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Spendesk appoints Quentin Vigneau as Chief Product Officer and Alan Wright as Chief Technical Officer as it expands AI plans after first full year of profit.

AlphaSense unveils custom AI agents and expert call tools to automate research workflows for financial and corporate intelligence teams.

Barcelona startup Galtea raises USD $3.2 million to scale its AI agent testing platform and launch a self-service product for developers.

Major UK and US professional services firms are shelving AI projects as skill shortages bite, exposing a gap between tech spend and staff readiness.

UK consumers still favour banks over AI for financial advice, with over a third saying they do not trust artificial intelligence in banking.

Storeganise unveils an AI Connector linking self-storage systems to tools like ChatGPT, letting operators query live data in plain English.

Red Hat reports 97% of organisations suffered cloud-native security incidents last year, exposing basic failings in configuration and governance.

UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.

Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.

CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.

IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.

Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.

DigiCert reports record Q4 ARR in FY26 as DigiCert ONE platform growth, acquisitions and automation demand drive digital trust expansion.

Delinea warns that rapid AI rollout is eroding identity controls, leaving machine accounts exposed and widening security blind spots.

Cobalt weaves AI into its pentesting platform, automating recon and triage while keeping human experts on complex attack paths.

Rushing to embrace AI, most firms are easing identity controls despite visibility gaps around powerful non-human and AI-linked accounts.

TrustCloud launches AI-native security assurance platform to automate GRC, promising faster audits, reduced risk and lower compliance costs.

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

AI is reshaping content creation, boosting speed and scale while raising urgent concerns over quality, authenticity and reader trust.

TCS and Pearson unveil multi-year AI learning alliance to help global employers close skills gaps and prove returns on technology investment.