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KnowBe4 & Synthesia launch AI training video partnership

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KnowBe4 and Synthesia launch AI avatar videos for security training, letting firms create, revise and localise content faster across 130 languages.
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Impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing

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Impact.com expands YouTube partnership with Creator Partnerships API, giving brands verified data to manage, measure and amplify creator campaigns.
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ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
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Sovos appoints David McCann as Chief Technology Officer

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Sovos hires Self Financial veteran David McCann to steer global technology push as it scales AI-driven tax compliance tools for multinational clients.
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Blackline Safety fire & hazmat customer base grows 42%

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Blackline Safety's fire and hazmat customer base jumps 42% to more than 500 departments as EXO 8 and G8 win deployments.
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OWC launches first certified Thunderbolt 5 SSD enclosure

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OWC unveils Thunderbolt 5 RAID enclosure for DIY NVMe drives, targeting 8K workflows with up to 32TB capacity and 6622MB/s speeds.
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MacDrive 12 adds encrypted APFS support for Windows

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MacDrive 12 brings encrypted APFS read and write support to Windows, easing cross-platform file access for mixed Mac and PC teams.
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Plaid says AI is reshaping consumer finance expectations

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Half of US consumers now expect AI to help manage money, as Plaid says finance apps must offer more guidance, transparency and human oversight.
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SoloTruth launches asset platform to tackle ghost assets

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SoloTruth and Axon Ivy roll out an asset management platform that uses RFID, GPS and inspections to curb ghost assets and errors.
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Vercel breach linked to compromised Context.ai integration

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Vercel says an attack on a third-party AI tool let hackers hijack a staff Google Workspace account and reach internal systems.
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Newo appoints Jason Luo as Chief Executive Officer

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Newo names Jason Luo Chief Executive Officer after USD $25 million funding round as it targets small businesses missing inbound calls.
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Healthcare hit by ransomware every 10 hours, Securin says

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Securin says healthcare faces ransomware attacks about every 10 hours, with hospitals repeatedly hit via known flaws, stolen credentials and remote access.
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The Suite appoints Laura Belmont as General Counsel

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The Suite appoints Laura Belmont as Chief Legal Officer to oversee legal affairs and steer content and programming for its in-house counsel community.
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AI vulnerability discovery forces boards to rethink cyber risk

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AI models that can hunt and chain software flaws are forcing boards to rethink cyber defences, while scrutiny grows over Anthropic's MCP design risks.
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AI saves small business leaders 6 to 10 hours a week

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AI adoption among small business leaders is delivering measurable time savings, with Tech.co finding one in five save six to 10 hours a week.
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Protegrity hires 10-plus AI & data protection experts

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Protegrity bolsters AI security push with more than 10 senior hires across engineering, product and machine learning as data protection demand grows.
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OpenX appoints new product chief as it expands curation

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OpenX names a new Vice President of Product and broadens two executives' remits as it steps up focus on curation, partnerships and CTV.
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Anthropic limits Claude Mythos over AI hacking fears

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Anthropic limits Claude Mythos to critical users after it exposed browser and Linux flaws, stoking fears of AI-driven cyber risk for banks.
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Litera Compare lands in Google Workspace for lawyers

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Litera brings AI redlining and document comparison to Google Drive and Docs, giving lawyers a new way to review contracts inside Workspace.
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Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

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Snowflake broadens AI platform with new business-user agents and developer tools to move corporate projects from pilots into everyday workflows.