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GitHub unveils Copilot SDK to power AI agent workflows

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GitHub launches a Copilot SDK in technical preview, letting developers embed AI agent workflows into apps without building orchestration.
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lastminute.com opens MCP flight server to AI models

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lastminute.com unveils in-house AI flights server to power smarter trip planning, promising real-time options and tailored itineraries.
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Check Point targets securing AI factories at runtime

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Check Point sets out a runtime security blueprint for AI factories as enterprises scale GPU-heavy data centres and face mounting GenAI attacks.
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Google unveils open UCP standard for AI-driven shopping

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Google has launched an open Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise AI shopping flows across search, apps, merchants and payments.
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OVHcloud unveils Veeam-powered Backup Agent for Bare Metal

6 days ago
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OVHcloud launches Veeam-based Backup Agent for Bare Metal servers, offering immutable offsite backups with no egress or licence fees.
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OVHcloud unveils Veeam-based managed backup for Bare Metal

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OVHcloud rolls out Veeam-based managed backup for Bare Metal servers, promising rapid setup, encrypted offsite copies and no agent licence fees.
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Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories

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Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia’s Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.
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Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents

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Google launches a Universal Commerce Protocol and Business Agent tools as it bets on AI agents to drive the next era of online shopping.
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Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping

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Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol to link AI shopping agents, retailers and payments in a new ‘agentic commerce’ push.
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Ant backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol push

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Ant backs Google’s new Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise how AI agents handle shopping, payments and post-purchase support.
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Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps

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Agentic AI promises rapid software gains, but a recent Claude Code cyberattack shows how “double agents” can outpace unprepared developers.
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DryRun raises USD $8.7m to secure AI-driven coding

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DryRun lands USD $8.7m seed round as demand grows for its AI-native code security tools targeting LLM-driven and autonomous coding workflows.
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Patchworks unveils MCP to plug AI into live retail ops

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Patchworks debuts MCP integration layer to plug AI into retailers’ live systems, promising real-time workflows beyond basic recommendations.
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Backslash Security wins 2025 AI security tech award

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Backslash Security wins InfoWorld 2025 Technology of the Year award for AI security, spotlighting risks in AI-native software development.
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Criteo outlines agentic AI’s next phase in eCommerce

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Criteo says agentic AI will add a powerful new eCommerce layer, reshaping search, retail assistants and LLM ad models without replacing shops.
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Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

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Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
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Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

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Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.
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Thales unveils AI Security Fabric for runtime threats

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Thales launches AI Security Fabric to shield enterprise LLM and agentic AI apps from runtime threats like prompt injection and data leakage.
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Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents

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Tetrate has unveiled Agent Router Enterprise, a platform to certify AI agents as production ready with shared standards, guardrails and metrics.
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.