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• Visit Malaysia 2026 tests country’s upgrade from ageing border control system January 15, 2026 4:28 am The Straits Times JOHOR BAHRU – The Malaysian authorities have vowed that there will be no repeat of the system failure that left thousands of travellers stranded for hours at both Johor land checkpoints with Singapore over the weekend, as the Visit Malaysia 2026 tourism …
• ‘The NHS is fundamentally unprepared for AI’: 7 in 10 doctors say the NHS is not digitally fit to deploy it January 15, 2026 4:28 am Royal College of Physicians The new RCP view on digital and AI report exposes a disconnect between doctors’ demand for AI and institutional capability and raises serious questions about the NHS's readiness to adopt AI tools safely. It recommends that the government and NHS must …
• Circles of Influence: Where Brands Go Wrong January 15, 2026 4:25 am ETBrandEquity.com By Ruchira Jain and Shivani Sangal Role of Influencers in Modern Consumer Decision-Making For decades, marketing has followed the AIDA framework of purchase journey. A message is broadcast. Authority endorses it. Consumers absorb it. Awareness leads to …
• Panasonic Unveils Its Most Comprehensive Smart Surveillance Ecosystem at Intersec 2026 January 15, 2026 4:18 am Mid East Information The brand’s E-Series, V-Series, and P-Series cameras, supported by a powerful enterprise-grade NVR and VMS platform, focus on AI-driven intelligence, cybersecurity, system resilience, and open architecture integration. Panasonic announced the introduction …
• Malaysia's chairmanship of ASEAN 2025: Steady leadership in uncertain times January 15, 2026 4:17 am Korea Herald As Malaysia concluded its tenure as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Dec. 31, 2025, the year emerged as a defining chapter of steady and principled leadership amid an increasingly complex regional and global landscape. Anchored in the …
• NSA, NIMC, NCCC, 7 others to spend N16.7bn on software acquisition Jan 15, 2026 January 15, 2026 4:15 am The Sun Nigeria By Uche Usim In what appears a strong push toward digital transformation, the federal government has allocated significant funds for computer software acquisition and high-tech infrastructure projects. Leading the pack, the National Identity Management …
• All set for 27th ITCN Asia from 17th January 15, 2026 4:14 am Business Recorder ISLAMABAD: The 27th ITCN Asia, Pakistan’s largest and most influential technology and innovation exhibition, will take place from January 17 to 19, 2026 at the Expo Centre Lahore, convening the country’s digital, technology and startup ecosystem for a …
• Hacked patient fears identity theft January 15, 2026 4:14 am SunLive A Tauranga pensioner is worried about identity theft after receiving confirmation her account was affected by the ManageMyHealth cyber breach. Kaye McKenzie-Muirson, 71, is one of more than 127,000 users whose health records were compromised in the attack, …
• The year artificial intelligence entered ordinary life January 15, 2026 4:14 am The B.C. Catholic As we move deeper into January 2026 and reflect back on 2025, at least from a technology perspective, it is already clear that last year was when various artificial intelligence tools went mainstream. Not that true artificial intelligence, known as …
• Concerns as 10 MDAs budget N24 billion for software this year January 15, 2026 4:01 am The Guardian (Nigeria) *Local developers worried over continued patronage of foreign packages Software developers have expressed concern over continued patronage of foreign software by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), saying there are security implications, even as …
• Police-backed GOP bill would shield license plate reader data from public review January 15, 2026 3:58 am Arizona Mirror A Republican bill that claims it will help prevent “government overreach” related to police use of controversial license plate reader technology would actually do the opposite, according to privacy advocates.  “This is among one of the weakest bills I’ve …
• Why India’s Smartphone Security Push Is Ringing Alarm Bells January 15, 2026 3:58 am Inc42 SUMMARY India’s proposed smartphone security rules, including source-code access and system-level controls, have unsettled device makers and privacy advocates While source code does not contain user data, access to operating system code can reveal how data …
• Looking for a job in Dallas? Fair Park was the place to meet, interview, get hired January 15, 2026 3:54 am The Dallas Morning News - Texas Dallas employers converged on the MLK Celebration Job Fair on Wednesday with a clear goal: to get ahead of staffing needs for 2026 as North Texas pulls in more and more businesses. Kent Anderson, the workforce initiatives and employer coordinator for …
• Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say January 15, 2026 3:54 am The Asahi Shimbun Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by more than ⁠a dozen firms from the U.S. and Israel due to national security concerns, three people ‌briefed on the matter said. As trade and ‍diplomatic tensions …
• AHA Support for Senate Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act January 15, 2026 3:45 am American Hospital Association January 14 2026 The Honorable Josh Hawley United States Senate 381 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Maggie Hassan United States Senate 324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mark Kelly United …