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The funding will help speed the market research company’s US expansion after revenue there rose 350% and more brands signed up.
Local telco-backed services are gaining ground by tapping billing rails and cultural fit, reshaping how paid streaming grows in MENA and beyond.
Ideas from across Adobe are vetted live at Summit, and some have gone on to become products after further testing and hardening.
Marketers could gain tighter oversight as Adobe ties AI agents to brand guidelines, approvals and performance data across GenStudio.
Small businesses could see faster reporting and less manual admin as AI-driven rivals automate bookkeeping and pressure QuickBooks to adapt.
Liquid cooling is moving into mainstream data centre design as AI workloads push operators to curb power use and manage rising heat.
Enterprises will need cryptographic proof of AI behaviour, as regulators and customers demand traceability over blind trust.
Growth at Gallagher Security has been driven by culture and long-term investment, with revenue and scale more than doubling since 2021.
Australian entrants won major prizes as the inaugural AARON Awards drew AI advertising entries from 45 countries and judged craft, not just imagery.
Cross-store intelligence is helping police and retailers identify violent repeat thieves, with US chains driving most of the network's links.
Pressure is growing on AI vendors and software suppliers to improve vulnerability disclosure as experts warn basic CVE details are no longer enough.
Research teams could see faster target discovery as OpenAI opens GPT-Rosalind to qualified US customers for biology and drug discovery work.
The upgraded system aims to curb bots and impersonation across dating, ticketing, meetings and AI tools as World widens its reach.
Unclear tax rules could deter crypto participation in New Zealand as Inland Revenue weighs whether DeFi transfers count as disposals.
Business customers could soon get more automated spending controls as American Express buys Hyper to add AI expense tools to its commercial services.
The acquisition gives Payward a regulated US derivatives platform, easing a long hunt for licences as crypto firms push into the market.
The new robot is aimed at factory and warehouse tasks that have long resisted automation because conditions, inputs and handling change constantly.
The plan could deepen UK firms’ dependence on overseas AI providers unless ministers also spur wider enterprise adoption and infrastructure.
Customers can now freeze cards or check spending by text or voice, as Revolut joins banks racing to make finance apps conversational.
The award lifts Areto’s profile as it expands software that has blocked more than 229,000 fraud attempts and illegal streams in a year.