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Adrian randall

Why the Chatbot is not your AI strategy

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Chatbots are easy to sell, but businesses seeking real AI gains should be looking at systems intelligence, says an expert.
Michelle gill

Leading Agentic AI teams in Singapore: What technology leaders should know

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Singapore tech leaders are being urged to tighten decision-making, flatten hierarchies and keep AI talent engaged as rapid innovation raises the stakes.
Becky rawlings(2)

The rush to GEO is understandable. But here's what gets missed in the scramble

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GEO spending is surging, but marketers risk wasting money if they do not first fix inconsistent brand messaging and content foundations.
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Why email automation fails without clean and verified data

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Clean, verified customer data is the key to effective email automation, as poor records can damage deliverability, targeting and ROI.
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Brands are losing the Buy Box and up to 80% of marketplace sales with it

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Brands urged to treat marketplace Buy Box loss as a distribution issue, after grey market sellers were found to be siphoning sales and trust.
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Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path

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Data quality gives banks a scalable route to digital trust, cutting fraud and false positives while speeding onboarding, KYB and AI-driven checks.
Patrick keenan

What is a 'Brand' in B2B technology - and how does it drive growth

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Why B2B technology firms that build trust, visibility and proof can win shorter sales cycles, higher contract values and stronger growth.
Sangeeta

AI expert reveals the 'New Currency' in AI discovery for eCommerce brands

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AI discovery is levelling eCommerce, with mid-sized Shopify brands gaining an edge over bigger rivals by making products clearer to generative engines.
William laforest

Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations

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AI adoption's next phase hinges on data foundations, with enterprises needing real-time pipelines, governance and portability to scale safely.
Pascal coubard

Beyond the billion-dollar banking oversight: How process intelligence can surface vital warning signs

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Australia's Big Four loan scandal highlights how process intelligence can expose ghost paths, bypassed checks and hidden fraud networks.
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OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach

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OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.
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How Apograph uses proactive firewall upgrades to protect clients and control costs

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Apograph's £60-a-month firewall plan helps clients dodge emergency refresh costs, cut downtime and strengthen security across 1,500 endpoints.
Mike putman

AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change

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AI is moving travel from inspiration to transaction, but live inventory, accuracy and booking infrastructure still stand between chat and checkout.
Jonathan reeve2

Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ

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Woolworths and Google push AI shopping agents into retail as loyalty schemes face a real-time test in the emerging agentic commerce era.
Melissa

5 mobile-first strategies to ensure contact data quality

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Retailers warned that mobile checkout typos, duplicate profiles and recycled numbers are draining sales unless data is checked in real time.
Bill o connell

The evolving role of the CSO: From technical guardian to business strategist

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CSOs are shedding their purely technical image as security chiefs are pushed into the boardroom to drive sales, trust and growth.
Ryan mahoney

Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud

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AI security tools are only as smart as the data they see, and network telemetry is emerging as the missing piece in hybrid cloud oversight.
Amd

Agent computers: The PC era, amplified

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AMD says a new class of always-on personal machine can run AI agents locally, promising more privacy, speed and productivity for users.
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How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth

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APAC organisations are turning observability into the guardrail for AI, using better visibility to curb outages, costs and compliance risk.
Bobby melissa

Data governance vs. data quality: Which comes first in 2026?

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Governance alone is no safeguard as enterprises are urged to make data quality the proof of trustworthy information in 2026.