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Game review: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2)

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a stunning return, marrying slick combat and 4K performance with some irksome backtracking and Amiibo-gated music.
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Proving human identity is essential to defending Australia’s financial services sector

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Australia’s banks face rising AI-driven scams, making robust human identity verification and phishing-resistant MFA critical to security.
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Adobe brings Photoshop, Express & Acrobat into ChatGPT

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Adobe embeds Photoshop, Express and Acrobat inside ChatGPT, giving hundreds of millions free, conversational access to its creative tools.
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Ecommpay gains full DAC approval for accessible site

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Ecommpay secures full Digital Accessibility Centre approval as its redesigned website and product pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
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AI to redefine eCommerce discovery, emotion & subs by 2026

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AI is set to reshape eCommerce by 2026, powering discovery, emotional journeys and flexible subscriptions built on cleaner product data.
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Qlik & Catalyst Cloud unveil no-code Fusion Portal

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Qlik and Catalyst Cloud launch Fusion Portal, a no-code Qlik Cloud front end to bring tailored analytics to non-technical frontline staff.
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UiPath & Talkdesk unite agentic AI for healthcare CX

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UiPath and Talkdesk are teaming up to fuse agentic AI, streamlining document-heavy healthcare contact centre workflows and cutting errors.
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Building trust into embedded finance: A security-first approach

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As embedded finance reshapes digital platforms, Dwolla argues only security-first infrastructure can truly earn and sustain customer trust.
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AI won’t fix a messy ERP: ASOS’s £130m stock write-off proves it

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ASOS’s GBP £130m stock write-off shows AI gloss cannot mask a broken ERP, as messy data turns clever tools into costly liabilities.
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5 Fraud use cases you can stop with email validation

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Rising fraud is exploiting fake and disposable emails; smarter validation at sign-up and checkout can block attacks before they cost you.
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LG unveils AI Cabin Platform to power smarter cars

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LG is set to showcase its AI Cabin Platform at CES 2026, using on-board generative AI to power safer, more personalised car interiors.
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Spotify tests AI-style prompted playlists in New Zealand

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Spotify is testing an AI-style Prompted Playlist tool in New Zealand, letting Premium users spin up mixes using everyday written prompts.
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Why CRM accuracy will decide which revenue teams thrive in the AI era

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As AI transforms selling, only revenue teams with clean, constantly verified CRM data will forecast accurately and truly trust automation.
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AI-led workplaces twice as likely to beat revenue goals

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Firms that embed AI in digital workplace tools are twice as likely to beat revenue goals, as gaps widen with slower-moving rivals.
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Intel 471 appoints new CRO & CTO amid rapid growth

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Intel 471 promotes Amy Minyard-Bishop to CRO and Steve Micallef to CTO as it scales cyber threat intelligence amid surging global demand.
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Realtime Robotics brings Resolver software to Japan

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Realtime Robotics has debuted its cloud motion-planning tool Resolver in Japan, unveiling new robot controls and UI upgrades at iREX 2025.
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Thirdfort adds iProov biometrics to fight UK ID fraud

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Thirdfort adopts iProov biometrics to streamline UK property ID checks and combat AI-driven fraud in deals worth billions of GBP £1.6bn+.
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Half of UK IT websites ‘fail’ basic accessibility tests

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Nearly half of UK IT websites fail basic accessibility checks, new research warns, risking exclusion of disabled users and lost sales.
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Worldpay link lets Australians buy crypto instantly

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Block Earner links with Worldpay to let Australians fund accounts instantly and buy crypto via major cards and mobile wallets.
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How to detect fake players in online gaming

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Online gaming faces a hidden surge of fake players; here’s how operators can detect bots, fraudsters and protect fair play at scale.