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McKinsey's state of AI report for two thousand twenty six is out, and the headline is a shift from experimentation to actual returns. Organizations that have moved past the pilot phase are beginning to see measurable financial gains, though the report is careful to note that the gap between early adopters and everyone else is widening, and fast.
On the security front, researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Android-based car head units, specifically devices running DoFun systems. Hackers are exploiting update mechanisms to install reverse proxy software, quietly pulling vehicles into a hidden botnet. DoFun has issued patches, but the discovery signals that connected cars are now firmly on the threat landscape.
And Apple has confirmed what its silicon roadmap suggested was coming — the M six chip, built on a two nanometer process, delivers respectable performance gains over the M five. Benchmarks show meaningful improvements in CPU and GPU throughput, though reviewers are largely agreeing that M five owners have no urgent reason to upgrade. The story here is really about Apple continuing to set the pace in consumer silicon.
That's where things stand today. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
