About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
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LiveRamp unveils AI agents & expanded integrations for marketers
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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martech
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cdp
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data privacy
LiveRamp launches AI tools enabling marketers to use autonomous agents with secure data access, plus new integrations including Netflix for smarter campaigns.
Data readiness & infrastructure drive enterprise AI success
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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ai security
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genai
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ai
A global study reveals enterprises with mature data readiness and infrastructure see 24% revenue growth and 25% cost savings from AI deployments.
Peak launches AI agents to optimise retail & manufacturing ops
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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supply chain
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llms
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ai
Peak launches Agentic AI agents to automate and optimise retail and manufacturing decisions, already enhancing operations at Hain Celestial and Speedy Hire.
Comstor partners prepare for Cisco 360 launch & new incentives
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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partner programmes
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cisco
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comstor
Comstor reveals 78% of EMEA Cisco partners are prepared for the 2026 Cisco 360 launch, with many seeing growth and streamlined business as key benefits.
Facebook, WhatsApp & TikTok most invasive, Discord safest
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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data protection
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data privacy
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ai
Research finds Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok most privacy-invasive, while Discord tops the list for safeguarding user data and resisting AI training use.
Tenable exposes Gemini Trifecta flaws risking user data theft
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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cloud security
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ai security
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data privacy
Tenable exposed three critical flaws in Google's Gemini suite enabling unseen theft of sensitive user data, now patched by Google to prevent exploitation.
Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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data protection
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encryption
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iot security
Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.
Forrester predicts agency mergers, job cuts & creator growth
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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martech
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cdp
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ai
Forrester forecasts major agency mergers, job cuts of 15%, and growth in creator-led marketing by 2026 amid automation and industry shifts.
Stampede & Square launch PayOS to boost hospitality personalisation
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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cx
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martech
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supply chain
Stampede has partnered with Square to launch PayOS, a unified hospitality platform integrating sales, payments, and guest data to boost customer engagement and revenue.
Peak unveils Agentic AI suite to boost retail & manufacturing
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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manufacturing
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supply chain
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retailtech
Peak, a UiPath company, launches Agentic AI suite to enhance retail and manufacturing efficiency, already adopted by Hain Celestial and Speedy Hire.
Sophos launches new services to help plug organisational cyber gaps
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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firewalls
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devops
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network security
Sophos has launched Advisory Services, a new suite of cybersecurity tests to identify and fix security gaps within organisations, enhancing cyber resilience.
Ransomware attacks rise again as insurance uptake drops in 2025
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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dr
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advanced persistent threat protection
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email security
Ransomware attacks rose to 24% of businesses in 2025, while insurance uptake fell to 46%, amid smarter cybercriminal tactics and AI-driven threats.
SambaNova debuts Hume AI voice models for emotional speech AI
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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llms
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ai
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customer service
SambaNova launches Hume AI voice models on SambaCloud, offering enterprises real-time, multilingual, emotionally responsive speech AI in 11 languages by June 2024.
Repetitive tasks cost UK finance GBP £179 billion & harm morale
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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hcm
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productivity
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market research
Repetitive tasks in UK finance departments cost businesses GBP £179 billion annually, harming productivity and driving 74% of workers to consider quitting.
Harbr Data & Databricks partner on secure AI data platform
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
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ai
Harbr Data joins Databricks as a partner, integrating a secure AI data marketplace to enhance compliant data sharing for enterprises and governments.
Dashmote raises $6 million to launch AI agent for field sales
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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crm
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data analytics
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llms
Dashmote has raised $6 million to launch DashSalesAI, an AI agent boosting efficiency for field sales teams via mobile platforms like WhatsApp.
AI vulnerability reports surge as hackbots reshape cyber risks
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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devops
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advanced persistent threat protection
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physical security
AI vulnerability reports surged 210% as organisations boosted AI security by 270%, with prompt injection attacks rising 540%, HackerOne's report shows.
Kyndryl unveils enhanced AI framework for secure enterprise scale
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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digital transformation
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ai security
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ai
Kyndryl enhances its Agentic AI Framework to help enterprises securely scale AI projects, focusing on compliance, governance and productivity across industries.
Zyxel Networks unveils six new WiFi 7 access points for SMEs
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Zyxel Networks launches six affordable WiFi 7 access points for SMEs, expanding its portfolio to 13 models for diverse business environments.
Chainlink & major banks unite to cut $58 billion costs in global corporate actions
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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digital transformation
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crypto
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blockchain
Chainlink and 24 major banks collaborate to reduce $58 billion global corporate actions costs, using AI and blockchain for real-time data sharing and automation.