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AI agents surge in Australia, but integration lagging
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Australian firms race to deploy AI agents, but siloed systems and weak integration threaten hoped-for productivity gains.
Netskope unveils data lineage tool for AI governance
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Netskope launches One Data Lineage to map data flows and tighten AI governance, promising clearer audit trails and stronger compliance.
AvePoint boosts AI agent governance & cloud backups
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AvePoint extends its Confidence Platform to tighten agentic AI governance and broaden multi-cloud backup across major SaaS and IaaS tools.
Commonwealth Bank sets out responsible AI blueprint
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Commonwealth Bank unveils a responsible AI blueprint, detailing governance, safeguards and fraud controls as scrutiny of automation grows.
Maestra’s US customer base surges as brands ditch Klaviyo
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Maestra’s US customer base jumps 144% as DTC brands abandon Klaviyo for a single platform spanning email, personalisation and paid media.
AI drives UK retail as shoppers embrace eCommerce tools
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AI-powered tools are rapidly reshaping UK retail as most shoppers embrace chat-based assistants and retailers ramp up investment for 2026.
AI boosts engagement but ‘shadow AI’ risk grows in UK
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AI rollouts are lifting UK staff engagement, but new research warns unapproved ‘shadow AI’ use is outpacing employers’ controls.
Westcon-Comstor launches Tech Insights for EMEA partners
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Westcon-Comstor unveils free Tech Insights programme to help EMEA partners assess cyber risk and AI data readiness for customers.
Half of corporate AI agents running without oversight
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New research warns that nearly half of over 3 million AI agents in US and UK firms run ungoverned, exposing data and systems to rising risks.
Moltbook’s AI agents spark growing security & brand fears
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Moltbook’s boom in user-built AI agents is fuelling mounting warnings over cyber threats and brand damage as governance lags adoption.
Tenable finds critical flaws in Google Looker platform
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Tenable warns critical Google Looker flaws could enable server takeover and data theft, leaving unpatched self-hosted deployments exposed.
Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance
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Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
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Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
United Rentals rolls out AI data agent with Snowflake
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United Rentals deploys a Snowflake-powered AI data agent to let frontline staff query governed financial and operational metrics in plain English.
Cyberhaven unveils unified AI-driven data security platform
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Cyberhaven launches unified AI-powered platform to track data lineage, cut insider risk and secure sensitive information across IT estates.
Explainer: AI and consulting debate history and impact
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Industry voices are divided on whether AI will diminish consulting roles or augment them by shifting the nature of the work.
Sixthfin launches Closing to streamline UK finance
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Sixthfin debuts Closing in the UK, an AI-enabled tool to automate period-end account reconciliation and tighten financial close controls.
AI agents expose risks in insecure default databases
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A security lapse at AI agent service Moltbook exposes risky default database settings, raising fresh alarms over agentic system safeguards.
Data Privacy Day highlights shift to accountable AI data use
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Data Privacy Day spotlights a shift from privacy promises to provable controls, as AI, governance and regulation demand accountable data use.
C-suite leaders deploy AI, but struggle to scale it
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AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.