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ShinyHunters claims Woflow breach in supply chain hack

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ShinyHunters claims it hacked merchant data firm Woflow, raising supply chain fears for major brands despite no confirmed breach yet.
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OpenAI unveils Frontier to deploy AI coworkers at scale

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OpenAI has launched Frontier, an enterprise platform to deploy AI coworkers at scale by unifying data, tools and governance across firms.
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
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Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.
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Forrester: AI, geopolitics to reshape factories by 2026

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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AI, geopolitics and safety rules will force manufacturers to rethink factories, robotaxis and in-car screens by 2026, says Forrester.
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Neo4j unveils Infinigraph to unify graph workloads at massive scale

Fri, 5th Sep 2025
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Neo4j launches Infinigraph, a distributed graph system uniting operational and analytical workloads at over 100TB for real-time, large-scale data use.
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Infobip named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Infobip is named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for CPaaS, topping Completeness of Vision for the first time in its third consecutive year.
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Canada pulls back on Digital Services Tax to advance US trade talks

Tue, 1st Jul 2025
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Trump previously stalled trade talks with Canada in protest over its new 3% Digital Services Tax on major tech firms, escalating bilateral tensions.
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NVIDIA unveils new Cosmos models for physical AI control

Wed, 19th Mar 2025
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NVIDIA has unveiled new Cosmos world foundation models, enabling developers to create synthetic data for AI, with widespread adoption from leaders like Uber and Agility Robotics.
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Amazon launches Alexa+ with enhanced AI capabilities

Thu, 27th Feb 2025
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Amazon has launched Alexa+, an advanced AI assistant promising enhanced conversational abilities and seamless integration with various services and devices.
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ExpressVPN appoints Michael Truong as Chief Product Officer

Fri, 7th Oct 2022
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Michael Truong appointed Chief Product Officer at ExpressVPN, leading product management for flagship brand and more.