Category: Technology
Xiaomi Sri Lanka and Raffealla Fernando showcases “The Art of Telephoto” with the Xiaomi 17T
Xiaomi Sri Lanka hosted “The Art of Telephoto,” a Leica-powered photography exhibition at One Galle Face Mall, Level 02, bringing together creativity, fashion, visual storytelling and smartphone photography in an engaging experience for guests and photography enthusiasts. Held in collaboration with renowned Sri Lankan creative personality Raffealla Fernando, the exhibition presented a curated collection of […]
Kaspersky discovers new corporate phishing technique using popular AI web development platform
Kaspersky has discovered that attackers have begun exploiting another legitimate service for malicious purposes – this time it is Tencent EdgeOne Pages, a platform for creating and hosting web applications. Attackers are misusing its capabilities to generate phishing emails targeting corporate users. Previously Kaspersky has described similar attacks leveraging Google services and web applications generated […]
Sri Lanka’s Vehicle, Gold Loan Curbs Support Lenders’ Risk Profiles: Fitch Ratings
Sri Lanka’s tighter macroprudential restrictions on vehicle and gold-backed lending will benefit lenders’ risk profiles, particularly those of finance companies, Fitch Ratings says. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s lower loan-to-value (LTV) caps target two products that have expanded rapidly in recent years and represent a substantial share of mainly finance companies’ balance sheets. The […]
Commercial Bank now brings PayPal-linked withdrawals for customers
Enables channeling of global digital earnings directly into bank accounts via ComBank Digital The Commercial Bank of Ceylon, reaffirming its leadership in introducing the latest global financial technologies to Sri Lanka, has announced the availability of PayPal-linked withdrawal functionality for eligible customers to seamlessly channel their global digital earnings directly into their Commercial Bank accounts […]
New threat to IT services? Anthropic to launch AI services firm: What it means
Anthropic has teamed up with Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and other global investors to launch a $1.5B venture focused on deploying AI directly inside companies. Instead of just selling tools, the new firm will embed engineers into businesses to build and integrate Claude AI into real workflows—targeting the biggest gap in AI adoption: implementation. With backing […]
How the best AI development companies in Sri Lanka are transforming the future of enterprise AI
When mentioning enterprise AI, the first things that often come to mind for most are LLMs, chatbots and the occasional forecasting abilities brought on by custom solutions. However, numerous leading offshore software development companies in Sri Lanka will tell you that there’s more to enterprise AI than prompt-based tools and automatic recommendations. There are multiple […]
VIDEO: Anthropic Mythos AI – Why Banks, Governments Fear This Cybersecurity Tool
A powerful new AI model from Anthropic is raising alarm across the global financial system. Called Mythos, it can detect and exploit hidden software vulnerabilities faster than human experts, triggering fears of more sophisticated cyberattacks. With access restricted to a handful of firms, banks and regulators are now scrambling to assess the risks, from disruptions […]
Kaspersky detects 14 million local malware incidents in Sri Lanka in 2025
Sri Lanka experienced 14,960,244 local malware incidents on user computers during 2025, with 37.4% of users in the country attacked by threats spread through removable USB drives, CDs, DVDs and other offline methods, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin. This places Sri Lanka in the 48th position worldwide for local threat exposure. The data […]
Huawei IP Summit 2026 highlights AI-driven enterprise Datacom networks amidSri Lanka’s 5G evolution and Pre-Wi-Fi 8 advancements
Huawei recently hosted its Intelligent IP Summit 2026 in Sri Lanka, bringing together industry leaders and technology experts to explore the future of enterprise data communication (Datacom) networks, as organisations navigate rapid disruptions driven by AI and the expansion of 5G. The summit underscored the growing importance of enterprise networks as the foundation of digital […]
Sri Lanka ranks 20th globally for web-based cyber threats in 2025: Kaspersky
Sri Lanka continues to face significant cybersecurity challenges, with 30.4% of internet users experiencing web-borne cyberattacks in 2025, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin. The report places Sri Lanka in the 20th position globally when it comes to dangers associated with surfing the web. During the January-December 2025 period, Kaspersky products detected 9,153,362 different […]
TikTok releases Q3 2025 community guidelines enforcement report
TikTok has released its Q3 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, showcasing its ongoing commitment to creating a safe digital space for its users. The report, which covers data from July to September 2025, details the proactive steps TikTok has taken to identify and remove content that violates its Community Guidelines, ensuring a positive experiencefor its […]
Technology leader Shanil Fernando appointed to the board of NDB
January 20, 2025 (LBO) – One of Sri Lanka’s most significant technology leaders, Shanil Fernando, has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank (NDB). “Shanil Fernando brings over 25 years of experience in the global IT industry, having played pivotal roles in founding and scaling technology ventures. He was […]