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Agiloft launches Astra AI contract platform with free tier

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Agiloft's Astra AI contract tool targets legal, procurement, finance and sales teams with a free tier and stricter data safeguards.
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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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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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Hyland launches AI tools for finance, SAP & education

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Hyland embeds AI into finance, SAP and student workflows as it upgrades Content Innovation Cloud for regulated enterprise processes.
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Companies change incentive plans faster, report finds

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CaptivateIQ survey finds 91% of firms changed incentive strategy in the past year as AI, budget pressure and wider plan use speed up redesigns.
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Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite

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Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.
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Hapax launches AI platform to automate workplace tasks

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Hapax expands beyond banks with AI platform that spots workplace bottlenecks and deploys task-specific workers, claiming 350 automations in beta.
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Felix launches AI workflow platform with USD $1.7 million

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Felix lands USD $1.7 million to scale AI workflows for legal and finance teams, targeting consistency and audit trails over ad hoc prompts.
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Resemble AI launches deepfake detector & threat report

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Resemble AI unveils free Chrome extension and X bot as chief executive officer Zohaib Ahmed warns synthetic media risks are widening across businesses.
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Stelia & Nokia team up on enterprise AI deployment

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Stelia and Nokia link AI platform and networking tech to help enterprises run governed, reliable workloads across distributed sites.
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TACEO launches shared network for finance, identity, AI

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Austrian startup TACEO unveils encrypted shared network to run finance, identity and AI workloads without exposing sensitive data.
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GPT-5.4 tops AI accounting test but errors remain high

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GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.
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Fairview selects Workday to modernise HR, finance, supply

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Fairview selects Workday to overhaul HR, finance and supply chain in a multi-year move to a single AI-enabled operations platform.
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Entrepreneurs turn to AI for efficiency, not new markets

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Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.
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AI leaders lack rules & data to scale finance tools

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AI 'leaders' in finance rush to pilots but lack rules, data and governance to scale tools into core, high‑accountability workflows.
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Google backs 14 Canadian AI startups in new cohort

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Google has picked 14 Canadian AI startups for its latest accelerator cohort, spanning healthcare, finance, industry and agriculture.
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Smart Communications names David Hamilton as Chairman

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Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.
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Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech

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Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.
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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Instant with fewer refusals

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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Instant, promising smoother, more direct ChatGPT conversations, fewer refusals and improved accuracy on web-sourced facts.
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SAP rebrands Emarsys as Engagement Cloud for AI CX

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SAP renames Emarsys as Engagement Cloud, adding an enterprise edition to unify governed, AI-driven customer interactions across systems.