Browsing: 2026

There has been a 5.9% decline in healthcare breaches compared to H1 2025. Between January 1 and June 30, 2026, 397 data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights – the lowest H1 total since 2023. While the year-over-year reduction…

Earlier this month, the UN announced the planet will tip past 1.5 ˚C of warming, “likely within the next few years,” squashing any lingering hope that nations would cut emissions fast enough to achieve the loftiest goal of the Paris climate agreement.

Brazil’s smartphone shipments fell 11% YoY in H1 2026, driven by rising memory costs, reduced domestic production, and cautious consumer spending. Samsung, the leading brand, grew 10% YoY, followed by Motorola, which increased by 1% YoY. Xiaomi remained third but declined 34% YoY, pressured by weaker global supply. Apple emerged as one of the strongest…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the challenge for India’s fintech industry is to turn the possibilities opened up by agentic AI, tokenisation and quantum technologies into real-world impact, as he inaugurated the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai.“Agentic AI, tokenisation, quantum — such technologies are opening new doors of possibility in the financial…