About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
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Patchworks unveils MCP to plug AI into live retail ops
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digital transformation
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martech
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commerce systems
Patchworks debuts MCP integration layer to plug AI into retailers’ live systems, promising real-time workflows beyond basic recommendations.
Fluent Commerce adds AI A/B testing to order sourcing
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devops
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cx
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martech
Fluent Commerce is adding AI-driven A/B testing to Fluent Order Management to optimise retailers’ sourcing logic on live orders in real time.
AI strategies shift from cost-cutting to growth focus
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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ai
Business leaders now see AI chiefly as a growth engine, with most shifting strategies from cost-cutting to revenue and innovation gains.
VIOOH & Dolphin expand US programmatic DOOH access
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digital signage
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marketing
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digital media
VIOOH partners with Dolphin to offer programmatic access to over 5,000 US digital out-of-home screens, reaching 50m monthly impressions.
Sertis, Toto Sugiri launch AI & data venture in Indonesia
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agricultural technology
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Sertis teams with data centre pioneer Toto Sugiri to launch an Indonesia-based AI and data venture targeting key growth sectors.
Animoca backs GROW Digital Wealth in Hong Kong pivot
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Animoca backs GROW’s Hong Kong wealth arm in a strategic deal to build a regulated Asia platform spanning crypto and traditional assets.
Gallagher’s high security controller gains UK NPSA nod
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encryption
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physical security
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supply chain
Gallagher wins NPSA compliance for its High Security C7000 controller, targeting critical national infrastructure and high-assurance sites.
NIIT buys SweetRush for up to USD $26m in AI learning push
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digital transformation
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e-learning
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ai
NIIT Learning Systems snaps up US learning designer SweetRush for up to USD $26m to boost AI-driven custom training and near-shore reach.
Stagwell unveils The Machine AI offering for marketers
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uc
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digital transformation
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martech
Stagwell launches The Machine, an AI “agentic OS” that unifies marketers’ existing tools like Figma, Slack, Teams and Adobe into one layer.
Cloud security firms, Brivo & Eagle Eye, form AI security giant
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saas
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spacetech
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surveillance
Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks will merge under the Brivo name to create what they claim is the world’s largest AI cloud security platform.
Accordion buys FCM to boost private equity services
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data analytics
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hcm
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ai
Accordion buys FCM to fuse data-led finance consulting with operator-led transformation in a push to deepen private equity value creation.
Shoppers now prize reliable, transparent deliveries
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cx
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martech
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commerce systems
Shoppers in the UK and US now value reliable, transparent deliveries and returns over speed alone, new research from Locus suggests.
VIPRE warns of AI-native malware & deepfake fraud in 2026
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malware
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data protection
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ransomware
VIPRE warns AI-native malware, deepfake fraud and IoT attacks will surge in 2026, outpacing defences as regulators tighten AI rules.
Ipsotek unveils VISuite Core AI video analytics platform
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smart cities
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surveillance
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digital transformation
Ipsotek launches VISuite Core, a generative AI video analytics platform for rapid, standardised deployment across regulated multi-site estates.
Space Forge sparks plasma milestone for orbital chips
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supply chain
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power / energy
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energy efficient
Space Forge has produced controlled plasma on its ForgeStar-1 satellite, a world-first step towards commercial orbital chip manufacturing.
AI, circular retail & data to reshape global shopping
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cx
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martech
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ai
AI agents, circular retail and tighter rules will upend shopping by 2026, Akeneo warns, as poor product data threatens brand visibility.
Wi-Fi 7 surges as alliance maps out path to Wi-Fi 8
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uc
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network infrastructure
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smart cities
Wi-Fi 7 gear is set to surge by 2026 as the Wireless Broadband Alliance sketches early Wi-Fi 8, new spectrum and satellite-powered links.
xtype sees surge in demand for ServiceNow governance
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data protection
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devops
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digital transformation
xtype sees demand surge as global firms race to tighten ServiceNow governance and prepare AI-driven change across sprawling estates.
Krotos adds AI footsteps & cloth Foley to Video to Sound
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rpa
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data privacy
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ai
Krotos’ Video to Sound now auto-generates synced AI footsteps and cloth Foley, promising faster, browser-based sound design for video creators.
Adlink unveils rugged Intel Core Ultra edge AI modules
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robots
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edge computing
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iot
Adlink debuts rugged Intel Core Ultra edge AI modules with up to 50 TOPS NPU and Xe3 graphics, targeting robotics and industrial systems.