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AI sprawl to create waste as firms chase tools, not trust

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Uncoordinated AI rollouts risk creating costly “AI sprawl” and waste by 2026, with Nintex warning trust and governance are lagging.
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Microlise names Dean Garvey-North as new technology chief

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Microlise has appointed Dean Garvey-North as chief technology officer to steer its next growth phase in fleet and logistics technology.
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner 2026 endpoint report

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Tanium named Leader in Gartner’s first 2026 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools, scoring highest for Completeness of Vision.
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Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles

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Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.
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Tempo names new product & tech chiefs to fuel SPM push

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Tempo has hired Kevin Nanney as Chief Product Officer and Shams Chauthani as CTO to accelerate its adaptive strategic portfolio management push.
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Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts

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Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.
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NBN hits 25 GWh energy goal early with fibre upgrades

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NBN cuts network energy use by 25 GWh two years early as fibre upgrades, wireless tweaks and cable switch-offs drive efficiency gains.
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Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal

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Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.
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Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

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Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.
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UK firms invest in cyber, overlook growing AI risks

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UK firms pour cash into cyber security yet neglect AI-specific threats, leaving new attack surfaces exposed despite rising confidence.
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Forter unveils AI copilot to tackle surging fraud risk

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Forter launches Prism AI copilot and fresh benchmarks as agentic activity soars 2,107% and automated fraud attempts jump 202%.
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Keeper adds zero-knowledge secrets manager to JetBrains

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Keeper launches a zero-knowledge secrets manager extension for JetBrains IDEs, aiming to eliminate hardcoded credentials in codebases.
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Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push

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Pax8 appoints Avery Moon as Chief Technology Officer to spearhead its global AI-led marketplace and ‘operating system’ for SMBs.
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Black Kite unveils tool to analyse third-party software risk

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Black Kite launches Product Analysis tool to expose hidden risks in third-party software, from SaaS subdomains to SBOM dependencies.
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Semify buys Dragon Metrics to boost global AI SEO reach

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US-based Semify has bought Hong Kong’s Dragon Metrics to expand its global AI-led SEO and reporting services across non-Google markets.
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Integral Ad Science hires Melissa Furze to lead AI push

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Integral Ad Science taps former LinkedIn leader Melissa Furze as Head of Data Science to steer an AI-first strategy in ad verification.
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Ipsotek unveils VISuite Core AI video analytics platform

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Ipsotek launches VISuite Core, a generative AI video analytics platform for rapid, standardised deployment across regulated multi-site estates.
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Squareroot8 & VIAVI forge Asia-Pacific quantum pact

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Squareroot8 and VIAVI sign Asia-Pacific pact to embed quantum-safe security into critical telecom and government networks at the fibre layer.
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Indosat data traffic surges as Indonesia goes digital

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Indosat’s mobile data traffic jumped about 15% over Indonesia’s year-end holidays as digital use surges beyond major cities and tourist hubs.
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Five hard truths about enterprise AI heading into 2026

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APAC firms face a 2026 AI reckoning, forced to turn fragile pilots into robust, edge-ready systems without collapsing legacy IT.