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• IO Interactive has announced its new James Bond game, 007 First Light
• The game will be revealed during the studio's first IOI Showcase on June 6
• The special showcase will also provide announcements and updates on the Hitman franchise and Mindseye

IO Interactive has announced its new James Bond game, 007 First Light, and it's set to be revealed at a special developer showcase this week.

To celebrate 25 years of the Hitman franchise, the first IOI Showcase will air online and in-person on June 6 at 6 PM PDT / 2 AM BST and provide new details for IOI's franchises, including Hitman, Mindseye, and 007 First Light.

The event will be livestreamed from Los Angeles on IOI’s Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok channels and feature exclusive trailers, announcements, gameplay demos, and a live Q&A with key figures from IO Interactive, Build A Rocket Boy, and more.

#EarnTheNumber in 007 First Light, a new game by @iointeractive. Mission brief is headed your way soon. Stay tuned for more information.#007FirstLight pic.twitter.com/Zk46IqHQfbJune 2, 2025

The studio has also confirmed that it will showcase its proprietary game engine, Glacier, alongside announcements regarding upcoming content for Hitman World of Assassination and collaborations within the Hitman franchise.

There will also be new information on the upcoming narrative-driven action-adventure thriller Mindseye, which launches on June 10 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC, as well as a first look at the developer's highly anticipated James Bond game, with presumably a cinematic trailer.

"This event celebrates our 25-years history with the HITMAN franchise and shares an in-depth look at the diverse future of our studio," said IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak in a press release. "We’ve prepared some truly exciting surprises."

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• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet had new footage revealed in the Nintendo Today app
• The new footage showcases the game running at 60fps on Nintendo Switch 2
• The image quality is also noticeably much cleaner

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is set to get a free Nintendo Switch 2 update at the console's launch, as previously revealed on Nintendo's official website.

Now, though, Nintendo has finally revealed footage of the game running on Switch 2, via the Nintendo Today mobile app for iOS and Android devices. And it looks absolutely glorious.

While it's only 30 seconds of footage, we get a good mix of battling and traversal out in the game's open world. Not only is it running at a buttery smooth 60fps, but image quality has taken a noticeable step-up. The game simply looks much sharper and cleaner on Switch 2.

If you're unable to download the Nintendo Today app, popular Pokémon fan page Serebii has uploaded the footage to X / Twitter. Though do keep in mind that the website's ungodly compression doesn't do it any favors here.

Serebii Update: A trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet for Nintendo Switch 2 has been released on the Nintendo Today app https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/JQlc66YobGJune 2, 2025

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, representing the series' ninth generation of pocket monsters and originally releasing for the Nintendo Switch in 2022, was heavily criticized at launch. While all the ingredients for a great Pokémon adventure were certainly there, it ran horribly and was riddled with more bugs than Viridian Forest.

Of course, it's not the only game in the series to suffer from being released on underpowered hardware, as Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Legends Arceus also had their share of performance issues - though certainly not quite to the same extent.

Thankfully, this Nintendo Switch 2 update does seem to put the game in a much better light. It is a shame that Scarlet and Violet had to be rushed out the door the way it was originally, but this will certainly be a nice bonus for folks who have the new console and were looking for a reason to dive back into the game's Spain-inspired setting.

Lastly, it is worth stressing that unlike the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition line-up of games, the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet update is completely free and will simply require players to own the original game either physically or digitally. The update will be available on the Switch 2's launch day of June 5.

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• The Google Pixel 10 series could launch a week later than the Pixel 9
• Plus, leaked photos give us a look at the possible design of the Pixel 10 Pro
• And the Pixel 10's ringtone has also leaked

Google announced the Pixel 9 series on August 13 last year, and if anything we’d have predicted the Google Pixel 10 line could land earlier this year. After all, some Pixel superfans are possibly getting to preview the devices as early as June 27, but a new leak suggests the Pixel 10 line will actually land later this year than the Pixel 9 series did last year.

This is according to sources speaking to Android Headlines, who claim the Pixel 10 series will be announced on August 20 – so that’s one week later than last year’s launch.

Pre-orders will likely start the same day, and the Pixel 10 series – which is expected to include the Pixel 10 itself, the Pixel 10 Pro, the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold – will apparently ship just over a week later, on August 28.

We would however take this with a pinch of salt, because along with this being a long time after the June 27 event where the devices might get previewed, this would also probably be long after the launch of Android 16.

Typically, Google launches new versions of Android towards the end of the year, but this year it’s shifting its schedule forwards, so it would make some amount of sense to similarly shift its smartphone release dates forward so it has new devices to show the new software off on.

Of course, Google also needs time to actually develop and produce new Pixel models, so it wouldn’t be surprising if the company stuck to an August release for that reason.

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A leaked photo of a Pixel 10 Pro prototype (Image credit: Mystic Leaks)

In any case, this isn’t the only new Pixel 10 leak, as photos of what appears to be a Pixel 10 Pro prototype have been shared by someone calling themselves Mystic Leaks (via Android Authority).

The images – some of which you can see above – show a phone that looks a lot like the Pixel 9 Pro, but with a thinner metal border around the camera bar, and the SIM card tray repositioned to the top edge.

The photos also show the phone running an app that displays some specs, including the expected Tensor G5 chipset, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

While we'd take this leak with a pinch of salt, it certainly looks convincing, and matches up with leaked Pixel 10 renders.

An adventure in sound

Finally, what’s purportedly the Google Pixel 10 ringtone has also been shared, along with some system sounds.

You can hear them in the YouTube video from theVakhovske above (via Android Headlines). The ringtone is apparently called ‘The Next Adventure’, which would make for a similar naming scheme to the Pixel 9’s ‘Your New Adventure’ ringtone.

Based on past form though it’s likely that these sounds will make their way to older Pixel devices too, so you probably won’t have to buy a Pixel 10 model to get them.

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• DLC and two player support is coming to Elden Ring Nightreign
• This was confirmed by FromSoftware in a recent social media post
• The studio also revealed that the game has sold more than 3.5 million units

Elden Ring Nightreign developer FromSoftware has confirmed that the game will receive a two-player mode later this year.

The news comes from a recent post by the studio's Japanese-language X / Twitter account, which also revealed that the game had sold more than 3.5 million units.

"The total number of copies shipped worldwide for Elden Ring Nightreign has exceeded 3.5 million. Thank you to everyone who has been playing," the post, which we have machine translated, read.

"We will continue to provide post-launch support, including DLC ​​scheduled for release this year, as well as adding a two player mode," it continued.

The news of an incoming two player mode will likely come as a great relief for some. Currently, Elden Ring Nightreign only supports matches of one or three players. This unusual number makes it a little tricky to team up with friends, as you need get two people who own the game online and ready to play at the same time.

When you factor in the lack of cross-platform matchmaking, it can really limit your ability to play when you want to.

The announcement of some downloadable content (DLC) is significant too. Given the online nature of the game, it seems fair to expect that it will receive a number of updates and additions in the following weeks and months.

Finally, the post concluded by stating that "we plan to release enhanced versions of the existing 'Kings of the Night' from this month onwards, so we hope you will continue to enjoy the game."

It's a little unclear what this means, though it will likely be an updated version of some of the game's existing bosses.

If you're keen on trying the game before this new content arrives, Elden Ring Nightreign is available now for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Xbox One.

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• Microsoft Copilot study claims major timesaving and productivity gains across UK government
• 20,000 civil servants gained access to Copilot, with striking results
• Timesaving amounted to around two weeks per person per year

Using AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot could help civil servants save weeks of work over the course of a year, new government research has claimed.

The UK government had 20,000 civil servants across 12 different organizations use Microsoft Copilot over the course of several months, using the service to draft documents, take meeting notes, search internal information, and even personalize recommendations to unemployed job seeker benefits claimants.

The study claimed to find major productivity and efficiency boosts from using Copilot, with the workers saving on average between 19 and 24 minutes per day — amounting to around two weeks per person per year.

Copilot timesaving

The study, which took place over September 30 to December 31 2024, says these savings were the equivalent of giving a full year back to 1,130 people, allowing them to focus on higher-value tasks rather than admin-based work.

“These findings show that AI isn’t just a future promise – it’s a present reality," commented Technology Secretary Peter Kyle.

“Whether it’s helping draft documents, preparing lesson plans, or cutting down on routine admin, AI tools are saving civil servants time every day. That means we can focus more on delivering faster, more personalised support where it really counts."

The study also signified the largest deployment of Microsoft Copilot in UK government to date, with workers utilizing the platform across the likes of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

"AI is the most transformative technology of our time and we’re already seeing its potential to reshape public service delivery," noted Darren Hardman, CEO, Microsoft UK.

“This could unlock new levels of growth, efficiency, and innovation for the country. The Government’s Microsoft 365 Copilot experiment shows what’s possible when people are empowered with the right tools: 26 mins per day (almost 2 weeks per year) less time on admin, more time delivering what matters. And the really exciting part is, this is just the beginning.”

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Would you trust AI tools to secure your most sensitive data and workflows in SaaS apps? Or allow it to integrate with your SOC tools? Welcome to the new wave of agentic-driven SaaS security.

SaaS apps are the backbone of business operations. But they’ve also become one of the most under-protected parts of the enterprise attack surface. The rapid adoption of platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and ServiceNow has made managing risk and complexity significantly more difficult for organizations.

Traditional security tools haven’t kept up

Traditional security tools haven’t kept up. Most were built for networks and endpoints, not for the fluid, API-driven, user-centric nature of SaaS. Cybersecurity teams are overwhelmed with alerts, logs, and sprawling permission models. Can AI help them?

Generative AI (or GenAI) can automate and streamline many parts of the security workflow, but its real value comes from enhancing the capabilities of human cyber analysts. In SaaS environments, where visibility is fragmented and telemetry is overwhelming, GenAI brings speed, scale, and contextual understanding that humans alone can’t achieve in real time.

Here’s how and why GenAI is becoming indispensable for SaaS security.

1.Scaling Security Operations Without Scaling Headcount

SaaS ecosystems grow rapidly, often beyond what security teams can track. Every new app, user, and integration adds risk.

GenAI enables organizations to scale by:

• Automating alert triage and enrichment
• Recommending remediation steps
• And streamlining investigation workflows. This reduces analyst fatigue and lets teams focus on strategic, high-value tasks.

Instead of drowning in logs, security teams can focus on strategic analysis and incident response. GenAI acts as a force multiplier, freeing up human analysts for deeper work.

2.Silencing the Noise and Prioritizing Real Threats

The average security operations center (SOC) deals with tens of thousands of alerts daily. Most of these are noise, but buried within are the handful of events that actually matter. GenAI helps cut through the fog.

By analyzing data across multiple SaaS tools and ingesting telemetry in real time, GenAI can:

• Identify behavioral anomalies faster
• Highlight privilege escalation attempts or lateral movement
• And correlate user activity with known threat indicators.

This isn’t just automated alerting. It’s contextual decision support, which helps analysts zero-in on what truly matters for their organization, not just what happened.

3.GenAI Turns Security Teams Into SaaS Experts

SaaS platforms are like conveyor belts in a high-speed factory.

At first, everything runs clean and smooth. But over time, more integrations, add-ons, custom workflows, and user roles get added. Each one is like a new package being dropped onto the belt. As the belt moves faster, representing rapid innovation and business needs, these add-ons get reconfigured and repackaged through frequent updates.

New features are deployed, old ones deprecated, and access controls shift to match evolving use cases. From the outside, it all looks seamless. But underneath, the belt is overloaded and accelerating. Without continuous inspection, it’s easy for a broken piece, a mislabel, or an unsecured package to slip by, introducing risk downstream.

SaaS platforms are nuanced, and each has its own ecosystem of roles, permissions, APIs, and configuration nuances. Imagine being tasked with inspecting this conveyor belt in real time; flagging faulty components, tracking changes, and ensuring nothing dangerous makes it into the final product. Most security teams don't have the luxury of having a deep expert on every SaaS platform in their stack.

That’s where GenAI comes in. It fills that gap by:

• Acting as a domain-specific tutor for security analysts
• Offering contextual guidance on specific SaaS configurations
• Mapping risks based on real-time configuration and activity data
• And automatically triaging and prioritizing threats and configuration vulnerabilities.

Like an intelligent scanner that watches the entire belt, GenAI understands what’s normal, and instantly flags anything suspicious before it causes a data exposure or a breach.

4.Enhancing Security Analysis with SIEM and SOAR Tools

Can GenAI integrate seamlessly with SIEM, SOAR, and data lake tools? Yes it can. GenAI can provide comprehensive analysis of incidents across cloud, SaaS, and endpoint data sources.

Instead of users having to manually piece together information from various alerts and logs, GenAI can automatically analyze the data and provide a coherent, prioritized summary of the situation. GenAI can correlate data across different sources (threat detection, identities, configurations, policies, etc.) to provide more comprehensive and contextualized insights.

It can also proactively analyze the data, identify high-risk issues, and provide detailed investigation and remediation plans. This allows security and IT teams to be more proactive instead of reactive, as the AI can surface and triage the most critical issues without the user having to manually search through all the data.

Reducing effort

Lastly, by automating the correlation, contextualization, and initial triage of security alerts and findings, GenAI can significantly reduce the manual effort required by security teams.

This allows security practitioners to focus on the most critical issues and higher-level analysis, rather than getting bogged down in the time-consuming task of data sifting.

This allows GenAI to become the "first line user" of the security tools, automating many of the initial triage and investigation steps.

GenAI brings four key advantages to SIEM, SOAR, and data lake tools:

• Reduces false positives by understanding context across systems
• Speeds up investigations by summarizing cross-platform events
• Reduces manual effort by threat hunting and investigating proactively from their SOC tools to include data from the SaaS domain or similar
• And enhancing investigations by integrating expert, SaaS-aware AI agents into SOC tools.

Now, what are the considerations for organizations in utilizing GenAI for SaaS security?

SOCs Must Evolve to Detect AI-Empowered Threats

It’s not just defenders using GenAI. Attackers are too. Threat actors now use AI to craft spear-phishing (or whale-ing) messages, clone voices for social engineering, and generate synthetic data to evade detection.

SaaS is a soft target in this new paradigm. SOCs and threat hunters must adapt by:

• Detecting subtle, low-noise, AI-assisted attacks
• Investigating identity misuse and session hijacking with AI-powered forensics
• And using GenAI to surface anomalies invisible to traditional detection tools.

As adversaries up their game with GenAI, defenders must do the same or fall behind.

GenAI Must Be Secured Like Any SaaS Tool

GenAI itself is typically SaaS based or is embedded in SaaS applications. With AI-enabled apps becoming common, the risk of inadvertent data loss that cannot be clawed back or malicious data theft is a concern for corporations. GenAI data governance and securing integrations between solutions with embedded AI is important to meet compliance and data sovereignty requirements.

The more GenAI is integrated into the security workflow, the more access it has to sensitive data. That makes GenAI itself a high-value target.

Security leaders must:

• Treat GenAI platforms as sensitive SaaS apps with proper access controls
• Demand transparency from GenAI providers on model training data, subprocessor use, and retention policies
• And evaluate models not just on performance, but also on their security posture.

The biggest risk in GenAI is assuming it’s safe by default. AI risk is “blind risk” or invisible until it causes serious damage.

Security First, Everything Else Second

The flood of new GenAI models and tools creates real pressure to chase shiny new objects. But switching between AI solution providers without a clear security review process can expose organizations to data leakage or compliance failures.

Organizations should prioritize:

• Providers with strong model isolation and data governance controls
• Tools that meet the organization’s existing SaaS security guidelines
• And fit-for-purpose models aligned to the intended use case (e.g., writing, analysis, summarization).

Performance, cost, and latency are all important. But none outweigh the need for security.

GenAI Is the Future of SaaS Defense

The convergence of SaaS adoption and GenAI innovation marks a pivotal moment for cybersecurity. As attackers become more sophisticated, and SaaS environments more complex, security teams must embrace the power of GenAI. It's no longer just about staying competitive; staying secure is now on the line.

The next generation of security operations will not be run solely by humans or AI, but by a partnership between the two. GenAI is not just a tool, but an incredible security multiplier.

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• Vanta admits it introduced a bug in its code
• The bug resulted in a small subset of customers having data exposed
• The error is being fixed, and affected customers notified

Security and compliance automation company Vanta has confirmed sharing sensitive customer data with other customers by mistake.

In a statement (via TechCrunch), the company said a change it had made in the code resulted in a security breach. In it, some sensitive data from a small subset of customers was shared with other customers.

The incident was spotted on May 26, and remediation efforts are currently underway, with the process set to finish by June 4.

Hundreds of victims

As a result of the incident, “a subset of data from fewer than 20% of our third-party integrations” was exposed to other Vanta customers, the company’s chief product officer Jeremy Epling said.

He added that fewer than 4% of Vanta customers have been affected, and they have already been notified.

Since the company has more than 10,000 customers, that would put the breach at up to 400. At the same time, the data breach notification letter Vanta sent out says that the data typically includes employee names, roles, and information about different tools, such as 2FA. The company did not confirm exactly what type of data was grabbed.

Vanta is a security and compliance automation platform that helps businesses achieve and maintain certifications like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR more efficiently through continuous monitoring and integrations.

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• Ballerina: From the World of John Wick shouldn't be called a spin-off, its director says
• The film series' latest entry is set between the third and fourth John Wick movies
• It "expands on the mythology" of the action thriller franchise, he adds

Ballerina director Len Wiseman has rejected claims that the John Wick film franchise's latest entry is a spin-off.

Speaking to TechRadar ahead of the movie's release, Wiseman argued that it should actually be called a "spin-on" – i.e. a film that puts its own spin on a film franchise's well-established formula.

Wiseman admits that very few people, if anyone, will have heard the phrase "spin-on" before. Nevertheless, he insists that the Ana de Armas-starring film is "fully connected" to the movie series' other entries – and not just because Wick appears in it.

Ballerina's first trailer raised eyebrows about Wick's inclusion. After all, at the end of John Wick Chapter 4, Keanu Reeves' iconic hitman was – spoiler! – presumed dead. With John Wick 5 in early development, though, it's likely that the well-dressed assassin hasn't taken his last breath.

However, Ballerina takes place between John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum and its sequel, which is why Reeves' gun-for-hire is, at this point on the John Wick timeline, still alive and kicking. For more on said timeline, read my guide on how to watch the John Wick movies in order.

But I'm getting off-track. With Ballerina set between Parabellum and John Wick Chapter 4, plus Reeves' involvement in its story, the franchise's latest entry should be viewed as the mainline series' newest flick. It's for that reason that Wiseman has coined the "spin-on" moniker for one of 2025's highly anticipated new movies.

When I ask him if Ballerina should be labeled an "in-between-quel" – another industry term for a movie that's set between two other films – Wiseman replied: "Yeah, it is. I've seen people call it a spin-off, which is really misleading.

"Ballerina's events mostly run parallel to John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. We're really building out the world of John Wick, so it's more of a 'spin-on' than a 'spin-off'. I know that's not a phrase, but it should be!"

John Wick will have a supporting role to play in Ballerina (Image credit: Lionsgate)

Asked to explain how Ballerina explores the movies series colloquially known as the 'John Wick universe', Wiseman added: "One of the things that first attracted me to this film was the mythology of John Wick and how layered it is.

"Here, we're able to dive deeper into that mythos and explore the Ruska Roma, who we've met in previous movies. Before, we've seen this group through John Wick's eyes and his experiences [with them]. Now, we get to sift through the layers of their folklore, and try to balance that with what was previously established. We had a ton of fun with that and I think audiences will appreciate it."

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Automation has been a cornerstone of industrial revolutions throughout history, driving productivity, efficiency, and profitability. From Britain’s late 18th and 19th-century industrial revolution to the United States’ post-World War II boom, automation has radically transformed economies and societies.

Today, we stand on the brink of a new wave of automation, powered by agentic AI, which promises to revolutionize business operations in unprecedented ways. In fact, our recent research found that 82% of organizations plan to integrate AI agents by 2027.

What are AI agents, really?

AI agents are, at their core, software programs that interact with their environment, collect data, and autonomously perform tasks to meet predetermined goals. They represent an evolution from traditional automation technologies like robotic process automation and machine learning that have powered enterprise operations for the past two decades.

An agentic AI workflow employs technology such as Large Language Models (LLMs) that perform specific tasks and integrates these in a system that can interact with users and perform tasks autonomously and effectively. Unlike their predecessors, AI agents can perceive, reason, and act in changing environments to achieve their goals, often deciding independently how to reach them, thanks to the explosion in advanced reasoning capabilities of LLMs in recent years.

The benefits of agentic AI in enterprises are widespread. We will undoubtably see enhanced customer service, IT support, and overall business functions because of agentic systems in the coming years. By automating complex tasks and integrating with external tools such as web searches, APIs, and dedicated databases, AI agents can execute more sophisticated tasks and collaborate with each other, driving productivity and efficiency.

Businesses can use agentic AI to improve and differentiate their offers to customers ahead of competitors, adding communication channels and styles that appeal to specific customer bases. They will also reduce the cost of operations as trust in agents is built, and human oversight is reduced.

How to make AI agents that can transform organizations

To build agentic AI systems that deliver real impact and return on investment, businesses have a clear set of tasks. AI agents must have defined roles, need to be able to easily find and locate the data they will use, seamlessly define the tasks or goals they will execute, and set boundaries with guardrails.

Multiple agents, each with its own specialized role, can cooperate in a decentralized structure to solve more complex tasks collaboratively. For example, in processing insurance claims, one agent verifies documentation, another evaluates policy criteria, and a third processes payments, completing the task jointly and the user only needing to engage with one interface.

As organizations transition toward agentic systems, it’s vital that leaders collaborate closely with AI specialists to effectively design and streamline these processes. Integrating AI agents into existing systems can be complex and disruptive if not managed carefully. Building an architecture that accurately reflects real-world activities requires creating digital descriptions and definitions of business operations.

Clearly defined tasks can then be mapped to AI agents as needed. Designing systems for human/AI collaboration needs to be front of mind, ensuring that AI agents collaborate seamlessly with human workers. This involves careful orchestration to maintain human oversight and compliance with safety regulations.

Data quality and optimization is an easily-overlooked element to consider for the entire agentic architecture. Fragmented data will block AI agents from working effectively. Organizations must assess data quality, implement robust governance and security measures, develop pipelines for real-time data availability, and continuously enhance processes through feedback loops.

Governance strategies are also essential for managing AI agents. Human intervention must be a safeguard in case decision-making from AI agents appears to be biased, inaccurate, or breaches company ethics. Testing for compliance and failure, including for bias, fairness, and operational performance, is non-negotiable.

Systematic logging of agent activity, capturing performed tasks, actions taken, evaluation metrics, and the agent’s internal state, is necessary for effective monitoring and error tracing.

Use of agentic AI across industries

The integration of AI agents in various sectors is already underway, and there are huge benefits to be reaped for enterprises. In customer service, we’re seeing AI agents automatically draft responses to customer queries based on historical interaction data, taking ownership of client issues and resolving them without human input.

For example, an AI agent can request more information from a customer, analyze the enquiry, and offer a solution, even overriding standard procedures if circumstances justify making an exception. This level of autonomy and adaptability enhances customer satisfaction and loyalty.

In financial services, AI agents can create personalized investment strategies and dynamically monitor client portfolios. They can also detect fraud by identifying suspicious transactions and initiating appropriate responses.

Looking at life sciences, AI agents can support drug discovery by extracting actionable insights from drug mechanisms, disease progression, and clinical outcomes. They can refine clinical trial design and monitor real-time data for mid-trial adjustments, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of research.

Manufacturing and retail sectors can also benefit from AI agents. Smart camera-based process monitoring can improve shopfloor performance and safety compliance, while agentic systems monitor shelves in-store and warehouses, automatically triggering stock replenishment using stock-keeping unit codes.

The future of agentic AI

The agentic AI future is here, and it’s set to revolutionize business operations. Organizations must seize this moment to review their processes for suitability and unlock unprecedented gains in productivity and cost saving. As expertise in adoption spreads, more sectors will join the agentic AI journey, transforming how we work and interact.

By harnessing the autonomous, goal-oriented, and adaptive capabilities of AI agents, enterprises can supercharge their functions and stay ahead of the competition. The future of business is agentic, and the time to embrace this transformative technology is now.

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Hello and welcome to our coverage of InfoSecurity Europe 2025!

Held at London's Excel center, Infosec 2025 (as everyone actually calls it) is one of the biggest security-focused events on the calendar, packed with big names, informative talks, and news from the biggest firms around.

We're here in London and live on the ground for Infosec 2025 - here's what we've seen so far!

Good morning from InfoSecurity Europe 2025! We're here at the Excel, and off to collect our badge before heading in.

Despite it being June, it's a cloudy and blustery day here - let's hope things are warmer inside...

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We're heading in to the show now!

As you can see from our pictures, the theme of Infosec 2025 is "Building a Safer Cyber World" - something you can bet we'll hear more about over the next few days.

(Image credit: Future / Ellen Jennings-Trace)

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• Netflix's latest crime drama series Dept Q has received a lot of praise from viewers
• At the time of writing, it has a solid 81% Rotten Tomatoes score
• The Guardian called it a "grimy, gothic treat" in their 4-star review

With so much to choose from on Netflix, it's easy to let good shows pass us by. That's why you should make time to watch Dept. Q, a fantastic new crime series which has been hailed as a "grimy, gothic treat" by The Guardian.

Dept. Q currently has an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score, meaning it can grab a spot on our best Netflix shows list. Since its release, it's received a lot of praise from viewers and critics alike, with many binge-watching the nine-part series.

Take a look at the trailer below for a peek at what people are raving about.

Why are people loving Dept. Q?

People on social media have praised Dept. Q, highlighting the "next level" acting from Matthew Goode. Some have even called for a second season to be greenlit, because it's just that good.

Dept Q on Netflix is such a good crime thriller . Matthew Goode's acting was next level !I hope they make season 2 of this series .#DeptQ #DepartmentQ #Netflix pic.twitter.com/KzTdARCO0fMay 30, 2025

I finished the rest of the #Deptq episodes last night.I can't say enough about how good Goode's performance is in this one. I think with a better overall mystery, this show has the potential to be one of the best. The ending was emotional and I can't wait for another season. pic.twitter.com/dldDTlnP0TMay 31, 2025

While we currently have no word on Dept. Q's future, it would definitely be nice to see it return to one of the best streaming services. I've always been a huge fan of police dramas, most recently the outstanding BBC series Line of Duty, and one of its stars, Kelly Macdonald, appears in Dept. Q as well.

She joins a brilliant cast alongside Goode, Mark Bonnar, Jamie Sives, Shirley Henderson, and Kate Dickie, whose performances really do elevate this gritty, nail-biting drama.

The series follows the creation of a new police unit, a cold-case division formed "in hopes of generating good press for a beleaguered Edinburgh police department."

It was created by Scott Frank, who co-created the brilliant Netflix show The Queen's Gambit, and it's safe to say he's done it again here.

While the two shows are very different, he's definitely had people glued to their television sets, and we can only hope that Dept. Q comes back for another round.

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• Asus is trying to persuade those who can’t upgrade their Windows 10 laptop to switch to a Copilot+ PC
• This is ignoring concerns about millions of PCs heading to the scrapheap because of Windows 11’s spec requirements
• Asus is also overselling the abilities of Copilot+ PCs, which just aren’t that impressive overall – not yet, anyway

For some time, Microsoft has been urging folks with a Windows 10 PC that can’t upgrade to Windows 11 that they should buy a new computer, preferably a Copilot+ PC – and Asus is now playing that same tune.

Windows Latest noticed a post from Asus about why now’s the time to switch to Windows 11, and to consider upgrading to a Copilot+ device (from Asus, naturally).

This is aimed at folks who are in the unfortunate situation where their Windows 10 laptop is too old to support the stricter hardware requirements of Windows 11, and so they can’t upgrade. Notebooks with older CPUs are left out in the cold, of course, as you can’t switch out those parts like you can with a desktop PC.

Asus reminds us that Windows 10 runs out of support in October 2025, which is rapidly approaching, and that you shouldn’t run an OS without security updates, which is certainly true.

The laptop maker then moves on to persuade us that what everyone in this situation needs is a new Windows 11 notebook, and that what makes these devices different is one word: Copilot.

Moreover, Asus argues: “But here’s where it gets even better: with Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 takes the AI experience to a whole new level. These devices are equipped with an NPU – a dedicated AI processor, specifically designed to handle AI tasks locally, making your experience smoother, faster, and more secure.

“If your current laptop isn’t up to snuff for Windows 11 or Copilot+, this is the perfect time to upgrade to a device that’s built for it.”

Thereafter follows a series of plugs for Asus Vivobook models, Copilot+ PCs with both Snapdragon (Arm-based) and traditional Intel processors.

(Image credit: Photo by Tom Fisk via Pexels)Analysis: Landfill woes and unwise overselling

The problem with these marketing campaigns, which are nudging people to simply dump their Windows 10 PC, is that this isn’t a very green-friendly perspective to serve up.

Going way back, there have been alarm bells rung about potentially towering piles of scrapped PCs heading to landfills later this year, thanks to Microsoft’s policy of enforcing steeper system requirements with Windows 11. If it wasn’t for some of those – generally security-related – measures, those folks could upgrade to the newer OS just fine and keep their current laptop (or indeed desktop PC).

So, when companies like Microsoft and now Asus push the benefits of throwing out old hardware for a shiny new Copilot+ PC, you can see why this frustrates organizations that are working to promote eco-friendliness in one way or another.

At any rate, if your laptop isn’t compatible with Windows 11, is it really ready for the bin when October 2025 and the End of Life for Windows 10 rolls around? Of course not – one option is that you can pay to extend support for a year.

That’s a choice Microsoft has provided for consumers for the first time ever, actually, likely to placate those with the aforementioned environmental concerns – though it’d be good if this support could be extended even further. (It can be for businesses, but we don’t know if that’ll be the case for everyday users).

Another option is switching to Linux, of course, as has been highlighted recently.

The other problem with the argument Asus presents here (and Microsoft is guilty of this too) is that it’s overselling the ability of Copilot+ PCs. While there are some impressive powers for these devices – like improved (natural language) Windows 11 search, and the same search trick in Settings too – most of the AI exclusives for Copilot+ devices aren’t overly compelling (Recall included right now).

While Copilot+ laptops may eventually take your Windows 11 computing experience to ‘another level’ as Asus mentions in its blurb, we definitely aren’t there yet. This is marketing fluff, essentially, and while that’s hardly unexpected, companies need to be careful about how they’re framing these kinds of posts, given the environmental concerns in play here.

No, you can’t keep your PC running forever, but Microsoft and its partners need to be more thoughtful about the state of tech landfill and our planet. And I’d really like to see Microsoft confirm extended support for updates to consumers for more than just a year, without making that additional time prohibitively expensive.

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