New data shows a stunning reversal in enterprise AI strategy. Where 98.3% of chief product officers refused to grant AI agents meaningful autonomy in August 2025, that resistance had collapsed to 63.3% by November, with nearly 40% now open to it. Active piloting and usage tripled in some sectors.
Serial entrepreneurs Dillon Erb and Daniel Kobran have raised a $15 million pre-seed round to launch Autonomous, an AI-powered wealth strategist app. They aim to democratize financial strategies used by the ultrawealthy, like tax-loss harvesting with individual stocks.
According to a report, Chinese regulators are looking into Meta’s recent $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus. The review focuses on whether the transfer of Manus’s tech out of China required an export license, potentially giving Beijing leverage over the deal.
Lenovo is launching a new version of its Legion Go 2 handheld PC with SteamOS pre-installed. The move addresses a major pain point for users and follows the success of its smaller Legion Go S model.
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is under intense global scrutiny after its “spicy mode” was used to create sexualized images of women and children. Officials from the UK, EU, India, and more are demanding action, with some launching investigations into the platform. The backlash highlights the growing nigh
Bryan Fleming, founder of the spyware company pcTattletale, has pleaded guilty to federal computer hacking and conspiracy charges. The case, led by Homeland Security Investigations, signals a new willingness to prosecute the makers of so-called “stalkerware” who operate within U.S. borders.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new attack targeting the hospitality sector. It combines fake Booking.com pages, a fake Blue Screen of Death, and trusted Windows tools to install the DCRat remote access Trojan.
Microsoft is buying agentic AI startup Osmos to boost its Fabric data platform. The goal is to let AI handle the tedious work of preparing data, freeing up teams for actual analysis. The Osmos team will join Microsoft’s Fabric group immediately.
A new social engineering campaign is targeting European hotels. Staff are tricked by fake Booking.com emails that show a bogus Blue Screen of Death, leading them to install malware themselves. The attack bypasses many automated security controls.
The highly anticipated release of the Heavyweight Savage raid in Final Fantasy XIV has been hit with crippling DDoS attacks. North American servers are facing severe outages, throwing the competitive world-first race into chaos while other regions play on normally.
