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António

@akwyz.com

This Wednesday, I have some news from work as Atos has been named "Best-In-Class" in IT/OT Cybersecurity in the PAC Innovation Radar France for our IT/OT cybersecurity services.

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#cybersecurity #manufacturing #pacradar #digitaltransformation | Antonio Vieira Santos

This Wednesday, I have some news from work as Atos has been named "Best-In-Class" in IT/OT Cybersecurity in the PAC Innovation Radar France for our IT/OT cybersecurity services. In a world where the ...

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January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM

António

@akwyz.com

Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again buff.ly/nNPZzaz

Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…

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January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM

António

@akwyz.com

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized.

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized | TechCrunch

Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow.

techcrunch.com

January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM

António

@akwyz.com

OpenAI’s co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn’t just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super PAC — together, he and his wife Anna’s September 2025 donations equaled the largest of them all, totaling $25 million to “MAGA Inc.,”
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OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor

Greg Brockman said he started “getting involved politically” in 2025.

www.theverge.com

January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM

António

@akwyz.com

Amsterdam prepares to ‘ban the fatbikes’ amid rise in serious accidents | Netherlands | The Guardian | news

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January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM

António

@akwyz.com

Apple’s Rumored AI Pin Forces a Simple Question: What Do People Actually Want?

The form factor should be dictated by what people actually want from an AI device.

www.inc.com

January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM

António

@akwyz.com

Is AI a bubble? Davos leaders say no

From fears of a bubble to layoffs to humanoid robots, here’s all you need to know about the big tech conversations in Switzerland.

restofworld.org

January 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM

António

@akwyz.com

On my podcast.
How Competition And Collaboration Push Accessibility Tech Forward
www.buzzsprout.com/719037/episode…

January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM

António

@akwyz.com

🚨 Breaking: Portuguese authorities intercept a semi-submersible narco-sub in the Atlantic with over 8 tons of cocaine—one of the largest seizures ever!. Police, Navy & Air Force teamed up for this epic bust, striking a major blow to South America-Europe trafficking networks. 300 bales seized at sea.

Semi-submersível intercetado em alto mar com mais de oito toneladas de cocaína. É uma das maiores apreensões de sempre

A Polícia Judiciária, a Marinha e a Força Aérea interceptaram, numa operação conjunta, um semi-submersível que transportava 300 fardos de cocaína, que se estima

www.dn.pt

January 25, 2026 at 1:24 PM

António

@akwyz.com

The European Union’s executive arm is currently working on new legislation aimed at promoting tech sovereignty, according to officials familiar with the matter

Report Says the E.U. Is Gearing Up to Weaponize Europe's Tech Industry Against the U.S.

Don't worry. No one is threatening to take away your access to Sweden-based Spotify.

gizmodo.com

January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM

António

@akwyz.com

Yann LeCun's new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/113…

January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM

António

@akwyz.com

Germany is drafting comprehensive legislation to significantly expand the surveillance and hacking authorities of its Federal Intelligence Service, aiming to reduce reliance on U.S. intelligence and align its capabilities with European peers like the UK and France.

Germany to boost federal service hacking, cut US intel reliance | Cybernews

Germany is drafting a law to massively expand its federal service hacking and internet surveillance, including full-content interception and six-month data retention.

cybernews.com

January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM

António

@akwyz.com

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools.

www.wired.com

January 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM

António

@akwyz.com

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Microsoft claims it receives about 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.

gizmodo.com

January 24, 2026 at 10:08 AM

António

@akwyz.com

Google Photos Adds AI-Powered Meme Creation With 'Me Meme'

Meme it up with photos of your cat, or your friend, or whatever funny photos your camera roll holds.

www.cnet.com

January 24, 2026 at 10:07 AM

António

@akwyz.com

Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests

Google also explored the impact of YouTube on mental health.

www.theverge.com

January 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM

António

@akwyz.com

U.S. TikTok users panic over 'immigration status' data collection, but rules have long existed; users previously ignored them. techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tik…

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means | TechCrunch

TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.

techcrunch.com

January 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM

António

@akwyz.com

I have a new podcast episode.
Can AI include everyone without overstepping?
We talk about Google’s Accessibility Discovery Centres, XR glasses, guardrails, and why competition speeds inclusion. Listen now and tell us: where should assistive AI draw the line?
www.buzzsprout.com/719037/episo...

January 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM