Author: fariehan
Cybersecurity is on the rise not because it’s trendy, but because AI-threats are becoming increasingly harder to spot and defend against. CISO, security firms and analysts are all saying the same thing right now “AI is switching things up and nobody can afford to sit back and do nothing”. By the end of 2025, AI threats had risen over 47% compared to the year before. Security leaders have witnessed AI reshape cyberattacks from manual operations to automated systems. Hackers are now using generative AI to write phishing emails, scan networks and continuously adapt attacks if detected. This recent development has…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong took to X (formerly Twitter) on the 1st of January 2026 to announce the company’s 2026 strategy and named stablecoins and on-chain growth as the key market drivers shaping Coinbase’s business and the broader crypto market at the moment. The news spread quickly in the crypto world and ultimately marked Coinbase’s shift from a crypto exchange platform into a full-stack financial and blockchain structure. Armstrong portrays stablecoins and on-chain growth as proven market drivers, showing that his statement is backed by hard facts rather than speculation. This pushes Coinbase closer towards its goal of becoming the…
Nvidia, the world’s largest manufacturer of graphics and AI chips, is allegedly set to acquire AI21, an Israel based AI startup in a deal valued at up to $3B. Although nothing has been confirmed nor has the acquisition been sealed off by both companies, it signifies a major advancement in the generative AI sector and reflects Nvidia’s desire to venture beyond hardware into the AI software and talent market. AI21 Labs was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2017 and specializes in Large Language Models (LLM) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), two kinds of algorithms that allow computers to understand…
Google is strengthening its role in Artificial Intelligence by centering its AI innovation efforts around the Gemini model series. By placing Gemini as the core engine for new AI vision experiences debuting at CES 2026, the enterprise showcases its commitment to combining AI functionality across devices, cloud infrastructure and partner networks in the midst of increased competition in AI technology. Google Gemini, a powerful multifaceted AI platform that integrates language processing, image recognition and video analysis into a single software framework, is considered the heart of this approach. Google continues to show its resolve by completely incorporating Gemini into its…
The United States of America (USA) is experiencing a huge shift in technology policies. The 2026 tech laws are reshaping how Artificial Intelligence (AI) works, how personal user data is handled and how social media platforms operate. These adjustments mark one of the most major efforts to try and control the reach of big tech companies like Microsoft and Meta. Colorado, California, Texas, Utah and Virginia are spearheading the movement. Their laws are taking effect and pushing tech companies to reshape how they create and manage digital products. Lawmakers have debated rules for years and these new laws in 2026…
Flutterwave has acquired Mono, an African open banking platform and this action is said to be redefining the future of open banking and digital transactions across the continent of Africa. This historic agreement combines Flutterwave’s increase in payments with Mono’s strength in financial data, identity verification and account-to-account payments by creating a stronger and grounded fintech ecosystem across the continent. Announced on the 5th of January 2026, this acquisition is reportedly valued at up to $40 million. This gives Flutterwave access to Mono’s APIs which combines basic user accounts and financial data sources and enables secure account verification, balance checks…
Tether (USDT), considered to be the world’s largest stablecoin distributor is once more under scrutiny in the crypto world due to growing concerns regarding transparency and deepening reserve composition. Tether has experienced years of criticism regarding reserve disclosure and the situation has escalated as it continues to expand its holdings outside traditional assets (U.S treasury bills, Corporate bonds) and this is achieved through a large accumulation of Bitcoin (BTC). This has piqued the interest of regulatory bodies and raised questions amongst market analysts and investors regarding financial risks and reserve liability. In May 2023, Tether announced a significant upgrade to…
Microsoft solidly recommends the Zero-Trust framework in its 2026 security plan. The enterprise is pressing to make zero-trust the default operational model by placing it directly into product configurations as cloud migration, remote work and AI-driven threats diminish the competency of traditional boundary-based security. Zero-Trust is a modern security framework that operates on a “don’t trust, always verify” system. It demands strict identity verification for every user and device attempting to gain access to resources regardless of whether they’re part of an organization’s network or not. It functions under the presumption that threats exist everywhere. Therefore, it constantly verifies the…