AI-Driven Cyber Threats Create Unprecedented Risk, Survey Reveals CEO-CISO Divide
A new survey from AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reveals that artificial intelligence is creating an unprecedented and complex cyber risk landscape. The research, which polled 500 CEOs and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the U.S. and U.K., uncovered a significant gap in how these leaders perceive AI’s risks and rewards. While AI offers transformative potential for business efficiency and innovation, it also arms cybercriminals with sophisticated tools, making threats faster and harder to detect. These emerging AI-driven threats include shadow AI, model manipulation, deepfakes, and advanced ransomware, highlighting the urgent need for businesses to evolve their cyber readiness strategies.
Hybrid Power Solutions to Pilot Autonomous Mobile Robots for Industrial Automation
Hybrid Power Solutions Inc. has initiated a Proof of Concept (POC) agreement with Reliable Robots to deploy autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its new facility in Etobicoke, Ontario. The agreement, dated January 19, 2026, will test AMRs from leading platforms like Pudu Robotics and Keenon Robotics for material handling and delivery. The initial deployment will feature versatile units such as the PUDU T300 or the Keenon T9. The POC aims to evaluate the robots’ performance in a real-world production environment, gathering crucial data on operational efficiency and potential workflow improvements in industrial automation.
ABBYY Vantage 3.0 Integrates Generative AI to Boost Document AI Trustworthiness
ABBYY has launched Vantage 3.0, a significant update to its Document AI platform that now features direct integration with Large Language Models (LLMs). This enhancement aims to bridge the reliability gap between traditional AI and Generative AI, improving the trustworthiness of data output. Built on a modernized tech stack, Vantage 3.0 is engineered for rapid adaptation to future AI advancements. The platform introduces a new analytics dashboard, enhanced compliance and redaction features, and an expanded library of pre-configured AI models to accelerate process automation. This hybrid approach allows businesses to leverage the power of LLMs within their workflows while maintaining crucial control and explainability. Vantage 3.0 also offers a seamless connection to Azure OpenAI for prompt-based extraction, minimizing the need for custom coding.
DevOps SaaS Downtime Skyrockets: Major Incidents Jump 69% in 2025
A forthcoming report reveals a dramatic rise in downtime and performance degradation for popular DevOps SaaS platforms in 2025. The number of critical and major incidents surged by 69% year-over-year, climbing from 48 in 2024 to 156 in 2025. As a result, the total time of service performance degradation more than doubled, increasing from 4,755 hours to over 9,255 hours. These findings highlight the growing risks of relying on a single cloud infrastructure provider for critical development tools and underscore the importance of implementing multi-layered data protection strategies.
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Flexxbotics Releases Open-Source ‘Transformers’ Project to Unify Industrial Automation
Flexxbotics, a leader in autonomous manufacturing, has released a new open-source project on GitHub called Flexxbotics Transformers. Published under the Apache 2.0 license, this project provides industrial-grade connector drivers for a wide range of factory equipment and automation systems. The initiative aims to foster open interoperability in manufacturing environments that use a diverse mix of tools, machinery, and automation technologies. By utilizing software-defined automation (SDA), Flexxbotics Transformers is designed to accelerate the integration and compatibility of disparate systems on the factory floor, advancing software engineering in manufacturing.
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