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Amplitude unveils autonomous AI agents for analytics

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Amplitude has launched autonomous AI analytics agents that watch product usage, flag metric shifts and recommend fixes across popular tools.
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Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 at same prices

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Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with major coding and computer-use upgrades, keeping pricing flat at USD $3 and USD $15 per million tokens.
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Tailscale unveils Aperture to govern workplace AI use

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Tailscale launches Aperture in open alpha, adding an identity-based gateway to log, govern and standardise workplace AI and agent use.
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Anthropic names Chris Liddell to board as AI scrutiny grows

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Anthropic adds former Microsoft finance chief and US official Chris Liddell to its board as pressure mounts over AI governance and oversight.
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Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value

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Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
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AI-driven ransomware attacks surge, most go unreported

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AI-fuelled ransomware hit record levels in 2025, with BlackFog warning that around 86% of attacks worldwide are never publicly disclosed.
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Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 4.6 for deeper coding work

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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6, boosting coding, agent workflows and pro tasks with a 1m-token context window and benchmark gains.
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AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams

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AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.
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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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Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents

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Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
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GitHub adds Claude & Codex agents to unified AI hub

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GitHub adds Claude and Codex to its Agent HQ hub, letting Copilot subscribers juggle multiple coding agents in a single workflow.
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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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ServiceNow deepens Anthropic tie & wins airline deal

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ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI for app building and wins a major Panasonic Avionics deal spanning 300+ airlines.
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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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Zscaler unveils AI Security Suite to close visibility gap

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Zscaler launches an AI Security Suite to tackle soaring enterprise AI risks, promising visibility into shadow AI and non-human traffic.
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ServiceNow deepens Claude AI integration across work

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ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI across Build Agent and workflows, promising faster app development and industry-specific gains.
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Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
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GWI unveils Agent Spark to power AI with real audience data

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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GWI launches Agent Spark, plugging its first-party audience data into ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot to ground AI marketing insight in reality.
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lastminute.com opens MCP flight server to AI models

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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lastminute.com unveils in-house AI flights server to power smarter trip planning, promising real-time options and tailored itineraries.