The EU’s Code of Practice, intended to outline how to comply with the imminent AI Act’s obligations, is a voluntary framework — so Meta has refused to sign it. Meta claims the Code goes beyond what the AI Act actually provides, as well as creating uncertainties for developers. A range of tech companies, especially those in the AI race, have opposed the legislation and asked for the rollout to be delayed; EU says no.
Reported data breaches increased by 11% in the first half of 2025, putting the year on course to be a record-breaker. With 72 million victims, the breach at student information system PowerSchool was the most damaging, but the overall number of victims has actually declined. No wonder 74% of businesses are planning to improve their cybersecurity, according to a report from Beazley.
Adtech platform Innovid has announced an integration that will allow it to support LinkedIn CTV ads. Advertisers will be able to activate these ads within the Innovid platform. LinkedIn’s CTV ad format is a standard option in LinkedIn Campaign Manager, giving access to premium video inventory including streaming publishers, devices, and smart TVs.
Snowflake-oriented CDP Simon Data was warehouse-centric before “composable CDP” became a thing. They’ve now continued at the cutting edge of the industry by renaming themselves Simon AI and adding a slew of AI features for personalization and agent-based workflows.