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Adobe launches CX Enterprise for AI marketing workflows

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Adobe unveils CX Enterprise to knit together AI agents, cloud partners and governed marketing workflows across large enterprise tech stacks.
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Sage adds AI tools for Intacct roll-outs & advisory

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Sage and PwC have launched AI-driven tools to speed Sage Intacct deployment and help accounting firms automate advisory work.
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SAP unveils agentic AI tools for manufacturing supply

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SAP rolls out agentic AI for factories, linking planning, production and logistics as it showcases live demonstrations at Hannover Messe 2026.
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Adobe expands AI partner network for customer experience

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Adobe widens AI alliances with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and agencies to embed agent workflows across customer experience tools.
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Oracle launches agentic AI apps across Fusion Cloud

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Oracle unveils 22 agentic AI apps for Fusion Cloud, aiming to automate core business workflows and embed decision-making into enterprise systems.
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AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy

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B2B marketers are racing to balance AI agents and rule-based automations to personalise at scale without losing the human touch.
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Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools

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Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
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Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre

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Salesforce debuts Agentforce Contact Centre, unifying AI agents, voice, digital channels and CRM data to simplify customer service operations.
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Women in cybersecurity, what it really looks like, and where you can fit

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Women hold under a quarter of cyber roles, but the field is broader, more human and more open to curiosity than many women are told.
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KnowBe4 appoints Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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KnowBe4 names Yuneeb Khan CFO to steer global finances as it sharpens focus on human and agentic AI risk in cyber security.
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CyberArk crowns PwC 2025 Global Partner of the Year

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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CyberArk names PwC its 2025 Global Partner of the Year as partner-led deals surge and certification-driven identity security gains pace.
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Banks struggle to turn AI spending into real revenue gains

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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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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Anthropic expands Claude AI tools for health & trials

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Anthropic rolls out Claude for Healthcare and Life Sciences, adding sector-specific connectors, agent skills and consumer health integrations.
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YAP Global names Otto Jacobsson CEO amid crypto shift

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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YAP Global appoints Otto Jacobsson as CEO, signalling expansion and a broader service mix as the crypto and digital assets sector matures.
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Curvestone AI raises USD $4 million to automate regulated workflows

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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London-based Curvestone AI has raised USD $4 million to boost its workflow automation tech aimed at regulated sectors like finance, legal and insurance.
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AWS introduces Security Hub for unified threat detection in cloud

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AWS has launched Security Hub, offering near real-time threat correlation and unified security insights to streamline cloud threat detection and response.
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Tanium honours partners driving growth & innovation worldwide

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Tanium celebrates its global partners excelling in growth, service, and innovation across regions including Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.
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PwC, Equinix and Xero weigh in on Liberal's Budget 2025

Thu, 6th Nov 2025
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Canada's federal budget backs AI infrastructure, data sovereignty, and consumer-driven banking, aiming to boost small businesses and drive economic growth.
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PwC unifies global finance on Oracle Cloud ERP with AI boost

Thu, 16th Oct 2025
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PwC standardises global finance using Oracle Cloud ERP, embedding AI to boost efficiency, transparency and streamline reporting across its firms worldwide.
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Oracle unveils AI Data Platform with partners investing USD $1.5bn

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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Oracle launches its AI Data Platform, backed by USD $1.5bn from partners, to simplify AI integration and boost enterprise data use securely.