SecurityBrief UK - Technology news for CISOs & cybersecurity decision-makers
United Kingdom

Deepseek Stories

UK Stories

Deepseek stories

UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push
Hyperscale

UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

The grant lets the London startup train an air-gapped coding model on UK infrastructure, bolstering supply for defence and other sensitive sectors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026

Global Stories

Deepseek stories

OpenSearch 3.8 boosts vector search & observability
AIOps

OpenSearch 3.8 boosts vector search & observability

Up to 4.16 times faster vector ingestion could help OpenSearch customers cut AI search latency and reduce storage overhead.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Sber launches GigaChat 3.5 Ultra as open source AI
Digital Transformation

Sber launches GigaChat 3.5 Ultra as open source AI

Developers can now access a smaller Russian-made model aimed at coding and long-document analysis, as Sber opens GigaChat 3.5 Ultra free.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Blackpearl unveils GTM-Bench for AI sales evaluation
Customer Relationship Management

Blackpearl unveils GTM-Bench for AI sales evaluation

Four of six major AI sales agents posted negative scores in a new benchmark, highlighting the cost of poor prospecting output for businesses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
New AI era defined by agents, rising costs and maturity gaps
Software-as-a-Service

New AI era defined by agents, rising costs and maturity gaps

Enterprises face higher AI bills and governance gaps as only 17 per cent have reached high maturity, Gartner says.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Robotics

Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27

Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Employees use personal AI accounts for work, study finds
Data Protection

Employees use personal AI accounts for work, study finds

Companies may be exposing sensitive data as staff use personal AI accounts for work nearly two-thirds of the time, researchers found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026
Employees use personal AI accounts for work, study
Data Protection

Employees use personal AI accounts for work, study

Most workers are blurring the line between corporate and personal AI use, leaving employers blind to sensitive data shared outside approved accounts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 23rd May 2026
AI site visits up 43% as workers outpace oversight
Manufacturing

AI site visits up 43% as workers outpace oversight

Workplace AI use is rising faster than company oversight, with a small minority of staff driving most activity and security risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026
Boman Group opens China tech mission for Australian founders
Robotics

Boman Group opens China tech mission for Australian founders

Australian startups will get direct access to Chinese tech giants, with a Zhejiang trade mission including Alibaba, Unitree Robotics and Geely.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
ExpressVPN launches private AI platform with secure enclaves
Data Protection

ExpressVPN launches private AI platform with secure enclaves

Sensitive prompts and documents will stay out of model training as ExpressVPN enters AI software with an enclave-based service for Pro subscribers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 AI gaming laptops
Gaming

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 AI gaming laptops

New thin-and-light models from Acer to MSI promise local AI and up to 77% faster gaming than Lunar Lake, Intel says.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Deepseek stories

AI Chatbots play growing role from hiring to health care
Data Privacy

AI Chatbots play growing role from hiring to health care

Patients seeking jobs or care may face bias from chatbots, with a new study finding health stigma can skew AI outputs in subtle ways.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Last month
Bospar survey finds Americans confused about AI & brands
Generative AI

Bospar survey finds Americans confused about AI & brands

Americans largely misunderstand how chatbots source brand answers, leaving companies at risk of being invisible in AI search results.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Tetrate releases Envoy AI Gateway 1.0 for AI traffic
Open source

Tetrate releases Envoy AI Gateway 1.0 for AI traffic

Production users can now route generative AI requests through a stable open source gateway, with Bloomberg already running it and Nutanix adopting it.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
White House AI order draws fresh cybersecurity scrutiny
Data Protection

White House AI order draws fresh cybersecurity scrutiny

Voluntary model reviews may leave gaps as advanced AI systems move closer to critical infrastructure and enterprise data.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026
Simbian cyber defence benchmark finds all 11 AI models fail
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Simbian cyber defence benchmark finds all 11 AI models fail

Current frontier models still fall short of stand-alone cyber defence, with the top performer spotting only 46% of attack evidence in Simbian’s test.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026