More details revealed about Salesforce leak at Google

Google has provided customers with more information about the security incident in one of its business Salesforce instances. This system is used to connect with potential Google Ads customers. According to Google, a limited set of data, including company names, phone numbers, and … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

AOL pulls the plug on dial-up service

AOL will permanently discontinue its dial-up internet service on September 30. For decades, this technology symbolized the early days of the internet. This marks the end of a service that began in 1991, 34 years ago. At the time, home computers were rapidly gaining popularity. AO … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Trump demands share of Chinese chip sales from Nvidia and AMD

According to sources, Nvidia and AMD must hand over 15 percent of their revenue from the sale of AI chips to China to the US government. This is in exchange for export licenses. The White House and the companies involved have not confirmed the report. This is according to The New … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Is GPT-5 suitable for business use?

Almost two and a half years after the release of GPT-4, OpenAI has enough confidence in a new AI model to promote it to GPT-5. The reactions online have been mixed, partly because the company has switched everyone to the new LLM. Is GPT-5 the next big step in the competitive AI l … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Google’s AI Big Sleep discovers twenty new security vulnerabilities in open source

Google’s AI-powered vulnerability detector Big Sleep has found twenty previously unknown security vulnerabilities in widely used open source software, including FFmpeg and ImageMagick. The discoveries are the result of a collaboration between Google DeepMind and the security depa … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Microsoft 365 will block the FPRPC protocol starting this month

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft 365 apps for Windows will block access via the insecure FPRPC protocol by default from the end of August 2025. The change is intended to increase security by reducing exposure to outdated technologies. The step follows an earlier announcemen … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

TSMC reports revenue growth but remains under US scrutiny

TSMC continues to grow strongly, but is increasingly in Washington’s sights. The US government wants to force higher investments in American factories. It is still unclear whether exemptions from new import duties will ultimately prove beneficial. TSMC posted a 26 percent increas … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Snowflake launches Snowpark Connect to run Spark code natively

Snowflake announces the public preview of Snowpark Connect for Spark. The new architecture enables Apache Spark code to run directly in Snowflake warehouses without maintaining separate Spark clusters. Until now, many Snowflake organizations have chosen the Spark Connector to pro … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Malicious NPM packages deceive WhatsApp developers

Researchers at Socket have discovered two malicious NPM packages that pose as legitimate WhatsApp development tools but actually contain destructive code that deletes files from the developer’s system. The packages, naya-flore and nvlore-hsc, were published in the NPM registry an … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

OpenAI introduces GPT-5 with a focus on business applications

OpenAI has launched GPT-5, the latest version of its artificial intelligence model that powers ChatGPT. The model is available to all 700 million users, Reuters reports. According to CEO Sam Altman (photo), this is OpenAI’s first model that feels like an expert at a high academic … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Atlassian strengthens cloud strategy through partnership with Google Cloud

Atlassian announces a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to strengthen AI capabilities and accelerate cloud transformation. The collaboration brings Jira, Confluence, and Loom to Google’s infrastructure, with deep integrations of Gemini and Rovo agents. The partnership offe … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan defends himself against Trump’s accusations

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has the full support of the board of directors after Trump called for him to resign because of his Chinese connections. The chipmaker emphasizes its commitment to US national security and says it is working to clear up misinformation. In response to the alleg … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Siemens tackles manufacturing complexity with digital backbone

In today’s industrial landscape, complexity has become the norm. Driven by growing customer demand for smart, connected, and personalized products, manufacturers face increasing pressure across the entire value chain. Whether building watches, cars, aircraft, or advanced machines … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Oracle launches serverless distributed Exadata database

Oracle today launched Oracle Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure. This new service is designed to distribute critical business applications across multiple regions, with automatic data synchronization and built-in protection against regional outages. … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

openSUSE Leap 16.0 almost ready for full release

openSUSE Leap 16.0 has made the transition from Beta to Release Candidate with Build 148.4. The Linux distribution is now very close to its final version. A notable new feature in openSUSE Leap 16.0 is the availability of Xfce on Wayland as an experimental preview. Thanks to inte … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Trump demands Intel CEO’s resignation over Chinese ties

US President Donald Trump has called on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign immediately due to concerns about his ties to Chinese companies. Republican Senator Tom Cotton had previously raised questions about the security implications of Tan’s connections. Intel responded with a state … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Scale Computing and Veeam now deliver full backup integration

Veeam’s backup software now fully integrates with Scale Computing’s virtualization platform. After months of preparation, agentless hypervisor backup is now available for SC//Platform users in the Veeam Data Platform. The new integration solves a major problem. Organizations can … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

OpenAI seeking valuation of half a billion

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to hold a secondary sale that could raise its valuation to $500 billion. This has been reported by several publications, including SiliconAngle. A secondary sale is a transaction in which existing shareholders of a company sell shares. The company it … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

The many victims of Salesforce attacker ShinyHunters

Microsoft, AT&T, and Santander already know all about it: being hit by the hacker collective ShinyHunters. What’s known about their latest series of attacks on Salesforce environments, including those of Google, Air France-KLM, LVMH, and Adidas? In recent weeks, many victims of d … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Good quarterly results for Fortinet, but sharp decline in share price

Fortinet reported good financial results for the second quarter of 2025, but the stock market reacted negatively to the company’s cautious forecasts. The share price fell by more than 16 percent after the market closed. In the quarter ending June 30, Fortinet reported revenue of … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Google launches AI coding agent Jules

Google has officially launched its AI coding assistant Jules and taken it out of beta. The tool, which was introduced as a public preview at the end of May, can now be used as a regular product. This was reported by TechCrunch and Golem. Jules runs on Gemini 2.5 Pro and is design … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Trump wants 100 percent import tariffs on semiconductors

While the European Union recently reached an agreement with the United States on a uniform import tariff of 15 percent on semiconductors and pharmaceutical products, among other things, US President Donald Trump has opted for a much tougher stance. On Wednesday evening, he announ … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Elastic launches AI SOC Engine to combat alert overload

Elastic has today presented EASE, a serverless security solution that uses AI to enrich existing SIEM and EDR tools. The platform is designed to help analysts identify complex cyberattacks faster by automatically correlating alerts and adding contextual information. According to … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Vectra AI launches MCP Server for AI assistants in threat detection

Vectra AI has launched its MCP Server, which helps security analysts with investigations through AI assistants. The new tool makes the Vectra AI Platform more accessible by offering the option to control it using natural language. The MCP Server removes technical barriers that pr … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

AirFrance-KLM reports data breach at customer service

KLM has informed customers about a data breach at an external customer service partner, in which contact information and Flying Blue data were stolen. The airline emphasizes that “sensitive” data such as passwords and travel dates have not been affected. Customer communications i … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Arctic Wolf integrates with Microsoft, Oracle, OneLogin, and CyberArk

Arctic Wolf has expanded its proprietary Aurora platform with new integrations for Microsoft, Oracle, OneLogin, and CyberArk. The expansion is designed to help organizations combat fragmented tooling. Arctic Wolf sees it every day: security teams drowning in a sea of alerts from … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Meeting future workload demands: the case for emerging memory technologies

It often feels as though memory is an outlier in the technology world. While we’ve seen significant changes in compute power (both with CPU and GPU) and storage, memory development has been iterative rather than revolutionary. Is that still the case? We asked several players in t … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

With GPT-OSS, OpenAI re-enters the local AI space — was it worth it?

Ever since the release of GPT-2 in 2019, OpenAI has refrained from letting its LLMs escape its own infrastructure. Today, that has changed, and we get to run a GPT model locally. Does it stand out from the (large) crowd? It cannot be overstated just how much of a journey Large La … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Cloudflare accuses Perplexity of ignoring crawl limits

Cloudflare has stated in a blog post that AI search company Perplexity may be actively crawling websites without respecting the applicable guidelines and restrictions for bots. According to the network service provider, Perplexity uses techniques to circumvent detection and gain … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Google Cloud introduces AI agents for data processing

Google Cloud announces a series of new AI features aimed at deploying agents within data environments. The agents are specialized software applications that can perform data tasks independently and are positioned as a complement to existing workflows. According to Google, the int … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Sophos and Rubrik bring security and backup together for Microsoft 365

Cybersecurity company Sophos and backup provider Rubrik are joining forces to protect Microsoft 365 environments against ransomware and data loss. The new Sophos M365 Backup and Recovery solution integrates preventive security with fast recovery capabilities. “The reality of toda … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

AMD lags behind in AI despite higher revenue, share price falls

AMD reported higher-than-expected revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, but the stock market reaction was still negative. The data center division, which includes AI chips, failed to convince investors. This was reported by Reuters. Total quarterly revenue came in at … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Palo Alto Networks launches Cortex Cloud ASPM module

Palo Alto Networks has introduced a new module within its Cortex Cloud platform. Cortex Cloud Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) is designed to help developers and security teams proactively prevent security issues before applications are deployed. The new approach cl … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Cloud Software Group expands portfolio with acquisition of Arctera

Cloud Software Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Arctera, a provider of data management and protection software. Arctera is being acquired from funds affiliated with investment firm Carlyle. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The acquisitio … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Parent company Dutch VodafoneZiggo considers sale or spin-off

Liberty Global is working on plans to split off or sell parts of the group. The US telecom company confirms that VodafoneZiggo, in which it has a 50 percent stake, may be part of this strategy. Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries announced during the presentation of the quarterly figur … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

HPE infuses its entire stack with more security and resilience

During this year’s Black Hat conference, HPE updates us on the state of security in its portfolio. There are new developments in network security, a SASE copilot, new security additions to Alletra all-flash object storage, and new integrations for Zerto. Black Hat 2025 in Las Veg … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Vertiv launches OneCore for faster data center deployment

Vertiv is introducing a prefab solution to accelerate data center deployment. OneCore combines power, cooling, and IT systems in a pre-assembled package. Vertiv is positioning OneCore as the answer to global demand for faster data center implementations. The company sees strong g … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

“New” Intel chip turns out to be five-year-old model

Intel released two new desktop processors without much fanfare. They are the Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F. Although the name suggests that they are a modern generation, both chips are in fact slightly refreshed variants of the Core i5-12400 from 2022. With these two processors, Int … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Pega turns AI into reliable self-service agents

Pegasystems announces a new series of workflows within self-service channels. The company combines Pega Blueprint and Predictable AI to deliver reliable agentic solutions. Where Blueprint enables the creation of service workflows, Predictable AI is designed to keep self-service a … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

JetBrains’ Kineto lets beginners build “single value” apps

Kineto, a new no-code platform from JetBrains, has just been unveiled. Not only should it enable laypeople to build simple applications, but JetBrains even claims doing so will be enjoyable. Kineto by JetBrains follows in the footsteps of other simplifications in everyday life. W … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

SentinelOne strengthens AI protection with Prompt Security deal

SentinelOne has announced the acquisition of Israeli company Prompt Security. With this deal, SentinelOne hopes to better prepare its Singularity platform for secure AI use within organizations. No official acquisition price has been announced, but CTech is reporting a figure of … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Upwind drafts in Nyx for cloud security keyhole surgery

Techzine has detailed the moves of Cloud Application Detection & Response (CADR) framework company Upwind this year as it acquired Nyx, a dedicated threat detection vendor. With a key ability to extend application security to monitor which “application write functions” are actual … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

SonicWall investigates zero-day after ransomware wave

SonicWall is investigating a series of cyberattacks in which Gen 7 firewalls with SSL VPN services enabled have been targeted by targeted ransomware campaigns. The devices run different firmware versions and, according to the company, were used as an access point for attackers. R … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Broadcom launches Jericho4 for scalable data center networks

Broadcom launches Jericho4, the company’s latest network chip. This chip is specifically designed to support the growing demand for scalable AI infrastructure. Where previous generations of chips focused primarily on speed and efficiency within data centers, Jericho4 raises the b … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Salesforce data breach affects fashion house Chanel

French fashion house Chanel has been hit by a data breach following a sustained series of attacks targeting Salesforce users. The data breach was discovered on July 25 after unauthorized third parties gained access to a Chanel database managed by an external service provider. Onl … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

Dutch Public Prosecution Service confirms: some Citrix systems compromised

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (part of the Department of Justice) is gradually resuming internet connections after going offline on July 17. The Public Prosecution Service also confirms that “some Citrix systems have been compromised, which means that these systems have be … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

TSMC investigates major data breach involving 2-nanometer technology

TSMC has discovered a possible leak of trade secrets and taken legal action against the employees responsible. The leak concerns sensitive information about the new 2-nanometer chip technology that is set to go into mass production later this year. The race for a leading position … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago

DataBahn agent unifies security-observability telemetry 

In a technology landscape where we’re being bombarded by agentic AI messages every day, people are starting to question the solidity (and reality) of these hyped new services and wonder where and when usable agents will start to appear in the workplace. Aiming to now deliver an a … | Continue reading


@techzine.eu | 8 months ago