Data governance stories

US audit firms move from AI roll-outs to tighter oversight as Caseware-backed research shows stronger calls for validation and controls.

Study finds workplace apps on personal devices collect 19 data points on average, with Gmail, Notion and Teams among the worst offenders.

Apricorn names Jeanclaude Toma Chief Executive Officer to drive expansion into government, defence, healthcare and financial services markets.

Anthropic's Agent Harness tests how much businesses should trust AI agents, as experts warn automation could amplify failures and cyber risk.

Banks are hitting old systems, poor data and regulatory hurdles as AI pilots stall, with most projects still stuck in test mode.

eCommerce firms boost AI budgets as 73% of leaders say they are not ready, with UK and US groups citing culture, rules and old systems.

Gartner says CFOs that back AI strategically could lift margins 10 points by 2029, as finance budgets rise and cloud ERP gains traction.

Telecoms risk misfiring on AI if they focus on rapid deployment over redesigning workflows, governance and data readiness, survey finds.

Jazz and Aptech call for stronger IP safeguards as AI and video-first content increase exposure risks and reshape digital creation.

Agiloft launches Astra with free AI contract analysis, promising legal, procurement, sales and finance teams data protection and usage-based access.

SAS marks 50 years by sharpening its push into trusted AI, as Jim Goodnight says the software group's focus remains on governance and accountability.

SAS expands Viya with AI assistants and agentic tools, including Copilot, MCP Server and an accelerator to bring governed AI into workflows.

SAS updates its data management portfolio with cloud-native tools to improve governance, cut data movement and support analytics and AI.

Feedonomics rolls out AI catalogue exports for merchants, with Dell among early users as product data is sent to OpenAI, Gemini and others.

UiPath deepens Databricks and Deloitte ties to push governed AI workflows and automated testing across enterprise data operations.

Zapier broadens enterprise AI controls with policy enforcement across workflows, agents, assistants and SDK-built apps.

Mars broadens Google Cloud tie-up, making Gemini Enterprise the core AI layer for employees as it pushes unified search, custom agents and faster workflows.

Temenos and Bain warn banks that cloud, AI and stablecoins will reshape competition, with core modernisation now key to growth.

Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.

Adobe is remaking its marketing and design suite around AI agents, tying content, data and commerce into a single workflow system.