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Pressure is rising on software vendors to prove governance and accountability as large organisations expand AI use beyond pilot projects.
Measured results are now under pressure as firms struggle to turn AI pilots into everyday tools and prove climate plans beyond targets.
Businesses may need to rethink bot blocks, as Decodo says automated systems now make up 57.4% of web requests and shape product discovery.
The multi-million investment will give Dallara matching motion simulators in Italy and the US, streamlining vehicle development and driver testing.
Marketing teams can now automate customer journeys and routine site tasks without sending data to a separate platform, easing GDPR concerns.
Developers using AI agents could avoid GitHub rate limits and outages as Entire opens a preview network mirroring repositories across regions.
Downtime from slow devices and failed apps is prompting larger firms to unify endpoint, security and experience tools, IDC says.
Businesses could see faster, cheaper AI coding and office workflows as OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 with stronger safeguards.
AI is helping hospitals cut scan times, clear backlogs and spot disease earlier, while doctors still keep final say over treatment.
Streaming ads are being tied more closely to sales as Amazon links Prime Video's Elle to shoppable campaigns for L'Oréal Paris and Swisse.
AI-enabled scams are making it harder for UK and European businesses to win executive backing for staff-focused cyber defences.
Nearly half of businesses have paused or scaled back AI projects as weak cost tracking leaves returns unproven and security gaps widen.
Uncertainty over AI and changing job design is leaving most UK staff unconvinced their roles are protected, a survey suggests.
Food businesses face refund losses and regulatory checks as AI-made complaints and images are increasingly used to allege food safety failings.
Professional services firms can now query their own data in plain English, with early users already checking cash flow, staffing and overdue invoices.
Despite a global funding slowdown, the UK kept its No 2 FinTech spot as investors backed 181 deals worth USD $1.8 billion in H1 2026.
Payment disruptions are worsening customer experience at utilities and telecoms firms, with 99% of respondents reporting some form of issue.
AI is helping corporate lawyers answer stakeholders faster, with 97% of legal leaders in a new study citing quicker responses.
Businesses can now let AI agents update Salesforce records and run tasks through Airbyte's new OpenAI Marketplace listing.
The layer is designed to stop AI misreading marketing shifts, after many pilots fail because systems lack business context and governance.