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Hyland appoints Lubor Ptacek as Product Marketing Chief

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Hyland names Lubor Ptacek Senior Vice President of Product Marketing as the software group sharpens its global AI product strategy.
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Why Legal Services demand is about to grow, not shrink

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AI in legal services is unlikely to shrink demand, with clients seeking more senior expertise and using efficiency gains to unlock latent work.
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Betashares expands robotics ETF & adds humanoid theme

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Betashares broadens its robotics ETF to 60 holdings, adds China A-shares and a humanoid robotics theme as it tightens AI rules.
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Adeptia Automate 5.2 adds AI access to integrations

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Adeptia 5.2 lets AI assistants probe live integration workflows as the software maker adds a Model Context Protocol server for real-time monitoring.
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Agoyu wins patent for AI moving quotes app in Puerto Rico

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Agoyu secures patent for AI-powered moving app that scans video inventories, matches licensed movers and returns quotes in minutes.
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AI agents expose major API security gap, Salt warns

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Salt warns AI agents are widening the API security gap, with 92% of organisations still short of advanced defences and 47% delaying releases.
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ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America

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ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.
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Sidetrade launches AI-native plan with three new products

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Sidetrade sets out a four-year push into AI-driven order-to-cash, with three new products due in 2026 and a shift towards usage-linked revenue.
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Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management

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Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
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MSPs face AI adoption hurdle over governance rules

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AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.
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Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks

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Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.
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Catalogic adds web NDMP management & encryption controls

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Catalogic updates DPX 4.15 with browser-based NDMP management, vCentre tag-driven VMware backups and stronger encryption controls.
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Governance & compliance block MSP AI adoption, report says

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Governance and compliance are stalling MSP AI rollouts, with AvePoint and Omdia finding operational strain is widening the gap between investment and delivery.
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Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

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Trintech expands embedded AI across close processes with Beacon assistant, aiming to speed journal entries, matching and risk checks.
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Nasuni launches AI file data platform for enterprises

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Nasuni pivots from cloud file storage with Active Everywhere and AI Activate, aiming to give enterprises governed access to unstructured data for AI.
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UK enterprises move AI projects into production

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UK enterprises press ahead with AI deployment as 94% warn of sprawl, while integration issues and legacy data remain major hurdles.
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Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route

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Identity failures are now the main way cyber attackers breach firms, with experts warning that non-human credentials are widening the risk.
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Nexxen launches AI-native DSP interface for traders

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Nexxen expands AI tools for media buyers with pre-launch checks, live optimisation and diagnostics, while keeping campaign decisions in traders' hands.
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Anthropic launches Glasswing AI cyber coalition with partners

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Anthropic and partners unveil Project Glasswing, using Claude Mythos Preview to hunt software flaws faster amid fears of AI-boosted cyber attacks.
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EY rolls out AI audit tools across global assurance

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EY deploys agentic AI across 160,000 audit engagements, backed by Microsoft, as it launches new assurance services and training.