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Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030

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Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.
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OpenAI picks Brex for global spend and finance tasks

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OpenAI selects Brex to run global spend and finance operations, as automation tools vie to serve the fast-growing AI sector's complex needs.
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Explainer: IBM to triple US entry-level hiring amid AI shift

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IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.
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WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening

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WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.
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Expected AI gains prompt hiring freezes before returns are proven

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Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.
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Exclusive: G+D's Sofiane Chouane on the future of European fintech

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European fintech is maturing as G+D's Sofiane Chouane charts a future shaped by stricter regulation, AI, and bank-startup partnerships.
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NIIT MTS wins Training Industry top content honour again

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NIIT MTS secures a sixteenth straight spot on Training Industry's Top 20 custom content developers list for 2026, citing AI-led design.
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Persistent appoints Hari Abhyankar to lead private equity

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Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.
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DigiCert posts record Q4 ARR after expansion spree

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DigiCert reports record Q4 ARR in FY26 as DigiCert ONE platform growth, acquisitions and automation demand drive digital trust expansion.
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Coalfire launches AI threat hunting for shadow agents

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Coalfire's new DivisionHex service hunts shadow AI and rogue agents as most firms report AI-driven security incidents without proper oversight.
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Secure.com urges 'human-first' design for security ops

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Secure.com warns SOCs face rising risk from clunky workflows and alert overload, urging 'human-first' design and greater automation.
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Smarsh unveils AI agents to speed probes & cut costs

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Smarsh launches AI agents to slash legal discovery and compliance surveillance time and costs for regulated firms handling vast data.
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Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance

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Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.
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Qualtrics boosts CX suite with new AI & automation tools

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Qualtrics unveils AI-driven CX upgrades to unify feedback, automate text analysis and deploy agents that resolve customer issues in real time.
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UiPath links with Microsoft to automate security ops

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UiPath and Microsoft have unveiled a new security automation link to detect, investigate and respond to threats in automated workflows.
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The pros and cons of AI in content generation: all you need to know

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AI is reshaping content creation, boosting speed and scale while raising urgent concerns over quality, authenticity and reader trust.
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TCS & Pearson launch AI-driven workforce upskilling push

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TCS and Pearson unveil multi-year AI learning alliance to help global employers close skills gaps and prove returns on technology investment.
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R Systems launches EXIQO to scale agentic AI in firms

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R Systems has unveiled EXIQO, an AI Studio to help enterprises scale governed agentic AI across engineering, operations and legacy systems.
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Spacelift unveils AI suite to speed cloud infrastructure

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Spacelift launches Intelligence AI suite to bring natural language provisioning and troubleshooting to cloud infrastructure teams.
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AI speeds up content production, but sameness a problem

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PhotoShelter report finds content is produced faster with AI, but brands are still battling generic content, stalled approvals and flat audience engagement.