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Privacy shifts from compliance checkbox to market edge

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Privacy is shifting from a legal checkbox to a strategic differentiator as watchdogs and customers demand proof of real-world data protection.
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Exclusive: e2e-assure CEO on CNI defence from geopolitical cyberattacks

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Rob Demain warns that cyber campaigns on critical infrastructure are demanding behaviour-led defence over compliance.
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GWI unveils Agent Spark to power AI with real audience data

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GWI launches Agent Spark, plugging its first-party audience data into ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot to ground AI marketing insight in reality.
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Emergent raises USD $70m to fuel European AI growth

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AI app builder Emergent raises USD $70m Series B to deepen European push, add London offices and hiring as revenue soars to USD $50m ARR.
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CFOs step up investor relations as AI tools reshape IR

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CFOs are devoting more time to investors as AI accelerates research, driving faster, higher-volume engagement and tighter response demands.
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Small Cell Forum opens 2026 Mobile Network Awards entries

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Small Cell Forum opens entries for its 2026 Mobile Network Awards, adding AI, cloudification and Open RAN categories plus a Judge’s Choice.
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Trend Micro warns firms on hidden risks of AI models

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Trend Micro warns firms that unmanaged use of AI models could trigger major legal, financial and reputational risks worldwide.
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Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand

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Syspro plots AI-led overhaul, acquisitive growth and a fresh global brand as it chases cloud-first, subscription-fuelled expansion.
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LF Energy audit boosts security of EVerest EV charging

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LF Energy’s audit of the widely used EVerest EV charging stack finds and fixes security flaws, boosting confidence in open source grids.
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Legacy PKI blamed for outages & rising security risk

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Legacy PKI and manual certificate management are driving outages and security exploits as machine identities surge, CyberArk research warns.
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Keeper adds instant account switching & passkey upgrades

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Keeper rolls out instant multi-account switching and expanded passkey support across mobile and browser to streamline secure access.
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AI tops global C-suite worries on corporate reputation

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AI has become the top corporate reputation fear for global leaders, yet most admit they are underprepared for its fast-rising risks.
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LOTUSLITE backdoor targets US policy bodies with lures

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Politically themed LOTUSLITE phishing campaign hits US policy bodies, using DLL sideloading and espionage-focused backdoor tactics.
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Miro debuts Engage to transform AI-powered workshops

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Miro launches Engage, an in-canvas tool that blends live polls with AI summaries to keep workshop input and follow-up work in one space.
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Tech Mahindra brand rises on global IT strength index

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Tech Mahindra climbs to fourth in India and ninth globally for brand strength, as Brand Finance values its brand at USD $3.4 billion.
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AI reshapes data privacy risk across Australia, NZ

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AI is reshaping data privacy in Australia and New Zealand, exposing shadow tools, privilege sprawl and weak identity controls, experts warn.
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Dubai Health, ARM Hub deepen AI collaboration in Brisbane

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Dubai Health and ARM Hub will deepen AI-driven health collaboration in Brisbane under a long-term Australia-UAE innovation programme.
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Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation

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Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to reverse-engineer legacy systems and speed enterprise app delivery in 90 days.
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Persistent revenue grows as AI, cloud deals accelerate

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Persistent lifts quarterly revenue 17.3% year-on-year to USD $422.5 million as accelerating AI and cloud deals drive larger client wins.
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KPMG report warns AI scale-up lags lofty ambitions

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KPMG warns firms’ AI ambitions outpace delivery, with most chasing top maturity by 2026 but only a quarter scaling agentic AI with ROI.