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On January 20, Donald Trump was inaugurated to the highest office in the United States of America. If his last four-year term contains hints about his next four-year term, the tech sector can expect more protectionist policies reflected in tariffs, trade wars, and production.

For connected devices in the Internet of Things, this means flow-on effects in manufacturing supply chains and potentially stricter cybersecurity oversight. Let’s explore.

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The rising demand for relevant, convenient and personalized customer experiences across all sectors has put modern organizations under pressure to adapt. McKinsey reports that almost three quarters of buyers now expect personalized interactions. The choice is clear: either embrace personalization, with individual offers or tailored updates based on previous habits, or risk falling behind competitors with a standardized approach. 

Many organizations already do this well. From personalized Netflix movie recommendations to tailored Google adverts built on previous searches, organizations are able to delight customers with tailored services.

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Acer is strengthening its presence in the education sector with an expanded lineup of Chromebooks and TravelMate laptops designed specifically for K-12 students and educators. These new devices bring a combination of rugged construction, productivity-enhancing features, and environmental sustainability to classrooms worldwide.

The expanded range offers solutions that cater to the varied needs of educational institutions, from traditional clamshell laptops to flexible convertibles and tablets. Each model is built to provide reliability in demanding school environments while ensuring students have access to the tools they need for learning. Acer is aiming to meet the challenges faced by students and teachers in both classroom and remote settings.

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According to a new report from RegScale and The CISO Society, 94.2 percent of CISOs believe continuous controls monitoring (CCM) has the potential to significantly enhance both compliance and security outcomes.

As organizations struggle with manual workflows, data silos, and limited integrations, CCM provides an effective way to improve visibility, automate processes, and better align security and compliance efforts.

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Mobile and cloud security company Lookout is launching new Mobile Intelligence APIs integrating critical security data from mobile devices into the solutions already in use by enterprise security teams -- those like SIEM, SOAR, and XDR.

This is aimed at allowing security teams to identify cross-platform attacks, risky trends or abnormalities, and potential risks.

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DoorDash is teaming up with The Home Depot, giving customers access to home improvement supplies with the tap of a screen. Whether you’re working on a weekend DIY project or need materials delivered straight to a job site, The Home Depot’s products can now arrive at your door in as little as an hour. With over 2,000 stores nationwide, the home improvement giant is making it easier than ever to get what you need without making a trip to the store.

“We’re excited to partner with The Home Depot to give DIY and Pro customers immediate access to the home improvement supplies they need,” said Mike Goldblatt, VP of New Verticals Partnerships at DoorDash. “Amidst a project and out of nails, screw heads, or drill bits, on-demand delivery from DoorDash can save time and any added stress.”

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TEAMGROUP has introduced the T-CREATE EXPERT SDXC UHS-II U3 V90 memory card, offering a 2TB storage option tailored to photographers and videographers. This card combines high capacity, speed, and durability.

The memory card delivers read speeds of up to 300MB/s and write speeds reaching 260MB/s, supported by V90 video speed certification for smooth recording of high-resolution content like 8K, 4K Ultra-HD, 3D, and RAW files. Designed for professional equipment such as digital cinema cameras, full-frame cameras, and DSLRs, the 2TB capacity allows for extended recording sessions. For instance, when paired with the Canon EOS C400, it can handle 6K recording at 59.94P for over two hours, demonstrating its reliability for intensive projects.

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A new report shows 82 percent of organizations fear 'digital chaos' due to increasingly complex, interconnected, and automated processes. According to the report, a lack of control has increased compliance risks for 82 percent of organizations, while 77 percent report higher risks of core business processes failing.

The study from Camunda highlights that organizations now manage an average of 50 endpoints to execute tasks that are part of a process in their business. This is an increase of 19 percent over the past five years, and is contributing to growing business risk.

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Truecaller, the popular app known for tackling spam and scam calls, just made a huge announcement for iPhone users. With its latest update, Truecaller is finally bringing the same spam-blocking and caller ID features that Android users have enjoyed for years to Apple’s platform. If you’ve ever felt like you were missing out on some of Truecaller’s best tools, that ends now.

This update is powered by Apple’s new Live Caller ID Lookup framework, a tool specifically built for apps like Truecaller to handle caller ID securely. Using advanced encryption, this framework ensures that privacy is a priority while still allowing real-time caller identification. This a pretty big win for users tired of unknown calls.

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Lots of organizations are rushing to embrace AI and hoping to deliver business value. But AI is only as good as the data that underpins it.

We spoke to Julian LaNeve, chief technology officer of Astronomer, to discuss why it's important to fix the foundations before implementing AI solutions.

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Logitech has introduced two new products designed to improve workplace efficiency and collaboration. The Logitech Spot sensor monitors occupancy and environmental conditions, while the Rally Board 65 offers a portable all-in-one video conferencing solution with a 65-inch touchscreen display.

The Logitech Spot tracks room usage and environmental factors like carbon dioxide levels, dust, and other pollutants. Poor indoor air quality can hinder productivity and well-being, and Spot provides businesses with actionable insights to optimize air quality and reduce energy costs. The battery-powered device is easy to install with a peel-and-stick design and connects wirelessly to Logitech CollabOS devices or LoRaWAN gateways for spaces without video conferencing technology. Data is fed into Logitech Sync, where IT teams can view room health and energy scores and receive recommendations for improvement.

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The Wine team has officially released Wine 10.0, marking a full year of extensive development with over 6,000 changes. This stable release introduces major updates designed to improve performance, compatibility, and visual experience when running Windows applications on Linux (and other non-Windows platforms).

Perhaps the most impressive arrival in Wine 10.0 is the addition of full support for the ARM64EC architecture, now on par with ARM64. This allows developers to build hybrid ARM64X modules that blend ARM64EC and ARM64 code in a single binary. While currently reliant on an experimental LLVM toolchain, the upcoming LLVM 20 release should streamline support. The update also introduces 64-bit x86 emulation, using ARM64EC to allow Wine’s internal processes to run natively, reducing the need for resource-intensive emulation.

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A new report from Recorded Future's Inskit Group looks at the emerging and evolving key fraud threats in the payments industry.

It identifies nearly 1,200 scam website domains linked to networks of scam merchant accounts. Most of the scam merchant accounts discovered were registered in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, and scam tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) grew more subtle and sophisticated throughout the year.

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Kodi 21.2 Omega has just been released, bringing with it a range of fixes and improvements. It is the latest update for the hugely popular home theater software, coming ahead of the launch of Kodi 22 Piers, which is expected to arrive (in Alpha form) in the coming months.

For a lot of users, running Kodi on an Amazon Fire TV Stick (or Firestick as it’s more commonly known) is the best way to enjoy the software and everything it has to offer, giving users access to a wide array of streaming services and media libraries.

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Hot on the heels of its plans to turbocharge AI usage, the UK government has today announced that it wants to introduce a new GOV.UK Wallet, a digital wallet that will hold official documents.

Starting with Veteran Cards and Driving Licenses this year, it will expand to take in things like Blue Badges for disabled drivers, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) letters, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and every other credential issued by the government.

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