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Blue Yonder rolls out agentic AI across supply chains

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Blue Yonder expands agentic AI and mobile apps across supply chains, embedding role-based agents from planning to customer service.
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RingCentral unveils AIR Pro no-code AI contact agents

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RingCentral debuts AIR Pro voice-first AI agents with no-code tools, aiming to move enterprises beyond basic IVR to scalable automation.
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Melissa podcast probes data quality, risk & identity

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Data specialist Melissa debuts a podcast probing how flawed customer and identity data fuels risk, fraud and compliance headaches.
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Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend

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Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.
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Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents

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Quiq names Jen Grant chief marketing officer to steer strategy as enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale customer use.
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Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer

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Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.
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Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps

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Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.
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Vudoo & PubMatic launch shoppable programmatic ads

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Vudoo partners with PubMatic to bring shoppable, commerce-enabled ads to its programmatic marketplace via a single deal ID integration.
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1Kosmos adds identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows

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1Kosmos adds embedded identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows to curb social engineering in high-risk service desk interactions.
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Google AI more negative than ChatGPT for brand reputation

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AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.
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RedCloud hits 100,000 users as it rolls out agentic AI

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RedCloud passes 100,000 users and deploys agentic AI across its trade platform after enabling over USD $6.91 billion in FMCG transactions.
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Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads

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Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.
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Amperity hires Bridget Perry as Chief Marketing Officer

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Amperity names seasoned SaaS marketer Bridget Perry as CMO to drive global growth and sharpen its AI-focused customer data platform.
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Microsoft warns of AI agent risks in Cyber Pulse brief

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Microsoft's new Cyber Pulse briefing warns ungoverned AI agents and 'double agents' pose rising security and compliance risks for firms.
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Retailers brace for AI search and complex deal discovery

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As shoppers turn to AI search and influencers to hunt deals, retailers race to unify promotions or risk confusion, margin hits and lost loyalty.
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AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems

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AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.
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Infobip unveils AgentOS to power AI-first customer service

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Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.
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AI now default tool in fraud & AML, says SEON report

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI has become the default weapon against fraud and AML, but SEON warns fragmented systems mean higher spend and rising operational strain.
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AI drives cyber budgets yet remains first on the chop list

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AI is driving sharp rises in cyber spend, yet boards still see it as the easiest line to cut when budgets come under pressure.
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Retailers face USD $796bn in losses from returns, shrink

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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Retailers risk USD $796bn in losses from returns and shrink in 2025, with omnichannel gaps fuelling preventable fraud and abuse.