Author: InfoForTech
Need something new for your reading list? This week, we recommend Cecile Pin’s Celestial Lights and the new Image Comics series, If Destruction Be Our Lot. Celestial Lights Henry Holt and Co. Another melancholic narrative about love, loss and the consequences of human ambition, with space as the backdrop? Oops, I might have a type. Cecile Pin’s Celestial Lights is a short and contemplative novel about Oliver Ines, or Ollie, a man who has always been drawn to the stars and is one day chosen to lead a 10-year mission to…
Contact center AI transformation is accelerating in financial services as new innovations close the gap between surface-level metrics and genuine customer understanding in high-stakes interactions. For companies handling deeply personal products — health savings accounts, retirement rollovers, flexible spending plans — the stakes of a poor customer experience go beyond satisfaction scores. These are lifecycle moments for individuals, demanding empathy as much as efficiency, and data-driven AI is now offering the tools to deliver both at scale, according to Dana Kantor (pictured, right), senior director of vendor and technology optimization at Inspira Financial Trust LLC, a benefits and retirement account administrator serving…
As cyber threats get trickier—with ransomware attacks happening every 11 seconds, and each attack costing between $350,000 and $1.4 million on average—businesses want to beef up their defenses without spending too much. More companies are using Extended Detection and Response (XDR) to simplify their security work and cut costs. XDR provides an answer that can help businesses do more with less tackling common problems like too many tools complex security setups, and high running costs. This blog will look at XDR cost saving and how it affects your cybersecurity budget, and why it’s becoming a must-have for companies aiming to get…
Most budget headphones today look painfully similar. Same safe designs, same recycled “deep bass” marketing, and the same feature checklists. That’s exactly why Edifier’s newly launched Auro Ace immediately stands out, thanks to its animated dot-matrix display built directly into the earcups and a design that clearly prioritizes personality as much as audio. Edifier’s Auro Ace headphones put lyrics directly on the earcups The biggest highlight of the Auro Ace is its customizable dot-matrix display that can show synced song lyrics, animations, custom text, and pixel-style graphics directly on the headphones. Users can tweak these effects through Edifier’s companion app.…
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Ravie LakshmananMay 17, 2026Data Breach / Cybercrime Grafana has disclosed that an “unauthorized party” obtained a token that granted them the ability to access the company’s GitHub environment and download its codebase. “Our investigation has determined that no customer data or personal information was accessed during this incident, and we have found no evidence of impact to customer systems or operations,” Grafana said in a series of posts on X. The company also said it immediately launched a forensic analysis upon discovering the activity and that it identified the source of the leak, adding the compromised credentials have since been…
With the arrival of digital assistant apps like Gemini and Siri, most of us have grown used to talking to our phones. But conversing with your Android or iOS device can go way beyond interacting with AI. You can also use your voice to launch apps, fill out text fields, and do just about everything that was previously only possible with your fingers and thumbs.Of course, the traditional touchscreen input will often be the way to go. But there might well be scenarios—when you’re cooking, repairing something, looking after children, or doing anything else that keeps your hands busy—where it’s…
[This is a sponsored article with HelloRide.] Walk around your estate, MRT station, park connector, or even the CBD, and chances are you’ve come across these bright blue shared bicycles—HelloRide has quietly become part of everyday life in Singapore. Launched in Singapore in 2022, the firm has grown to become one of the largest in the city-state, with a fleet of 20,000 shared bicycles here. So what’s actually behind its growing presence? It’s not just about putting more bikes on the road, but how the service has been designed from removing common user frustrations to constantly improving the bicycles and…
GridCare Inc., a startup that helps data center operators more quickly connect their facilities to the electrical grid, has raised $64 million in funding. Early Nvidia Corp. backer Sutter Hill Ventures led the Series A round. GridCare stated in its announcement of the deal on Thursday that billionaire tech investor John Doerr, power utility National Grid plc and Stanford University were also among the participants. GridCare spun off from Stanford’s Sustainability Accelerator program early last year. One of the most time-consuming tasks involved in building a data center is sourcing electricity for the servers that it hosts. In many cases,…
The Mythos era is redefining the rules of cybersecurity. As AI systems like Claude Mythos become capable of accelerating exploit discovery, automating reconnaissance, and adapting attacks in real time, organizations can no longer rely solely on traditional prevention-based security models. The speed and scale of AI-powered threats are forcing enterprises to rethink how they defend modern digital environments.This is why deception-based defense is becoming increasingly critical. By introducing decoys, synthetic assets, fake credentials, and controlled attack surfaces into enterprise networks, organizations can detect attackers earlier, disrupt reconnaissance efforts, and reduce the effectiveness of AI-driven attacks. In a landscape where offensive…