Yolo Group bets big with pivot to regulated markets leaving its grey past behind Summary Yolo Group, a former pioneer of crypto-first, unregulated casino operations, has announced a strategic pivot to pursue Tier-1 regulated markets by folding its Sportsbet and Bitcasino brands into a single Yolo.com brand. The decision follows a three-year research and preparation […]
Joint guidance on creating and maintaining a definitive view of your operational technology architecture – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, together with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) and partners from Australia (ASD’s ACSC), Germany (BSI), the Netherlands (NCSC-NL), New Zealand (NCSC-NZ), and US agencies (CISA and […]
2025: Measuring A Very Volatile Year Summary This Chief Executive Research piece examines long-term patterns in the CEO Confidence Index and finds that anticipation of disruption usually exceeds the disruption that actually occurs — except during the Great Recession and in 2025. Data from 2002–2025 show CEOs historically forecast larger month-to-month swings than their real-time […]
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to White House Summary Democratic and Republican congressional leaders met with President Donald Trump in a last-ditch effort to avert a federal government shutdown ahead of the funding deadline at the end of September and the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October. Both parties […]
Tribal Nations Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats Summary The US Tribal Information Sharing & Analysis Center (Tribal-ISAC) report warns that tribal governments and enterprises face a more complex and hostile cybersecurity environment in 2025. While strategic awareness is rising, operational readiness lags: many tribes run small IT teams, security budgets are low, and workforce training and […]
Exclusive: Multiple UK gambling charities on brink of collapse amid statutory levy disarray Summary Multiple UK gambling-harms charities are reportedly close to insolvency despite operators having already paid the new statutory levy for research, education and treatment. Sources in the third sector say distribution of levy funds has been slow and poorly handled, leaving many […]
Macau makes unprecedented personnel changes as Wong Sio Chak promoted and André Cheong named Legislative Assembly member Summary The Macao SAR Government has announced unexpected senior personnel changes. Wong Sio Chak, after a decade as Secretary for Security, has been promoted to Secretary for Administration and Justice. André Cheong, who served as Secretary for Administration […]
The Brain as the Next Tech Battleground: Billionaire Investments in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) Summary Billionaires including Elon Musk, Sam Altman and backers such as Peter Thiel are investing heavily in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Musk’s Neuralink is pursuing invasive implants and has raised around $650m, reporting early patient successes (cursor control, trials expanding to speech and […]
Understanding your OT environment: the first step to stronger cyber security Summary The NCSC has published guidance to help organisations build and maintain a ‘definitive record’ of their operational technology (OT) environment. The guidance explains why full visibility of OT assets, connectivity, architecture and supplier access is essential to design, implement and sustain effective cyber […]
US Ends Sanctions Waiver for Chabahar Port: India Grapples with $370 Million Investment and Strategic Crossroads Summary As of 29 September 2025 the United States has revoked a seven-year sanctions waiver for Iran’s Chabahar Port, removing a carve‑out that had allowed India to operate and invest there without facing US penalties. The move — announced […]
