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The Future of AI, Automation & Digital Innovation

Analysis and news on AI, automation and software, contrasted and in depth.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 6 min

Netflix Buys Ben Affleck's AI Startup for $587 Million

Netflix paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, the AI startup founded by Ben Affleck in 2022. The technology promises to reduce production costs by up to 20% and cut VFX expenses in half, sparking debate about the future of employment in the industry.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 3 min

Nvidia wants to dominate every chip in AI data centers

Nvidia has unveiled its Vera Rubin platform, which combines CPUs and GPUs into a unified system. This move reflects its ambition to dominate every layer of AI data centers, challenging Intel and AMD.

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SoftwareJuly 21, 2026 · 3 min

WordPress Critical: RCE flaw mass-exploited within hours

Hours after WordPress released patches for two critical vulnerabilities, attackers began mass-exploiting them. The chain of flaws allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE), affecting sites running WordPress 6.9 and 6.8. Tens of thousands of exploitation attempts and hundreds of fraudulent admin accounts have been observed.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 3 min

AI discovers two critical WordPress flaws being massively exploited

An artificial intelligence detected the massive exploitation of two vulnerabilities in WordPress. The flaws, which allow remote code execution, are being exploited just hours after patches were released. The potential impact is enormous: WordPress powers more than 50% of websites.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 5 min

CISOs: The New Guardians of AI Governance

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in enterprises is outpacing traditional governance models, creating a responsibility vacuum. A Forrester report indicates that CISOs will become the business's trusted authority and assurance, taking on a critical role in managing AI risk.

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SoftwareJuly 21, 2026 · 4 min

Cloudflare WAF blocks critical WordPress vulnerabilities

Cloudflare has deployed emergency rules in its WAF to protect all customers — including free users — against two critical WordPress vulnerabilities: an SQL injection (CVE-2026-60137) and an unauthenticated remote code execution (CVE-2026-63030). The rules are active but do not replace updating to patched versions.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 5 min

Chinese AI Challenges OpenAI and Anthropic: A New Sputnik Moment?

Two Chinese companies, Moonshot and Alibaba, unveiled AI models (Kimi K3 and Qwen) that match or surpass GPT-5 and Claude 4, according to benchmarks. Markets reacted nervously, and analysts warn the US must stop being surprised and adopt a sustained strategy.

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EmpresasJuly 21, 2026 · 4 min

Apple raises Apple Music and Apple One prices: licensing costs bite

Apple has raised prices for Apple Music and Apple One in the US, UK, and Australia, citing rising licensing costs. It's the first increase since October 2022 and reflects a broader trend in streaming services. Users face paying more or losing access to their music libraries.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 4 min

Alibaba open-sources AI chip software stack, challenging Nvidia CUDA dominance

Alibaba has taken a strategic step by open-sourcing SAIL, the software stack for its Zhenwu AI chips. The move directly targets breaking Nvidia CUDA's monopoly, facilitating developer migration and strengthening China's technological autonomy amid trade restrictions.

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Inteligencia ArtificialJuly 21, 2026 · 3 min

The Hidden Tax of AI: Why Your Bill Skyrockets Without You Noticing

The real cost of AI is not in the models, but in infrastructure, repetitions, idle GPUs, and oversized context windows. A new body, the Tokenomics Foundation, is trying to create metrics and governance to control what they call the 'hidden tax' of AI adoption.

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SoftwareJuly 21, 2026 · 3 min

Vercel Revolutionizes CDN Caching for Immutable Static Assets

Vercel has announced an optimization to its CDN that allows reusing immutable static files across deployments, reducing requests, bytes transferred, and improving overall load time. This improvement, available automatically for compatible frameworks, represents a significant advance in web deployment efficiency.