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Google warns of AI model theft & state-backed misuse

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Google flags surging attempts to steal AI models as state-backed hackers weaponise Gemini for phishing, intel gathering and malware support.
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Qlik rolls out governed agentic AI & MCP for Qlik Cloud

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Qlik rolls out agentic AI and an MCP server in Qlik Cloud, linking governed analytics to third-party assistants like Anthropic Claude.
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Oracle NetSuite unveils AI-centric NetSuite Next in UAE

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Oracle NetSuite unveils NetSuite Next in the UAE, embedding AI assistants, agentic workflows and analytics across its cloud ERP suite.
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Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges

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Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.
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Canva brings brand-safe design generation into ChatGPT

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Canva integrates with ChatGPT to auto-apply Brand Kits, letting teams generate editable, on-brand designs directly from chat prompts.
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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.
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Criteo unveils data-driven AI commerce recommendation

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Criteo launches an AI-powered commerce service that plugs into shopping assistants, promising more relevant product picks from real purchase data.
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Developers’ AI agents pose rising software supply risks

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Developers granting AI agents broad, unsupervised access to code and systems are creating new software supply chain and data exposure risks.
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Datadog links feature flags with real-time observability

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Datadog rolls out Feature Flags, tying feature controls to real-time APM and RUM data so teams can link releases directly to app behaviour.
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Apple brings agentic coding to Xcode with Claude, Codex

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Apple adds agentic coding to Xcode 26.3, integrating Claude and Codex so AI agents can autonomously build and refine entire apps.
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Miro links visual workspaces to AI coding via MCP server

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Miro unveils an MCP server to pipe visual planning boards directly into AI coding tools, aiming to ground agentic workflows in shared context.
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AI-driven cyber attacks surge in Check Point 2026 report

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AI-fuelled cyber attacks surged 70% in 2025, with Check Point warning of machine-speed, multi-channel campaigns targeting key sectors.
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SkedGo unveils TripGo Mobility AI for smarter travel

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SkedGo debuts TripGo Mobility AI, tying LLM-powered chat to verified live transport data for precise, accessible multimodal journey planning.
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Forward Networks unveils AI twin for safer operations

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Forward Networks debuts Forward AI, a digital twin-powered agentic assistant promising safer, verifiable automation for network operations.
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Infovista unveils VistAI agentic AI for telecom ops

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Infovista launches VistAI, an intent-driven agentic AI framework to automate cross-domain telecom operations and cut network complexity.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks surge 70%, Check Point warns

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AI-driven hacking has pushed weekly cyber attacks up 70% since 2023, with Check Point warning campaigns are faster, broader and harder to stop.
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Teleport unveils identity framework for agentic AI security

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Teleport launches an agentic AI identity framework to secure autonomous agents with zero trust credentials across cloud and on-prem systems.
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GitHub Copilot surges as Agent HQ targets AI ecosystem

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GitHub Copilot tops 4.7m paid users as GitHub pitches Agent HQ as the central hub for multi-vendor coding agents across its platform.
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AI drives 70% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025

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AI-fuelled automation drove a 70% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025, with nearly 2,000 incidents per organisation, Check Point warns.
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Teradata unveils Enterprise AgentStack for AI at scale

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Teradata launches Enterprise AgentStack, a unified toolkit to help large organisations scale governed AI agents across hybrid estates.