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Firms lack confidence in securing AI-driven identities

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Most IT security teams doubt they can protect fast-growing AI and machine identities, as weak governance and legacy tools widen exposure.
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Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.
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US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.
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UK cyberattacks surge 129%, fuelling risk & losses

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
Significant UK cyberattacks jump 129%, with major incidents hitting firms' finances, supply chains and insurance costs across the economy.
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Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
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Avalara expands AWS Marketplace access for tax tools

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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fintech
Avalara inks multi-year AWS deal to push its AI-driven tax tools via AWS Marketplace, promising simpler cloud procurement and billing.
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Databricks reports surge in enterprise AI agent use

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cx
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Databricks reports a 327% jump in enterprise use of multi-agent AI, as firms move beyond chatbots to real-time, governed production systems.
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Cloudbrink boosts AI security for hybrid enterprises

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
Cloudbrink adds Safe AI controls to its zero trust platform, securing hybrid enterprise use of AI agents and browser-based AI services.
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DigiCert named IDC MarketScape leader in CLM market

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
DigiCert has been named a Leader in IDC MarketScape's first global report on certificate lifecycle management, citing automation and scale.
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Altman sets out OpenAI roadmap for future AI co-workers

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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ai security
Sam Altman says AI co-workers will reshape software jobs, cut team sizes and force firms to compete on ideas, attention and resilience.
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Tricentis hires new leaders to drive AI powered growth

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Tricentis hires two senior leaders to accelerate AI-led growth after hitting USD $400 million ARR and securing USD $1.33 billion backing.
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Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
Start Tech leader Ian Groves wins second three-year term on GTIA's UK and Ireland Executive Council, strengthening his role in the IT channel.
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Agiloft reports surge in AI uptake for contract tools

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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rpa
Agiloft says over half its customers now license AI tools as Screens usage surges, with AI users up 250% and app activity rising 12-fold.
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Revizto names new chiefs & launches global CIO forum

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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devops
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digital transformation
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rpa
Revizto names new revenue and product chiefs and launches a global CIO advisory network of 75+ leaders to steer its expansion strategy.
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Alert fatigue drives UK IT outages & rising burnout

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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cx
UK IT teams say alert fatigue and tool overload are driving outages, customer disruption and rising burnout, Splunk research shows.
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New Relic links AI observability to faster deployments

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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devops
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digital transformation
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application security
New Relic data links use of its AI observability tools to 27% less alert noise, 25% faster fixes and up to fivefold higher deployment rates.
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Nine Predictions for AI in 2026, from the Father of AGI

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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martech
The pioneer who coined AGI forecasts 2026 as a pivotal year of steady AI gains, from memory-rich assistants to robots in human spaces.
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AI data matching: boosting accuracy & cutting costs

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
As data grows messy and massive, AI-powered matching promises sharper insight, lower long-run costs and an edge over rigid rule-based tools.
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Rocket Software unveils ContentEdge for safer GenAI

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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document management
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hybrid cloud
Rocket Software launches ContentEdge to give organisations safer GenAI access to sensitive unstructured data across hybrid environments.
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AI agents race ahead of governance, security & trust

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI agents surge into big business with scant oversight, leaving governance, security and trust frameworks struggling to keep pace.