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OpenAI launches safety bug bounty for AI abuse risks
Physical Security

OpenAI launches safety bug bounty for AI abuse risks

Researchers can now report AI misuse and harmful agent behaviour under a separate programme that could expose risks in ChatGPT Agent and Browser.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
RWS launches AI translation tool to challenge DeepL
Physical Security

RWS launches AI translation tool to challenge DeepL

Businesses handling sensitive content may gain a more secure option, as RWS says its new model beat DeepL in 31 of 32 languages tested.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Smart glasses drive 44% growth in global XR shipments
Gaming

Smart glasses drive 44% growth in global XR shipments

Smart glasses are reshaping the XR market, as headset shipments fell sharply and Meta kept its lead with 72.2% of global volume.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund
Physical Security

Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund

Producers could gain more predictable funding as a new non-bank lender backs film and television projects with USD $500 million in credit.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Google expands Lyria 3 Pro music tool across products
Physical Security

Google expands Lyria 3 Pro music tool across products

Longer AI-generated tracks are now available to businesses, developers and subscribers as Google widens access to its music model across products.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ
Data Protection

OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ

OpenAI has appointed Brent Thomas to lead policy in Australia and New Zealand as Canberra tightens AI governance and copyright rules.

By Mark Tarre • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
OpenAI details Sora 2 safeguards on likeness & teens
Physical Security

OpenAI details Sora 2 safeguards on likeness & teens

OpenAI sets out new safeguards for its Sora 2 video app, tightening controls on likeness, teens, harmful content and AI-generated audio.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Quantum Design Oxford to build 20-30 Tesla magnets
Semiconductors

Quantum Design Oxford to build 20-30 Tesla magnets

Quantum Design Oxford teams with US MagLab to roll out compact 20-30 Tesla superconducting magnets for everyday lab research use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Snowflake backs Bedrock Data in AI governance push
Data Protection

Snowflake backs Bedrock Data in AI governance push

Snowflake invests in Bedrock Data to tighten AI data governance, linking Horizon and Cortex AI with Bedrock's classification and masking tools.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
DigiCert posts record Q4 ARR after expansion spree
Digital Transformation

DigiCert posts record Q4 ARR after expansion spree

DigiCert reports record Q4 ARR in FY26 as DigiCert ONE platform growth, acquisitions and automation demand drive digital trust expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Adobe adds custom models to Firefly in public beta
Software-as-a-Service

Adobe adds custom models to Firefly in public beta

Adobe has opened Firefly Custom Models to public beta, letting creators train image generation on their own styles while unifying AI tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance
Fintech

Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance

Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Ion Video unveils virtual structure for AI-driven clips
Hyperscale

Ion Video unveils virtual structure for AI-driven clips

Ion Video pitches virtual video structures to let AI recombine clips on demand, cutting repeated rendering and storage costs by up to 70%.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
MSI unveils XpertStation WS300 for deskside AI power
Hyperscale

MSI unveils XpertStation WS300 for deskside AI power

MSI's XpertStation WS300 brings Nvidia Grace Blackwell AI supercomputing to the desk, targeting trillion-parameter models off-cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Intellectual property stories

UK patent filings slip as EPO applications top 200000
EduTech

UK patent filings slip as EPO applications top 200000

UK patent filings drop 3.3% after three years of growth as EPO applications pass 200,000 for the first time, led by US, Germany and China.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore amid investment surge
Unified Communications

GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore amid investment surge

GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore, drawing 550+ tech firms and 250 investors managing over USD $350 billion amid an AI investment boom.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Simpler Today AI secures INR ₹20 lakh for legal AI
Software-as-a-Service

Simpler Today AI secures INR ₹20 lakh for legal AI

Simpler Today AI secures INR ₹20 lakh to expand its legal AI platform, aiming to ease India's justice backlog and widen access to legal help.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute
Marketing Technologies

Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute

AI models rarely credits Canadian news sources, McGill audit warns, risking traffic and pay for regional and French-language outlets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026