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Global investors flee from Chinese tech stocks after the government crackdown on Ant and Alibaba

TechCrunch

Global investors are running from Chinese tech stocks in the wake of the government’s crackdown on Ant Group and Alibaba, two high-flying businesses founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma) that were once hailed as paragons of China’s new tech elite. Shares of Alibaba are off around 30% from their recent record highs set in late October.

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IT leaders on DOGE’s bold COBOL ambitions: Pure folly

CIO

Many IT leaders scoffed when they heard that Elon Musks US Department of Government Efficiency wants to rip out millions of lines COBOL code at the Social Security Administration and replace it within a matter of months. Its an easy programming language to learn, he adds, and it has an ecosystem of dev tools around it.

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4 prerequisites for IT leaders to navigate today’s era of disruption

CIO

Despite the reduced costs, though, the necessity for comprehensive change programs remains paramount. Focus on data governance and ethics With AI becoming more pervasive, the ethical and responsible use of it is paramount. Today, advancements like gen AI are more accessible, costing a fraction of what things did previously.

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It’s 2025. Are your data strategies strong enough to de-risk AI adoption?

CIO

Shadow IT thrives on weak governance The struggle many organisations face is reflected in the relatively slow uptake of meaningful AI projects in Australia, which sometimes is at odds with the wants of their workforces. Another impediment to AI adoption is the ongoing need to ensure that appropriate governance and protections are in place.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

China-linked actors also displayed a growing focus on cloud environments for data collection and an improved resilience to disruptive actions against their operations by researchers, law enforcement, and government agencies. In addition to telecom operators, the group has also targeted professional services firms.

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Volt Typhoon: What State and Local Government Officials Need to Know

Tenable

critical infrastructure highlights the need for increased vigilance from state and local governments. critical infrastructure is owned and operated by both public sector and private sector organizations, the threat is a concern for government agencies as well as corporate enterprises. critical infrastructure.

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Digital transformation 2025: What’s in, what’s out

CIO

Driving a curious, collaborative, and experimental culture is important to driving change management programs, but theres evidence of a backlash as DEI initiatives have been under attack , and several large enterprises ended remote work over the past two years.