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8x8 launches AI Studio for customer experience agents

3 days ago
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data protection
8x8 unveils AI Studio to let customer experience teams build agents with natural language, aiming to cut integration delays and costs.
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Why diverse voices are essential in the Edge AI revolution

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smart cities
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hyperscale
Edge AI will only reach its potential if diverse teams shape its design, deployment and impact, ensuring fair, resilient systems for all.
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NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore

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robots
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smart cities
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cartech
NCS and Autonomous A2Z will co-develop autonomous mobility systems in Singapore, targeting safe, compliant and scalable AV deployments.
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Connected packaging becomes boardroom imperative in 2026

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Connected packaging sheds its fad status as record executive backing, rising budgets and compliance pressures push it firmly into the boardroom.
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VAST Data unveils Polaris to unify AI cloud control

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
VAST Data has launched Polaris, a Kubernetes-based control plane to unify deployment and governance of distributed AI cloud infrastructure.
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Blackline Safety brings connected gas tech to sniffer dogs

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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iot
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iiot
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hybrid & remote work
Blackline Safety fits sniffer dogs with GPS gas monitors, pairing canine noses with connected tech to track leaks for rural utilities.
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Arctic Wolf snaps up Sevco to boost exposure insight

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Arctic Wolf buys Sevco to fold its exposure assessment tech into the Aurora Platform, promising sharper asset insight for security teams.
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Fashion & electronics lead global eCommerce price swings

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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e-commerce
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amazon
Fashion and electronics see the sharpest online price swings, as Decodo data shows retailers repricing items every few hours worldwide.
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Study finds 28,000 fake domains mimic top websites

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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malware
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
Study finds over 28,000 fake domains mimicking top global sites, exposing users to rising phishing, malware and industrial-scale squatting.
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Yokogawa links OpreX software with ANYmal inspection robots

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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iiot
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fleet management
Yokogawa is integrating its OpreX Robot Management Core with ANYbotics' ANYmal robots to automate hazardous industrial site inspections.
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Chinese vendors dominate humanoid robot market in 2025

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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supply chain
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llms
Chinese vendors take command of 2025 humanoid robot market as shipments near 18,000 and revenue hits USD $440 million.
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Smart Communications debuts AI tools for compliance-led CX

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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document management
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digital transformation
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ecm
Smart Communications launches AI-powered tools to help regulated firms modernise customer communications, data capture and archiving at scale.
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Google launches age checks for young users in Singapore

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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data protection
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surveillance
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data privacy
Google has begun using AI-powered age checks in Singapore, tightening default safety settings for under-18s on Search, Play, Maps and YouTube.
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Actionstep unveils AI time capture tool Trace for firms

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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saas
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data analytics
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rpa
Actionstep launches AI-powered Trace to automate time capture for law firms, backed by its acquisition of passive tracking startup Traced.
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Incode joins OpenAge drive for interoperable age checks

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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app store
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online safety
Incode has joined the OpenAge Initiative, bolstering a push for interoperable, privacy-preserving age checks across online services.
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AI reshapes data privacy as trust & attacks escalate

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
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phishing
AI is transforming data privacy as mistrust soars and cyber attacks accelerate, pushing firms to verify every identity and machine action.
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Data Privacy Week spotlights app conflicts, web risks

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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vpns
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physical security
Data Privacy Week warns overlapping security apps and hidden web trackers are eroding consumer safety and exposing firms to fresh risks.
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AGIBOT opens Malaysia AI robotics hub for APAC push

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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robots
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smart cities
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digital transformation
AGIBOT launches Malaysia AI robotics hub and experience centre in Selangor as it kicks off wider Asia-Pacific embodied robotics push for 2026.
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AI data management market to hit USD $239.15bn by 2034

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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uc
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data protection
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manufacturing
AI data management is set to surge to USD $239.15bn by 2034 as cloud, streaming data and governance needs reshape enterprise data strategy.
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Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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uc
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data analytics
Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.