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AI data matching: boosting accuracy & cutting costs

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As data grows messy and massive, AI-powered matching promises sharper insight, lower long-run costs and an edge over rigid rule-based tools.
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AI reshapes accounting firms but full automation lags

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AI is transforming everyday work in accountancy firms, but messy gaps between systems and people mean full automation remains distant.
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AI powers maturing Canadian proptech amid slower funding

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Canadian proptech matures as AI embeds into daily workflows, funding slows to USD $450 million but adoption and discipline rise.
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Rocket Software unveils ContentEdge for safer GenAI

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Rocket Software launches ContentEdge to give organisations safer GenAI access to sensitive unstructured data across hybrid environments.
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AI agents race ahead of governance, security & trust

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AI agents surge into big business with scant oversight, leaving governance, security and trust frameworks struggling to keep pace.
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Fears UK under-16 social media ban will hurt creators

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Plans for a UK under-16 social media ban spark warnings it could damage the creator economy while missing deeper online safety flaws.
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Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale

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Kani deepens its tie-up with TransactPay, adding Data-as-a-Service to streamline global payments data as the issuer ramps up scale.
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UK firms see AI as key to resilience, cyber gap grows

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UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.
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NCC Group, Delinea partner on managed PAM for AI era

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NCC Group and Delinea launch managed privileged access service, targeting AI-era identity threats with Zero Trust, cloud-native controls.
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Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South

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Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.
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Pinewood.AI unveils Pi as it enters North America

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Pinewood.AI launches Pi autonomous agent and Seez’s Miles assistant at NADA as it stakes its claim in the US and Canadian dealer market.
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GoComet rolls out agentic AI for Philippine logistics

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GoComet unveils agentic AI tools in Manila to help Philippine logistics teams predict disruption, cut freight costs and boost productivity.
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Godrej launches Amethyst AI engine for group-wide gains

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Godrej Enterprises Group unveils Amethyst AI engine to unify automation and governance across businesses, eyeing a 10-15% productivity gain.
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How AI-powered log management unlocks observability

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Companies that treat log data as strategic intelligence, not digital clutter, are unlocking faster recovery, resilience and innovation.
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Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era

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Agentic AI is set to flood infrastructure with billions of virtual users, forcing nations like Australia to rethink open, heterogeneous compute.
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Commonwealth Bank, OpenAI boost AI skills for SMEs

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Commonwealth Bank teams with OpenAI on AI and cyber training to close skills gaps for 1 million Australian small business customers.
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Digital rights group urges Australians to fight privacy trap

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Digital rights group warns Australians to resist ‘privacy paradox’, urging tougher laws and everyday steps to curb online data tracking.
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Elastic unveils tools to boost reliability of AI agents

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Elastic launches Agent Builder and Workflows to help enterprises build more reliable AI agents that span fragmented internal data systems.
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Why government is right to move slowly on AI adoption

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Governments are taking a cautious, experimental approach to AI, prioritising public trust, security and stability over rapid innovation.
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8x8 extends Secure Pay for global digital payments

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8x8 expands Secure Pay globally, unifying compliant digital payments and AI-led outreach across its customer experience platform.