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Jazz urges stronger IP safeguards amid AI data leaks

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Jazz and Aptech call for stronger IP safeguards as AI and video-first content increase exposure risks and reshape digital creation.
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SAS launches Quantum Lab as firms weigh AI barriers

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SAS unveils Quantum Lab for Viya users as a survey finds firms are increasingly worried about practical uses, skills and returns.
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Alberta launches IP office to keep ideas & jobs in-province

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Alberta's new IP office, backed by AUD $8 million, will help researchers and founders protect ideas and turn them into local jobs and ventures.
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World IP Day: Why IP is the backbone of sporting brands' success

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World IP Day spotlights how sports brands' trademark wars, NFT disputes and licensing fights underpin billions in commercial value.
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AI hallucinations "symptom not disease" in Canada's courts

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Canadian courts put liability on companies and lawyers, not AI, as cases accumulate over hallucinated citations and false customer information.
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ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks

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Sentra and Wiz link cloud risk findings to sensitive data, helping security teams prioritise the alerts most likely to expose PII, PHI or IP.
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Iceotope passes 200 patents as AI cooling demand rises

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Iceotope expands liquid cooling patent portfolio as data centre operators seek heat-saving answers for artificial intelligence and edge computing workloads.
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Canada opens AI compute funding round for supercomputer

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Canada opens applications for a public AI supercomputer backed by AUD $890 million, aiming to keep computing power, data and decision-making at home.
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Temu joins anti-counterfeiting coalition to boost IP enforcement

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Temu deepens brand-protection push with coalition tie-up as it expands automated checks, faster takedowns and direct links with rights holders.
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Adobe just rewrote the rules of graphic design

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Adobe unveils Firefly AI Assistant to automate multi-step creative work across Photoshop and Premiere, as design roles shift.
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Versos AI & Tape Ark unlock taped video for training

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Versos AI and Tape Ark partner to turn decades of archive tape footage into searchable datasets for AI training, opening new licensing revenue.
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Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams

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Fastly and LALIGA deepen AI-led crackdown on illegal live football streams as the Spanish league says piracy drains up to USD $800 million a year.
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Has AAA gaming left portable too late?

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GTA 6's switch away from Nintendo Switch 2 at launch underlines a wider shift as studios rethink portable play, exclusives and hybrid gaming.
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Agoyu wins patent for AI moving quotes app in Puerto Rico

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Agoyu secures patent for AI-powered moving app that scans video inventories, matches licensed movers and returns quotes in minutes.
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Perpetuals.com launches on-prem AI for hedge funds

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Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.
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Claude Code flaw leaves deny rules vulnerable in long workflows

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Anthropic’s Claude Code is under scrutiny after researchers found deny rules can weaken in long workflows, raising fresh concerns for AI-driven development.
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AI bots hit publishers as referral traffic plummets

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Akamai warns AI bots are slashing publisher referrals by 96% as automated scraping surges 300% and ad, subscription revenue comes under strain.
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Canada's patent filings stall despite population boom

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Canada's patent filings have flatlined for years despite a surging population, with experts blaming investment barriers, brain drain and weak IP strategy.