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Mark Tarre
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Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.

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Ulta Beauty adds Google AI shopping tools for customers

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Ulta Beauty rolls out Google-powered AI shopping across Search and Gemini, while building its own assistant for personalised browsing and checkout.
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Macy's launches AI shopping assistant on website & app

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Macy's rolls out Ask Macy's, a generative AI assistant that helps online shoppers find outfits, try on looks and get style guidance.
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US SMBs keep cybersecurity automation despite budget strain

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US SMBs hold firm on automated cybersecurity despite budget squeezes, as inflation forces tighter tech choices and wider AI enthusiasm cools.
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Eseye adds SGP.32 support to AnyNet+ eSIM platform

2 days ago
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Eseye has bolstered its AnyNet+ eSIM and Infinity platform with SGP.32 support, pairing the latest IoT provisioning standard with resilience controls.
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Vodafone & Google Cloud launch AI & security tools

2 days ago
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Vodafone and Google Cloud widen their SMB push with new Gemini-based concierge and managed cyber defences, starting in Germany and Greece.
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Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

2 days ago
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Güntner taps former FläktGroup executive Yan Evans to unify its data centre push as AI-fuelled demand drives cooling expansion.
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Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks

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Barracuda links surge in device code phishing attacks to EvilTokens kit as criminals exploit Microsoft 365 logins and bypass multifactor checks.
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Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage

2 days ago
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Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.
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Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud

2 days ago
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Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.
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Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana

2 days ago
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Elastic brings native Prometheus ingestion and PromQL to Kibana in technical preview, aiming to simplify incident response for SREs.
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CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners

2 days ago
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CrowdStrike unveils AI security coalition with Accenture, EY, IBM Cybersecurity Services, Kroll and OpenAI to spot and fix code flaws faster.
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains

2 days ago
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 to ChatGPT and Codex users, touting stronger coding, research and office-work performance with tighter safety controls.
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GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations

3 days ago
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GE Appliances uses Gemini Enterprise to put AI into factories, logistics and supplier work, cutting backorders 25% and speeding shift summaries.
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EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth

3 days ago
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EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.
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ConstructConnect launches AI takeoff boost for estimators

3 days ago
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ConstructConnect rolls out Google Cloud-powered Takeoff Boost to cut hours from estimators' plan tracing with AI-generated measurements.
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Citi Wealth launches AI assistant Citi Sky for US clients

3 days ago
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Citi Wealth rolls out AI-powered assistant for US clients, with Google DeepMind avatar tech set to support advisors on wealth platforms.
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Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to curb AI cloud costs

3 days ago
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Datadog rolls out GPU Monitoring worldwide as AI teams face mounting pressure to pinpoint idle chips, slow models and rising cloud spend.
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Amplitude launches AI Assistant for in-product support

3 days ago
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Amplitude brings AI support into digital products with Assistant, aiming to guide users in context, cut ticket volume and flag friction points.
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SITA launches managed airport network service with HPE

3 days ago
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SITA rolls out managed campus network for airports with HPE, using cloud controls and AI to cut downtime, simplify operations and scale across sites.
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Avid & Google Cloud bring AI to media editing tools

3 days ago
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Avid and Google Cloud have struck a multi-year deal to embed Gemini and Vertex AI into Media Composer and Content Core, speeding archive search and editing.