The Ultimate Guide to Synthetic Data
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What to know about Synthetic Data
Synthetic data is an emerging technology that simulates real-world data to support AI training, analytics, and innovation while preserving privacy and security. Its applications span diverse sectors including healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing, where it enables more accurate predictions, faster product development, and compliance with data governance standards.
Recent advancements by companies like SAS, MOSTLY AI, and NVIDIA illustrate how synthetic data tools are being integrated into cloud platforms and AI workflows to accelerate machine learning, improve data quality, and enhance productivity. Readers interested in how synthetic data can drive safer, more efficient AI solutions and transform industries will find valuable insights and developments in this collection of stories.
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Generative AI raises cyber risk in machine learning
Businesses face higher odds of cyber-attacks and unfair decisions as researchers warn generative AI can hide flaws in machine learning systems.
RWS study finds multilingual AI gaps are narrowing
Businesses using multilingual AI may now face smaller language gaps, but newer model releases can still reverse gains and raise costs.
Curvestone AI unveils Mortgage Passport in FCA trial
Curvestone AI debuts Mortgage Passport in FCA Smart Data trial, aiming to cut duplication in mortgage checks and boost compliance oversight.
Electric Twin raises USD $14m to scale AI audiences
London AI start-up Electric Twin raises USD $14m to grow its synthetic audience tech, pitched as a faster alternative to market research.
AI fraud surges as UK public sector lacks defences
AI-powered fraud is rising across UK public services as most fraud teams admit they lack the tools, skills and systems to keep up.
UK government's AI spend soars but data quality risks persist
UK AI spend surged over 1,000% since 2018, yet experts warn poor data quality risks undermining government digital ambitions and service improvements.
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Red Hat unveils AI 3 to help UK firms scale enterprise AI
Red Hat launches AI 3, its hybrid cloud AI platform, to help UK firms scale AI from experiments to production, boosting performance and cutting costs.
SAS debuts tool for assessing generative AI adoption levels
SAS has introduced a new benchmarking tool to help businesses assess their generative AI maturity, aiding adoption across the UK and globally.
Milton Keynes celebrates launch of tech-enhanced Corner Store
Milton Keynes' Unity Place unveils The Corner Store, the first in the city with Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, enhancing retail with frictionless shopping.
FinCrime Dynamics Bolsters Board with Fintech Leader Joanne Dewar
Cambridge-based FinCrime Dynamics has appointed fintech leader Joanne Dewar to its board as it prepares for growth.
Bugcrowd launches RL environments for AI security training
The platform aims to help AI developers move beyond benchmark tests, as models struggle to tackle real-world vulnerabilities safely and reliably.
Blue Yonder & NVIDIA build AI factory for supply chains
It could speed warehouse decisions for 3,000 retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers as Blue Yonder readies new AI agents later this year.
Troveo expands AI data platform into five categories
AI developers may gain harder-to-find rights-cleared material as Troveo adds audio, text, gaming and robotics data to video.
SAS launches AI supply chain agent in industry push
Retailers and manufacturers could get near real-time planning help as SAS opens a private preview of a supply chain agent.
Protegrity hires 10-plus AI & data protection experts
The appointments come as businesses shift AI from trials to daily operations, putting far greater pressure on data privacy and security teams.
AI projects stall as testing lags behind deployment
More than half of organisations have shipped AI tools, but quality problems and weak testing are leaving many projects stranded before production.
Galtea raises USD $3.2m to test AI agents reliably
Barcelona startup Galtea raises USD $3.2 million to scale its AI agent testing platform and launch a self-service product for developers.
Qualtrics launches synthetic panels & hub to speed research
Qualtrics unveils AI-driven synthetic panels and Research Hub, promising research-grade insights in hours and cheaper than human panels.
Milestone boosts Hafnia with synthetic data, TaaS & VLMs
Milestone expands Hafnia with synthetic data, TaaS and VLMs to speed smart city vision AI training and cut bias in rare-event modelling.
CrowdStrike & Nvidia deepen AI-driven security ops pact
CrowdStrike deepens its Nvidia tie-up to embed agentic AI in security ops, claiming faster MDR investigations and sharper triage accuracy.
CrowdStrike & Nvidia unveil secure AI agent blueprint
CrowdStrike and Nvidia launch a secure AI agent blueprint and MDR tools, promising faster probes and tighter control over autonomous systems.
Chartis names SAS a leader in AI governance solutions
Chartis names SAS a category leader in AI governance, spotlighting Viya's model controls as demand for robust oversight accelerates.
ABB & Nvidia link RobotStudio with Omniverse AI sim
ABB and Nvidia will embed Omniverse into RobotStudio, launching HyperReality in 2026 to narrow the sim-to-real gap in factory robotics.
Forrester predicts cautious surge in humanoid robots
Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of illicit Claude copying
Anthropic alleges Chinese labs DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax ran vast illicit campaigns to copy Claude and bypass US export curbs.
RAIDS AI launches real-time rogue AI behaviour monitor
RAIDS AI rolls out a real-time platform to spot and flag rogue AI behaviour, targeting failures, bias and regulatory exposure.