BSO stories

Google has begun using AI-powered age checks in Singapore, tightening default safety settings for under-18s on Search, Play, Maps and YouTube.

Most APAC banks are failing to meet customers' financial wellness needs, an Adobe index finds, leaving a trust gap ripe for fintechs.

IDeaS wins twice and places once at the 2026 HotelTechAwards, underscoring growing demand for connected hotel revenue and planning tools.

StarHub secures its first CDP 'A' climate rating, as energy, renewables and supply chain reforms sharpen its decarbonisation strategy.

Data centres can't PR their way out of scrutiny; only clear, consistent brands will rebuild trust in power-hungry infrastructure.

Marketers channel USD $824m into generative AI apps as installs surge and UK user acquisition spend almost doubles, AppsFlyer reports.

Yahoo embeds Agentic AI across its global DSP, letting advertisers plug in their own models to automate planning, buying and optimisation.

AI and user acquisition funding are accelerating ad testing in gaming, making creative velocity key to success in today's competitive mobile market.

Nexthink's analysis reveals that 1 in 200 devices suffers a daily blue screen of death (BSOD) issue, with nearly half of these crashes being preventable.

Absolute Security will unveil its innovative Cyber Resilience Platform at Black Hat USA 2024, addressing rising security threats amidst hybrid work challenges.

Cybercriminals capitalised on a CrowdStrike Falcon outage by creating over 180 fake support websites, targeting 8.5 million affected devices worldwide.

An IT outage caused by a faulty update from CrowdStrike halted 8.5 million Windows PCs, disrupting airlines and the NHS; a fix and reboot are now advised.

Experts are warning of phishing scams exploiting the CrowdStrike Falcon disruption, urging vigilance against fake fixes targeting impacted systems.

The Microsoft Azure outage, triggered by a faulty CrowdStrike update, disrupted banking, aviation, and healthcare globally, highlighting cybersecurity flaws.

The CVE-2023-21554  vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially execute code remotely and without authorisation.

Sheila Rohra appointed as Chief Business Strategy Officer at Hitachi Vantara, responsible for creating transformative strategies and solutions for customers.

Not moving to more reliable cloud options is costing FIs 21%-50% of revenue on average yet only 2% of financial institutions are planning to change providers.

Financial institutions are tolerating poor cloud connectivity despite significant revenue losses, according to new research by BSO.

The thirteen drivers will have your sound bouncing off your walls while placing you in the centre of all the action.

Apple fans rejoice, the 16-inch MacBook Pro, will feature a 16-inch Retina display, a new Magic Keyboard, and six -and eight-core Intel processors.