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360 Business Law launches AI contract review for telecoms

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360 Business Law unveils AI contract review for telecoms, claiming up to 70% faster turnaround and tailored risk checks for busy legal teams.
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Josef unveils AI engine to kill legal intake forms

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Josef launches an AI Rapid Ingestion Engine to turn messy business inputs into structured legal data, promising to kill the traditional intake form.
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Avvoka secures GBP £14m to scale AI legal drafting

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Avvoka raises GBP £14m from Valhalla Ventures to scale its AI-driven contract drafting platform and accelerate US expansion.
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Seismic unveils AI agents to curb GTM sales tool sprawl

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Seismic launches new Aura AI agents and a Page Builder to tackle sales tool sprawl and speed go-to-market content, deals and workflows.
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UK warned over growing cyber threat to key services

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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UK's cyber agency warns ageing infrastructure and SMEs face rising attack risk, urging urgent resilience upgrades and stronger regulation.
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Hunting adopts Legalfly AI to standardise contracts

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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Hunting deploys Legalfly's AI platform to standardise contract review, cut repeat legal work and tighten governance across regions.
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Agiloft reports surge in AI uptake for contract tools

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Agiloft says over half its customers now license AI tools as Screens usage surges, with AI users up 250% and app activity rising 12-fold.
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Ivo raises USD $55 million to grow AI contract tools

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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AI contract software startup Ivo secures USD $55 million Series B to speed contract review, as revenue surges 500% and UK expansion looms.
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Team Cymru & Filigran integrate Pure Signal with OpenCTI

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Team Cymru and Filigran link Pure Signal and Scout with OpenCTI to enrich threat investigations, automate hunts and deepen global context.
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AI & automation key to improving threat intelligence maturity

Fri, 11th Jul 2025
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A Cyware survey reveals 80% of IT pros find their threat intelligence programmes underperforming, with AI and automation seen as key to boosting cyberdefence maturity.
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Seismic's 2024 product release enhances AI capabilities

Thu, 29th Feb 2024
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Seismic boosts AI capabilities and user collaboration with Winter 2024 product release, aimed at enhancing sales representative proficiency.
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Logpoint enhances Converged SIEM for optimised threat detection

Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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Cybersecurity firm Logpoint bolsters the functionality of its Converged SIEM platform to optimise threat detection and case management.
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Swimlane boosts security operations with Canvas and Hero AI innovations

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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Swimlane has bolstered its Turbine security automation platform with the introduction of Canvas and Hero AI, aiming to enhance integration and reduce resource usage for security teams.
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Third-party issues disrupt 45% of firms despite cybersecurity spends

Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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45% of firms face disrupting setbacks due to third-party cybersecurity issues, reveals Gartner survey.
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Tanium unveils Autonomous Endpoint Management platform at Converge conference

Thu, 16th Nov 2023
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Tanium unveils plans for an Autonomous Endpoint Management platform, using AI to automate tasks and enhance cybersecurity in the tech industry.
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Gluware unveils significant enhancements for network automation platform

Tue, 7th Nov 2023
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Gluware is set to debut nearly 40 upgrades to its Gluware 5.2 platform, aiming to simplify network automation across multi-vendor, multi-domain environments.
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Alteryx unveils AiDIN innovations to boost enterprise use of GenAI

Fri, 6th Oct 2023
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Alteryx unveils new innovations, including AI Studio, to advance the adoption of generative AI in enterprises. #AI #analytics.
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NZ-based smart meetings startup PlayBooks launches in ANZ

Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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New Zealand startup PlayBooks launches in ANZ with a smart meetings platform, aiming to tackle the global inefficiency problem.