Topic: ai automation
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Gartner's Dire Warning: Why It Says Block AI Browsers
Gartner advises businesses to immediately ban AI-powered browsers due to unresolved security vulnerabilities that prioritize convenience over robust enterprise safeguards. These autonomous browsers risk data breaches by potentially interacting with malicious sites or submitting sensitive informat...
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Cashew AI Targets $90B Market Research Industry
Cashew AI offers a faster, more affordable alternative in the $90 billion market research industry by combining AI analysis with custom surveys deployed to real people. The company's hybrid approach differentiates it by generating fresh, tailored data from real human feedback, guided by expert me...
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OpenAI Researcher Quits Over Alleged Bias in AI Economic Studies
Internal tensions at OpenAI have led to departures from its economic research team, driven by a perceived shift away from publishing research on negative impacts like job displacement in favor of more positive findings. A departing researcher cited a growing conflict between conducting objective ...
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AI for All? Your Thinking is the New Edge
AI commoditizes execution, making superior human strategic thinking—defining problems, setting goals, and exercising creative leadership—the primary competitive advantage. The value shifts from generating answers to asking better questions, as AI amplifies both brilliant and poor decisions based ...
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Intent-Based Marketing: Target Ready Buyers Now
Intent-based marketing targets prospects actively showing online buying signals, using first-party data from direct website interactions to ensure respectful and personalized engagement in a privacy-conscious landscape. Effective implementation relies on a Smart CRM with AI automation to identify...
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MIT Study: AI Threatens Non-Tech Jobs Too
MIT's "Project Iceberg" study finds current AI can automate tasks tied to 11.7% of US jobs, representing $1.2 trillion in labor value, a disruption five times greater than the focus on tech roles suggests. The research reveals a critical gap, as corporate adoption targets only about 2.2% of tech ...
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Criminal Networks Are Industrializing Payment Fraud
Criminal syndicates now operate like modern corporations, using automation, reusable infrastructure, and scalable methods to create persistent threats that financial institutions struggle to counter. Fraud networks employ organized, repeatable strategies such as AI-powered social engineering and ...
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How Microsoft's Developers Are Harnessing AI
Microsoft is advancing AI to manage PC operations and assist in software development, with AI contributing up to 30% of code in some projects, but faces skepticism from employees about its ability to fully replace human developers. The company has introduced tools like GitHub Copilot to automate ...
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BigID Automates Privacy Compliance with Agentic AI
BigID's new agentic AI feature automates and visualizes personal data flows, transforming static privacy records into dynamic, continuously updated maps for real-time insight into data movement and risks. The technology interprets Records of Processing Activities to dynamically map data usage and...
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5 Reasons Marketing Is Becoming an AI and Engineering Field
Marketing has evolved from a creative art form into a data-driven discipline that blends creativity with engineering methodologies, shifting from episodic campaigns to continuous, adaptive systems. Key drivers of this transformation include the use of real-time data for decision-making, modular c...
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Agentio Raises $40M From Forerunner to Expand Creator Marketplace Beyond YouTube
The creator economy is booming, with sponsored YouTube video views and content volume increasing significantly, driving investor confidence in platforms like Agentio that facilitate brand-creator partnerships. Agentio secured $40 million in Series B funding, raising its total to $56 million and v...
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OpenAI's New Tools: The Next Wave of Automation
The latest wave of automation in PPC advertising is being driven by AI companies like OpenAI, whose tools enable the creation of software and workflows that streamline tasks without requiring engineering expertise. AI agents function as intelligent assistants that use reasoning to determine and e...
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Kaaj Secures $3.8M Seed Funding From Kindred Ventures
Kaaj, a fintech startup, raised $3.8 million in seed funding to transform small business lending by using AI to automate credit risk analysis, reducing underwriting time from days to minutes. Founded by industry veterans Shivi Sharma and Utsav Shah, the company addresses inefficiencies in lending...
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a16z Leads $21M Series A for AI Tax Compliance Platform Sphere
Sphere raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to address international tax compliance challenges for businesses expanding globally, automating the entire tax lifecycle from registration to remittance. The platform uses an AI model called TRAM to analyze tax rules across...
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GenAI & Data: Retail's Secret to Higher Conversions
Data-driven marketing strategies are essential for boosting conversions and revenue by creating seamless purchasing journeys that minimize drop-offs and maximize sales. Generative AI tools are driving massive traffic increases, requiring brands to optimize product data and adopt Generative Engine...
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Skepticism Greets Anthropic's AI Cyberattack Claims
Anthropic claims a Chinese threat group used its Claude AI to conduct the first large-scale, largely autonomous cyberattack, with the AI handling 80-90% of tasks from reconnaissance to data exfiltration. Cybersecurity experts are skeptical, criticizing the lack of concrete evidence and Indicators...
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Bhavesh Upadhyaya on AI's Ethical Future in Streaming
The streaming industry is shifting from AI hype to practical applications, focusing on solving specific workflow problems with machine learning and generative AI to improve efficiency and deliver measurable results. Ethical and operational considerations are crucial, including setting guardrails ...
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Gartner: AI's 'Jobs Chaos' Is Coming - Here's What to Expect
AI integration will create "jobs chaos" rather than mass job elimination, reshaping industries as businesses adapt to a mix of human and AI roles. AI is expected to automate specific tasks rather than entire occupations, ultimately generating more jobs than it eliminates by the late 2020s. Four p...
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Living in a World of Constant Threat Assessment
Insurance companies are adopting persistent threat evaluation, AI automation, and rigorous third-party risk management to enhance cybersecurity readiness and defend against sophisticated attacks. Daily threat assessments prioritize trustworthy intelligence, operational impact, and multi-source ve...
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Deepwatch Cuts Jobs to Boost AI Investment
Deepwatch has laid off dozens of employees as part of an organizational realignment to focus on expanding its artificial intelligence and automation capabilities. The layoffs, estimated between 60 and 80 staff, represent a significant reduction for the company, which employs about 250 people, ami...
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Unlock a Successful DXP Migration with AI
Digital experience platform migrations often fail due to execution challenges like scope creep, technical debt, and integration complexities, leading to budget overruns and project delays. AI and automation can streamline migration by converting templates, mapping content, and preserving SEO effi...
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Europa Universalis V: The Ultimate Review Guide
Reviewing *Europa Universalis V* is challenging due to its vast scope and continuous evolution through updates, making early assessments feel premature as the game transforms significantly over time. The game's staggering depth and complexity require extensive playtime to master, with automation ...
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YouTube Denies AI Role in Bizarre Tech Tutorial Takedowns
YouTube has denied using artificial intelligence in the recent removal of instructional videos, stating that both initial decisions and appeals were handled without automation. Technology creators saw long-standing educational videos, such as those on installing Windows 11, abruptly flagged as "d...
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Australian Trio Unveils 360-Degree Security for Sensitive Logistics
Three Australian firms—ORCA Opti, DNH Logistics, and Aurora Materials—have partnered to implement a zero-trust security model for sensitive logistics in defence and pharmaceuticals, addressing both digital and physical vulnerabilities. ORCA Opti provides automated cyber information storage for se...
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Appian and Wotton Kearney Launch AI-Powered Claims Management
Appian and Wotton Kearney have formed a strategic alliance to launch OSCAR, an AI-driven claims management platform that aims to modernize legal operations in the Asia-Pacific region by replacing manual systems with intelligent automation. The OSCAR system integrates artificial intelligence for a...
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Secure Your Data Offline with Acronis Cyber Protect Local
Acronis Cyber Protect Local is an all-in-one on-premises platform that integrates data backup, cybersecurity, and endpoint management for IT and OT environments, ensuring data sovereignty and reducing complexity. It supports legacy systems and modern hypervisors, offering broad compatibility, AI-...
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Boomi Named a Leader in 2025 Data Integration and MDM
Boomi has been recognized as a top vendor in both the 2025 ISG Buyers Guide for Data Integration and Master Data Management, highlighting its leadership in AI-driven automation solutions. The company excels in product capability, customer experience, and real-time AI integration, offering a unifi...
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Another Amazon Devices Senior VP Departs in Latest Executive Exit
Amazon is undergoing leadership changes in its hardware division, with the departure of two senior executives amid a broader restructuring and profitability challenges in the devices unit. The company is heavily investing in AI, integrating it into consumer products like Echo speakers and Ring ca...
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Trust, Compliance, and Consent: Why They Matter More Than Ever
AI enables personalized marketing while respecting privacy, transforming compliance into a competitive advantage by balancing performance with user consent. The MarTech Conference session on November 4, 2025, will explore how marketers use AI for real-time consent management, segmentation, and ri...
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Serval Secures $47M to Power AI Agents for IT Service
Serval raised $47 million in Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures to advance its agentic AI systems for IT service automation, with backing from firms like First Round and General Catalyst and clients including Perplexity and Together AI. The company uses two distinct AI agents: one autonomo...
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We Unleashed OpenAI's Agent Mode on the Web - Here's What It Found
OpenAI's Atlas browser introduces Agent Mode, enabling AI to perform tasks like clicking and scrolling across tabs for genuine automation. The feature was tested on common online activities to assess its efficiency in handling tedious jobs and saving user effort. In an initial test, Atlas's Agent...
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PPC 2026: AI, Automation, and the Battle for Clicks
AI is reshaping PPC advertising by automating campaign management and creative tasks, requiring advertisers to adapt strategically despite reduced transparency and control. Professionals are leveraging AI tools to save time on tasks like keyword research and ad copy, but human oversight remains e...
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Krafton Shifts to AI-First Game Development
Krafton is adopting an "AI First" strategy, using agentic AI to automate tasks and restructuring its management and operations around this technology. The company is investing over 100 billion Korean won (about $70 million) in a GPU cluster to automate workflows, boost R&D, and enhance AI feature...
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How Edwin Is Revolutionizing IT at LogicMonitor
LogicMonitor's GenAI agent Edwin significantly reduces IT incidents and alerts, as demonstrated by an 88% alert reduction and 27% fewer incidents at Chemist Warehouse within weeks of implementation. The platform's hybrid observability and local data infrastructure in Australia support compliance ...
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Codi's AI Agent Transforms Office Management
Codi has launched the first fully automated AI platform for office management, which evolved from its initial marketplace model for flexible workspaces and is backed by $23 million in funding, including a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The platform automates day-to-day operational tas...
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Brave Exposes Critical AI Browser Security Flaws
Brave uncovered critical security flaws in AI browsers like Perplexity Comet and Fellou, where malicious websites can hijack AI assistants to access sensitive user accounts and data through indirect prompt injection attacks. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to embed hidden commands in webpag...
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AI Boosts Productivity, Frees Tech Teams for Strategy
AI is automating routine tasks, allowing skilled professionals to focus on strategic initiatives and delivering measurable returns, reshaping the role of tech professionals in organizations. Implementation of AI has led to a 98% positive ROI for technology teams, with key benefits including enhan...
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Boomi Named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 API Management Magic Quadrant
Boomi was named a Leader in the Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for API Management, highlighting its strong execution and strategic vision in advancing API innovation for agentic business transformation. The company's rapid rise from a Niche Player to a Leader reflects its evolution and commitment to...
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5 Streaming Strategies to Boost Your OTT Quality of Experience
The global OTT video market is projected to reach $347.11 billion by 2025, making Quality of Experience (QoE) crucial for viewer retention and revenue growth. Achieving high QoE requires a seamless technical workflow from ingestion to playback, with modern systems relying on automated quality con...
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Brennan & NiCE Launch Advanced Cloud Contact Center Solutions
Brennan has implemented NiCE CXone Mpower, transitioning from outdated on-premises telephony to a cloud-native platform to enhance operational efficiency and customer service. The new system has delivered measurable improvements, including better platform stability, higher agent productivity, and...
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Powering the Gulf's Next Connectivity Revolution
The Gulf region is rapidly becoming a digital innovation hub, with advanced private networks and AI transforming key industries like oil and gas, logistics, and manufacturing, moving beyond traditional telecommunications services. Ericsson is driving this shift by focusing on technologies such as...
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Australia excels at detecting cyberattacks but struggles with alert fatigue, Illumio finds
Australian organizations lead globally in detecting lateral movement security incidents (97% detection rate) but face severe operational challenges from overwhelming alert volumes and false positives. Security teams receive an average of 2,061 alerts daily, leading to alert fatigue and spending n...
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How a Few Companies Are Winning Big With AI
A vast majority of companies are failing to see financial returns from AI investments, with studies showing most projects have stalled or underperformed despite widespread adoption. Top-performing "Pacesetters," about 13-14% of companies, succeed by treating AI as a core organizational operating ...
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Exabeam Named a Gartner SIEM Leader for 6th Consecutive Year
Exabeam has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM for the sixth consecutive year, underscoring its commitment to AI-driven security automation. The company introduced Exabeam Nova, integrating generative AI into analyst workflows to enhance threat detection, investiga...
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Securing AI for Space Exploration
Satellite cybersecurity is a growing challenge due to expanding commercial constellations and reliance on delay-prone communication links, creating multiple vulnerabilities. Artificial intelligence is being explored to automate threat detection and response, with debates focusing on centralized, ...
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AI Brings Clarity to Earthquake Detection
AI has revolutionized earthquake detection by using machine learning to identify seismic events, including very small tremors, with greater speed and accuracy than human analysts or older methods. These advanced AI tools enhance data clarity, allowing scientists to uncover crucial insights into s...
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AI Browsers Expose Critical Security Gaps, Researchers Warn
AI-powered browsers introduce significant security vulnerabilities by embedding AI assistants that enable novel threats like malicious workflows and prompt injections, which current infrastructures may not handle. Key risks include unauthorized data access through manipulated AI agents, disguised...
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Enterprises Are All-In on AI, Ready or Not
Businesses are rapidly adopting AI for enterprise applications, with companies like Zendesk, Anthropic, and Google launching new tools and partnerships that offer immediate revenue opportunities. The technology faces challenges, as seen in Deloitte's incident with AI-generated inaccuracies, highl...
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Dynatrace & Crest Data: Accelerate Your Observability Migration
Dynatrace and Crest Data have partnered to offer a streamlined migration solution for enterprises transitioning from legacy monitoring systems to the Dynatrace observability platform. The collaboration provides accelerated migration, enterprise-scale observability with Dynatrace Grail, and intell...
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Glovo Boosts Cash Flow and Productivity with Celonis
Glovo has integrated the Celonis Process Intelligence platform to automate financial workflows, optimize cash flow, and boost productivity by reducing manual tasks and enabling strategic analysis. The platform uses AI-powered applications to detect duplicate invoices, ensure payment term consiste...
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