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Monday, January 26, 2026AI Agents Are Becoming Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risk
Experian just released its 2026 data breach forecast, and the findings are critical: AI agents could soon become the leading cause of data breaches, replacing human error. Hackers can now inject their own AI agents to disrupt your systems, steal data at unprecedented speeds, and launch ransomware attacks. This means your security team needs to treat AI agents as a new threat surface, not just a productivity tool.
UK Boosts AI Research Power Sixfold
The British government invested £36 million to make Cambridge's DAWN supercomputer six times more powerful by spring 2026. UK researchers and startups now get free access to cutting-edge AMD MI355X chips—previously available only to tech giants. If you're building AI in the UK, this is your moment to access world-class computing resources.
Chinese AI Models Capture 15% Global Market
DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen have surged to roughly 15% global AI market share, up from 1% a year ago. Qwen hit 700 million downloads on Hugging Face—the world's most-used open-source AI system. This shift matters: open-source alternatives are now viable, cost-effective options for enterprises evaluating AI vendors.