerer — plus why the best gift is still just showing up.
Cisco’s SD-WAN platform has its seventh actively exploited zero-day of 2026 — CVE-2026-20245 lets attackers run commands as root, and there’s still no patch available.
Beyond the Siri AI headlines, iOS 27 is packed with quality-of-life fixes: better Mail search, smoother network switching, cross-platform Shared Albums, real accessibility upgrades, and separated volume controls.
A CCDH study of 8 million Facebook comments found that violent threats against US lawmakers quadrupled after Meta relaxed its content moderation rules in 2025. Hate speech and bullying saw similar spikes, while Meta cut its proactive enforcement by half.
A malware campaign targeting South Korea uses GitHub repositories as command-and-control servers, with malicious LNK files fetching PowerShell payloads and exfiltrating data through the developer platform.
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo is acquiring Irish software company Kneat Solutions for C$650M in an all-cash deal. Kneat builds digital validation platforms for pharma and life sciences — unglamorous but essential software that’s about to get the full private equity growth treatment.
