Automation stories - Page 8
AI agents drive surge in cyber threats & extortion
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AI agents are fuelling a new wave of cyber risk, as criminals weaponise automation to speed up ransomware and sharpen extortion tactics.
Qualtrics named Leader in 2026 Gartner VoC Quadrant
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Qualtrics again tops Gartner's 2026 Voice of the Customer rankings, leading on execution, vision and AI-driven experience agents.
Fairview selects Workday to modernise HR, finance, supply
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rpa
Fairview selects Workday to overhaul HR, finance and supply chain in a multi-year move to a single AI-enabled operations platform.
Avalara NEXT 2026 to spotlight 'agentic' tax automation
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commerce systems
Avalara opens registration for virtual event Avalara NEXT 2026, spotlighting “agentic” always-on tax and compliance automation for builders.
Skills-based cyber talent practices boost retention
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Skills-focused cyber talent strategies can save firms over USD $125,000 per hire, boosting retention, speed to recruit and women's leadership.
AI productivity gains erased by document verification
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data protection
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document management
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devops
AI tools leave office workers no faster overall, as time spent double-checking documents cancels out most of the promised productivity gains.
Entrepreneurs turn to AI for efficiency, not new markets
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robots
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manufacturing
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data analytics
Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.
Zendesk to acquire Forethought in agentic AI expansion
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Zendesk to buy AI agent platform Forethought in its biggest deal in nearly 20 years, betting on self-improving automation in customer service.
AI leaders lack rules & data to scale finance tools
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
AI 'leaders' in finance rush to pilots but lack rules, data and governance to scale tools into core, high‑accountability workflows.
Databricks debuts Genie Code & snaps up Quotient AI
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data analytics
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data science
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rpa
Databricks launches Genie Code to automate complex data workflows and snaps up Quotient AI to boost evaluation and oversight of its agents.
Asia Pacific faces trust & culture test in AI shift
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digital transformation
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Asia Pacific's rapid AI adoption is running ahead of culture and trust, with leaders warning a “Human Advantage” gap could decide who wins.
Everpure adds file mobility to ActiveCluster fleet
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storage
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data protection
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dr
Everpure extends ActiveCluster with fleet-wide file mobility, promising policy-driven availability and simpler protection of unstructured data.
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AI ambition outpaces readiness for smaller businesses
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SMBs are bullish on AI but a new ECI report finds poor data, scarce skills and unclear use cases are stalling real-world results.
Gartner tips AI to upend work tools, hiring & data
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data analytics
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hcm
Gartner predicts AI will disrupt office software, hiring and data by 2030, triggering a USD $58 billion productivity tools shake-up.
Sentinel Global rebuilds AI-led venture team, eyes 2026
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crypto
Sentinel Global rebuilds its AI-driven venture team around GIC veteran Jeremy Kranz and expands Sentinel Labs, targeting a 2026 fundraise.
Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI
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devops
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digital transformation
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it automation
Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.
Equinix unveils global distributed AI hub & fabric
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Equinix launches a global distributed AI hub and Fabric Intelligence layer to unify, govern and optimise multi-cloud AI infrastructure.
Mastercard unveils AI 'Virtual C-Suite' for small firms
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Mastercard launches its Virtual C-Suite AI agents, starting with a Virtual CFO, to give small firms automated executive-style insights.
NTT DATA unveils global Nvidia-powered AI factories
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
NTT DATA launches Nvidia-based 'enterprise AI factories' to help global firms standardise, scale and govern production AI deployments.
Entrust launches cloud cryptographic security platform
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Entrust unveils cloud-based cryptographic security platform to centralise key, certificate and secrets management across hybrid IT estates.