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Jameel Motors, the UK distributor of Farizon electric vans, is already thinking of an expansion with a possible new car franchise. The Saudi Arabian firm is currently a major distributor for Toyota, Lexus and BYD in more than 10 countries, from Japan to the UAE, as well as Geely-owned Farizon in the UK.  According to CEO Jasmmine Wong, the introduction of Farizon into the UK will act as a stepping stone for future car brands as Jameel looks to broaden its automotive portfolio. “The passenger car market is far bigger [than the commercial vehicle market], so we believe that this is the right moment to…

Image: SteveAllenPhoto999/Envato Across APAC, the operational agenda for financial institutions has become unambiguously focused on resilience. IDC’s 2024 analysis shows that nearly 90% of Asia/Pacific enterprises now run meaningful workloads across multiple public clouds. This shift has introduced a level of architectural complexity that makes traditional monitoring and incident-response models increasingly insufficient. For AI in finance, particularly in the banking, financial services, and insurance sector, the implications are sharper. Regional banks are contending with mainframe cores, private cloud integration layers, and a rapidly expanding perimeter of SaaS and partner systems. This has created more interfaces to manage, more failure modes to anticipate,…

Capcom released a new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem during The Game Awards 2025, and it featured the return of Leon S. Kennedy to the series, older and more grizzly than we’ve ever seen him. Following that trailer, Capcom spoke with Automaton, as reported by IGN, to discuss this beloved character’s return, how much we can expect of him in Requiem, and his fancy new Porsche. Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi told Automaton that Leon and Grace will share the game’s runtime equally. “In terms of gameplay, Grace and Leon’s playable sections are almost equally split,” Nakanishi said. “The structure is similar…

Galaxy Z TriFold. Source: Samsung Samsung Electronics has unveiled, or perhaps unfurled, the Galaxy Z TriFold, a device the company calls its most ambitious foldable phone yet. The TriFold expands on a decade of Samsung foldable research, offering a twice-folding design that transforms from a standard smartphone into a 10-inch tablet-like workspace. It arrives at a moment when smartphone makers are competing to integrate large displays, enhanced multitasking, and new AI-enhanced productivity features without compromising portability. Productivity and portability According to Samsung, the Galaxy Z TriFold folds twice using an inward-folding mechanism that protects its expansive main display. When fully…

Image: Envato/osbmxhouse The Indian government has officially rescinded a controversial mandate that would have forced smartphone manufacturers to ship new devices with a state-run cybersafety tool preloaded. The decision, confirmed by India’s telecoms ministry on Wednesday, marks a swift policy reversal following significant resistance from global tech giants and privacy advocates. The initial directive, issued confidentially on Nov. 28, set a 90-day deadline for vendors to integrate the Sanchar Saathi app into their firmware, with the stipulation that users must not be allowed to delete it. The withdrawal ends a brief but tense standoff between New Delhi and major handset…

Image: Sashkin/Adobe Stock Cybersecurity researchers have revealed two critical flaws in Wondershare RepairIt, an AI-powered repair tool used by millions, that open the door to massive supply chain attacks. Trend Micro disclosed the details last week, and says RepairIt “contradicted its privacy policy by collecting, storing, and, due to weak Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) practices, inadvertently leaking private user data.” The vulnerabilities carry CVSS scores of 9.1 and 9.4, which are among the worst seen in consumer AI apps this year. RepairIt was keeping user files in unsecured cloud storage without encryption, despite explicitly assuring users their data would…

Liverpool have ‘officially opened talks’ with Bournemouth over ‘payment structure’ to a potential deal for Antoine Semenyo in January, according to reports. The Reds have had a disappointing season to date in the Premier League with Arne Slot’s side winning just eight of their 16 matches. Liverpool had the added stress of Mohamed Salah criticising the club last weekend for “throwing him under the bus” with the Egyptian also claiming his relationship with Slot was broken. Salah was dropped from the squad for their 1-0 win over Inter Milan in midweek but, after talks on Friday, he was reinstated to…

Image generated by Google’s Nano Banana Call it the week generative AI stormed the content castle. Netflix shocked Hollywood with a $72 billion bid for Warner Bros.’ scripted crown jewels, and Meta quietly inked newsroom deals to pump real‑time headlines into its AI chatbot. Researchers uncovered a covert “Shadow Web,” where startups clone Amazon, Gmail, and United Airlines so Google and OpenAI can train agentic AIs without crashing the real internet. And Adobe and Disney each smashed another wall: Adobe dropped Photoshop into ChatGPT, while Disney wrote a $1 billion check so fans can prompt Sora to mash up Mickey with…

The BMW’s engine, however, is the standout. It is torquey and responsive at accessible revs and very willing to work to the higher ranges, with plenty of outright potency and a slightly digitally enhanced but still genuine-sounding combustive charm and presence. It’s clearly a little bit special. From a performance perspective, this is ‘point and shoot’ rather than ‘plan, invest, unleash and enjoy’. We have read it all before, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Even so, I would still have given the Macan a very good chance of shading the BMW and Audi as a driver’s car…

Image: Zulfugar Karimov/Unsplash Apple and Google confirmed last week that they have issued a new round of threat notifications to users around the world. The companies say these alerts are meant to warn people when there is evidence they have been targeted by malicious actors, often linked to governments or state-backed groups. Apple told Reuters that the latest batch of warnings went out on Dec. 2, though the company did not reveal how many people were affected or which actors were believed to be behind the attempted intrusions. Apple only mentioned to Reuters that “to date we have notified users…