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Law firms can now use ChatGPT Enterprise to search governed iManage files without losing permissions, audit trails or version history.
The shift towards AI-ready liquid cooling is prompting Castrol to target new-build data centres and costly retrofits across Asia Pacific.
Nearly half of UK small businesses suffered a cyber incident last year, with phishing and unpatched flaws doing most of the damage.
Tender-bidding businesses could see faster results as Lucius AI says its move to AlloyDB cut semantic search latency from 1.14 seconds to 24 milliseconds.
As IT estates grow more tangled, firms risk slower fixes, siloed data and weaker AI insights unless they simplify systems first.
AI is becoming routine in finance departments, even as most teams now run six tools or fewer and plan further consolidation.
Data theft is now driving ransom demands, with average payments rising and attackers increasingly targeting senior staff at exposed companies.
Most UK organisations would struggle to meet a proposed 24-hour cyber incident reporting rule, Cisco research suggests.
Eligible sellers can now update Apple Maps listings from Square, reducing the burden of keeping hours, addresses and branding current across eight markets.
AI assistants may struggle to surface UK tech suppliers, as 77.5% of audited B2B websites lacked at least one basic machine-readable signal.
Unexpected charges from AI are spreading beyond licences, with fragmented usage, token billing and shadow deployments making budgets hard to forecast.
Robotaxi service could be viable in Australia within 24 months if operators win approvals and prove the vehicles can handle local roads safely.
The app aims to cut the need for Gen Z users to juggle separate services, as UK adults now use 41 apps a month on average.
Merchants can now recover some revenue from underfunded cards, with Ecommpay's new option letting issuers approve a smaller payment instead of declining it.
Many UK executives are masking AI uncertainty, with 38% fearing their careers will suffer unless they upskill within a year.
Marketers can now clean and activate customer records inside Snowflake, cutting data movement and tightening privacy controls.
Demand for regional UK data centres is rising as businesses shift AI workloads closer to users and tighten data-residency controls.
Banks handling failed payments could cut repair times as Finastra adds scheme-aware AI guidance to its OperatorAssist platform.
The survey suggests in-store cash machines are drawing shoppers back, with 83% saying their area would be worse off without one.
SMEs under pressure to prove returns from AI can now tap pre-built agents and workshops aimed at turning pilot projects into measurable gains.