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Kentico reveals Site of the Year 2025 award winners

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Kentico crowns global winners of its Site of the Year 2025 awards, spotlighting standout Xperience-powered digital projects across sectors.
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Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure

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Middle managers' performance collapses by up to 70% under reputational risk and fuzzy authority, Interactive EQ's 2026 index finds.
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OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent

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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding agent that extends Codex into a supervised, general computer-use and cybersecurity tool.
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Testlio unveils LeoInsights to turn QA data into strategy

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Testlio launches LeoInsights AI to turn fragmented QA metrics into executive-ready insights on risk, release velocity and testing investment.
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Miro debuts Engage to transform AI-powered workshops

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Miro launches Engage, an in-canvas tool that blends live polls with AI summaries to keep workshop input and follow-up work in one space.
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IBRS highlights Interactive's sovereign-first cloud focus

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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IBRS spotlights Interactive's sovereign-first cloud strategy and hybrid services as Australian organisations rethink data residency and compliance.
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Manhattan unveils AI agents across Manhattan Active suite

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Manhattan rolls out embedded AI agents across its Active suite, promising real-time automation and custom agent creation for retailers.
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OpenAI unveils ChatGPT shopping research with tailored guides

Wed, 26th Nov 2025
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OpenAI introduces a ChatGPT shopping tool offering personalised guides and real-time product comparisons to aid informed buying decisions across various categories.
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Hologram selfies with film stars debut in 15 US city cinemas

Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
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Proto Hologram has launched interactive hologram selfies with film stars in cinemas across 15 major US cities, coinciding with the new film's UK debut.
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Snowflake unveils new AI-powered data tools & expands platform

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Snowflake launches AI-enhanced data tools and expands its platform with Horizon Catalog, Openflow, and Snowflake Postgres for secure, integrated data management.
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KnowBe4 Student Edition marks one million trained in cyber safety

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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KnowBe4's Student Edition has trained one million students worldwide in cyber safety, enhancing online protection and campus security cultures.
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Brands urged to adopt multi-platform media strategies for ROI

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Circana's Future of Media report urges brands to adopt multi-platform strategies combining digital and traditional channels to boost engagement and ROI.
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Skillsoft unveils AI-native platform to boost workforce skills

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Skillsoft launches its AI-native Percipio Platform to help firms close skill gaps and link workforce development directly to business outcomes.
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Linux Foundation adopts AGNTCY to standardise agentic AI

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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The Linux Foundation has adopted AGNTCY, an open source project to standardise secure communication and collaboration among diverse AI agents globally.
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UGC & interactive ads drive major gains for mobile app installs

Thu, 10th Jul 2025
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User-generated content and interactive ads have boosted mobile app install conversion rates by over 150%, reveals Liftoff's latest Mobile Ad Creative Index.
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Hisense to stream FIFA Club World Cup 2025 free on smart TVs

Thu, 19th Jun 2025
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Hisense will stream all FIFA Club World Cup 2025 matches free on its and Toshiba smart TVs via DAZN, enhancing global sports viewing with interactive features.
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Aerospike streamlines deployment of Database 8 on Amazon EKS

Tue, 13th May 2025
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Aerospike's new Terraform blueprint simplifies deploying Database 8 on Amazon EKS, cutting setup time to under 30 minutes without AWS or Kubernetes expertise.
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Large format display market falls as tariffs hit global sales

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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Global Large Format Display market sees 1.7% unit sales drop and 10.9% revenue fall in Q1 2025 amid tariff woes and price pressures.
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MIT & NVIDIA create framework for intuitive robot control

Mon, 17th Mar 2025
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Researchers from MIT and NVIDIA have unveiled a framework enabling users to correct robot actions in real-time, enhancing intuitive interaction and performance.
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Hackers exploit botnet to attack Microsoft 365 accounts

Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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A newly uncovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is exploiting Microsoft 365 accounts through password spraying attacks, raising security alarms.