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Samsung brings Perplexity to Galaxy with multi-agent AI

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Samsung is adding Perplexity as a system-level agent on upcoming Galaxy flagships, deepening its shift to a multi-assistant AI strategy.
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New Relic unveils agentic AI platform for SRE automation

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New Relic launches an agentic AI platform and SRE Agent to shift observability from reactive monitoring to automated incident resolution.
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EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026

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EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.
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Unilever partners Google Cloud to build AI-first backbone

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Unilever taps Google Cloud's AI and data platforms in a five-year deal to build an enterprise-wide digital backbone for its global brands.
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LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

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Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.
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Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap

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New research finds 85% of firms trial AI but only 17% use it daily, with weak knowledge governance blamed for stalled adoption.
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OpenNebula integrates Nvidia Spectrum-X for AI clouds

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OpenNebula links its cloud orchestration with Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet to power multi-tenant AI Factory infrastructure at scale.
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Survey finds enterprises race to agentic AI, lag on scale

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Enterprises rush to adopt agentic AI via external platforms, but few have standardised, organisation-wide deployments in place yet.
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GitLab pushes agentic AI to orchestrate software delivery

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GitLab unveils agentic AI strategy to orchestrate software delivery, adding governance tools, maturity assessments and a developer hackathon.
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Exclusive: Celonis' Kerry Brown warns CIOs to 'remove chaos'

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Celonis touts digital twins and process data as the missing link to turn scattered enterprise AI experiments into measurable business gains.
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Agentic AI upends SaaS models & sparks valuation shock

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Agentic AI is shredding seat-based SaaS models, sparking a wave of 'zombie' vendors, valuation shocks and leaner, AI-native rivals.
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Ottawa funds AI & digital skills push in the North

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Canada is investing CAD $2,815,999 to boost digital skills and AI adoption across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
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Canada maps public priorities for new national AI plan

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Canada distils record public input into priorities for a 2026 AI strategy, balancing innovation, security, sovereignty and public trust.
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Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness

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Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
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Process friction holds back firms' agentic AI plans

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Most firms plan agentic AI within three years, but Celonis finds clunky processes and poor context threaten ROI and slow deployment.
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Celonis names Ewan Henderson North America GM for AI push

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Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.
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C-suite leaders deploy AI, but struggle to scale it

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AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.
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Banks struggle to turn AI spending into real revenue gains

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Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.
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Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth

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Qualtrics appoints former Oracle executive Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI-driven growth and a USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.
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Canadian executives back AI despite global jitters

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Canadian bosses bet big on AI for 2026 as global economic optimism lags, embracing autonomous agents while employees resist AI managers.