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Apple will build its next-generation AI foundation models on Google’s Gemini cloud, promising a more personalised Siri later this year.

Salesforce debuts a revamped AI Slackbot as a personal work agent, tying Slack into its Agentforce 360 automation and data platform.

Refer A Friend launches an app that pays people commissions for referring local trades and services, charging businesses only per completed job.

Nurses say hospital communication failures raise stress, fuel retention risks and trigger patient care issues, a new US survey warns.

Instagram denies a data breach after a dataset on 17m users appears on hacking forums, blaming old leak scraps and a fixed reset bug.

Target has taken its Git servers offline and tightened VPN access after a threat actor advertised 860 GB of internal source code for sale.

Concentric AI brings its Semantic Intelligence data security platform to AWS GovCloud, targeting US public sector and tightly regulated users.

Black Hat will premiere Semperis documentary Midnight in the War Room in Las Vegas, spotlighting the human cost of cyber conflict.

CFOs bet big on AI to reshape finance, but a Kyriba survey shows trust is lagging as privacy and security fears intensify worldwide.

Cerillion secures its largest ever contract, a five-year Omantel BSS and OSS deal worth about GBP £42.5m on a subscription basis.

RecordPoint appoints a new revenue chief and partner director to ramp up global AI data governance push for heavily regulated sectors.

Seeing Machines debuts a unified 3D in-cabin sensing platform at CES 2026, mapping whole vehicle interiors with a single perception layer.

Global enterprises now see AI less as a cost cutter and more as a revenue engine, with agentic tools and Chief AI Officers rising in boardrooms.

US firm Bourns launches NZD $356m bid for loss‑making Rakon, offering NZD $1.55 a share and locking up 41% of the chip maker’s stock.

AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.

Cybanetix reports record recurring revenue as AI-driven MDR and sub-15-minute threat response fuel rapid growth and market share gains.

WTW links its Radar platform with Databricks to cut insurer data turnaround to minutes and tighten governance on pricing and analytics work.

iManage predicts 2026 will bring an agentic AI reality check, routine hallucination risk management and machine-led data restructuring.

Pearson will roll out Redrock’s palm-print ID across 20,000 global test centres and remote exams to tighten security and curb fraud.

LLVision debuts Leion Hey2 AR glasses at CES 2026, offering sub-second live translation captions in more than 100 languages.