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Exclusive: How Oracle's AI agents are driving a new era of enterprise automation

Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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Oracle's AI agents are revolutionising enterprise automation, delivering significant efficiency gains and cost reductions, particularly for finance teams.
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Adobe unveils AI integration plans for creative workflow boost

Thu, 10th Apr 2025
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Adobe unveils its ambitious plan for integrating AI agents across its product suite, aiming to revolutionise creativity and streamline workflows for users.
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Google unveils Gemini 2.5 AI models for enterprises

Thu, 10th Apr 2025
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Google has launched the Gemini 2.5 series of AI models, boosting enterprise applications with advanced reasoning capabilities and tailored solutions for businesses.
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Adobe Summit 2025: Creativity for all as Shantanu Narayen hails 'Golden Age' of design

Mon, 24th Mar 2025
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At Adobe Summit 2025, CEO Shantanu Narayen declared a 'golden age of design', where AI expands creativity's reach, empowering marketers and hobbyists alike.
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UAE cyberattack exposes new Sosano malware by Proofpoint

Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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Researchers from Proofpoint have revealed a sophisticated email-based cyberattack targeting key organisations in the UAE, employing stealthy malware called Sosano.
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Rapid agentic AI at scale possible with new Teradata solution

Tue, 4th Mar 2025
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Teradata has unveiled its new Enterprise Vector Store, promising cost-effective deployment of Trusted agentic AI, designed for rapid responses and flexible integration.
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Snowflake unveils Cortex Agents for data integration ease

Thu, 13th Feb 2025
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Snowflake has launched Cortex Agents, a service designed to streamline the integration of structured and unstructured data for enterprises, enhancing productivity.
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OutSystems launches AI Mentor to revolutionise app development

Mon, 3rd Feb 2025
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OutSystems has launched Mentor, an AI-powered tool on its Developer Cloud, streamlining app development and reducing SDLC time for businesses.
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New tool transforms presentation videos into searchable PDFs

Wed, 1st Jan 2025
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Researchers at Seoul National University have unveiled PV2DOC, a groundbreaking tool that converts presentation videos into searchable PDF summaries.
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Google Cloud unveils enhanced NotebookLM Plus for business

Mon, 30th Dec 2024
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Google Cloud has launched NotebookLM Plus, an AI-powered research assistant available to Gemini users, enhancing data insights and collaboration.
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Snowflake unveils new AI platform to simplify data use

Tue, 3rd Dec 2024
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Snowflake has launched Snowflake Intelligence, a new platform that simplifies user interaction with enterprise data and enhances AI capabilities.
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Chulalongkorn University unveils AI project with Google Cloud

Mon, 2nd Dec 2024
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Chulalongkorn University and Google Cloud have launched ChulaGENIE, a generative AI tool for research and academic support, enhancing learning capabilities.
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North Korean hackers target cryptocurrency with malware

Fri, 8th Nov 2024
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SentinelLabs has uncovered a new cyber campaign by North Korean group BlueNoroff, targeting cryptocurrency firms with multi-stage malware.
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Business email compromise scams dominate Q3 2024 threats

Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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VIPRE Security Group's latest report reveals that business email compromise now makes up 58% of phishing attacks, highlighting rising cybersecurity threats.
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Phishing scams use QR codes in PDFs to bypass defences

Wed, 23rd Oct 2024
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Barracuda reveals a surge in QR code phishing attacks, with over 500,000 emails detected in three months, exploiting sensitive data risks.
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Survey reveals challenges in digital asset management growth

Tue, 15th Oct 2024
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An independent survey reveals most brands struggle with integrating multiple digital asset management systems, facing notable workflow and collaboration challenges.
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Google slashes Gemini AI model costs, boosts speed & efficiency

Thu, 26th Sep 2024
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Google unveils Gemini-1.5-Pro-002 and Gemini-1.5-Flash-002 models with enhanced speed, cost-efficiency, and performance, driving benefits for developers.
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Adobe launches AI assistant for students

Tue, 17th Sep 2024
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Adobe's new Acrobat AI Assistant subscription for college students simplifies study routines by summarising documents and offering intelligent citations.
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Insider threats highlighted, calls for enhanced security measures

Mon, 16th Sep 2024
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As National Insider Threat Awareness Month unfolds, experts warn of rising risks from employees, urging firms to adopt stricter security measures to combat evolving threats.
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DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event

Thu, 5th Sep 2024
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DataStax revamps its AI platform at RAG++ in NYC, boosting GenAI with native integrations from Unstructured.io and Glean, streamlined APIs, and key enhancements for developers.