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Constant Contact & Canva expand integration for small firms

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Canva and Constant Contact add a one-click route from design to campaign, letting small firms and nonprofits publish across email and social media.
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Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents

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Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.
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Sprinklr adds AI copilots & controls in Spring '26 update

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Sprinklr rolls out Spring '26 update with AI copilots, testing controls and customer feedback tools for enterprises.
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OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach

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OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.
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Resemble AI launches deepfake detector & threat report

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Resemble AI unveils free Chrome extension and X bot as chief executive officer Zohaib Ahmed warns synthetic media risks are widening across businesses.
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Szuplat warns UK leaders over AI-heavy communications

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Obama speechwriter Terry Szuplat urges UK founders to keep communications human as AI-driven posts risk eroding trust and audience connection.
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Compliance gaps threaten global hiring for AI talent

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Compliance gaps are forcing firms to forfeit scarce AI talent, as most global hirers admit exposure to cross-border tax and labour risks.
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Multiply raises USD $9.5m for self-learning B2B ads

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San Francisco startup Multiply raises USD $9.5m to power self-learning B2B ad campaigns across Google Search, LinkedIn and emerging AI formats.
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Why brand visibility is the most critical metric in today's AI-driven world

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As AI transforms search, traditional marketing metrics lose clout, making always-on brand visibility the new make-or-break advantage.
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Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads

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Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
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Female representation in AI is a win-win situation for businesses

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Boosting female representation in AI is key to cutting bias, building trust and unlocking more innovative, profitable business outcomes.
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eBPF report shows efficiency, security gains at scale

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eBPF report finds major cloud players cutting CPU, traffic costs and boosting security at scale, signalling a shift to kernel-level control.
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Okta warns of North Korean fraud in remote tech hiring

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Okta warns North Korean operatives are landing remote tech jobs with stolen and synthetic identities to fund the regime and enable cyber attacks.
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LinkedIn DMs abused to spread Python-based malware

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Attackers are abusing LinkedIn private messages to deliver Python-based malware via booby-trapped archives, ReliaQuest has warned.
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Microsoft tops global phishing brand rankings again

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Microsoft again tops global phishing brand list as attackers increasingly mimic big tech services to steal cloud and consumer credentials.
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INVNT names James Nicholas Kinney Global Chief AI Officer

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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INVNT appoints James Nicholas Kinney as its first Global Chief AI Officer, tasked with scaling client-facing AI innovation, led from APAC.
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Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Pax8 appoints Avery Moon as Chief Technology Officer to spearhead its global AI-led marketplace and 'operating system' for SMBs.
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Integral Ad Science hires Melissa Furze to lead AI push

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Integral Ad Science taps former LinkedIn leader Melissa Furze as Head of Data Science to steer an AI-first strategy in ad verification.
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Exclaimer nears USD $100 million ARR with global push

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Email branding specialist Exclaimer nears USD $100 million ARR as new products and hires fuel global expansion across major markets.
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Innovid boosts Social Ads Manager with Reddit tools

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Innovid adds Reddit, Meta optimisation and Google CM360 tools to Social Ads Manager, promising smoother cross-platform social campaigns.