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Google has begun using AI-powered age checks in Singapore, tightening default safety settings for under-18s on Search, Play, Maps and YouTube.
Agnes AI tops 5m users in six months and open-sources an 8B-parameter SEA-focused language model aimed at cross-cultural productivity use.
The era of mass cold outreach is ending as Google and Yahoo implement aggressive technical mandates and AI-driven inbox filtering systems.
Miro unveils an MCP server to pipe visual planning boards directly into AI coding tools, aiming to ground agentic workflows in shared context.
Okta users face rising vishing attacks as ShinyHunters expand real-time MFA phishing, prompting fresh SaaS and identity security warnings.
Panera data breach exposes details of 14 million customers, spotlighting a surge in SaaS-focused extortion and identity-driven cyber attacks.
Event planners in Australia and New Zealand face tighter budgets, faster turnarounds and lingering doubts over AI's place in their work.
Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.
Alteryx and Google Cloud deepen BigQuery integration to run no-code analytics in place, promising tighter data governance and AI-ready workflows.
Alteryx deepens its Google Cloud partnership, bringing Alteryx One workflows directly into BigQuery and planning a Google-first marketplace edition.
DoubleVerify flags surge in “zombie” Android app fraud as hijacked dormant accounts push bogus games that drain ad budgets and devices.
Luminance launches AI platform to capture contract memory and combat 'enterprise amnesia', promising 90% faster negotiations.
Meta promotes parental controls over teen social media bans at NZ Instagram safety camp as debate grows on under-16s' online access.
Snap locks 415,000 suspected under-16 Snapchat accounts in Australia and renews calls for stricter app store-level age checks.
One NZ extends Starlink-powered satellite service with limited data apps and WhatsApp calling for eligible phones beyond mobile coverage.
Superson appoints Kaija Rossi and Lauri Vassinen to head Nordic hub as its Finland-built creative OS model expands across Europe and APAC.
Exclaimer launches Brand Kits to centralise multi-brand control across email signatures and video meetings, aiming to cut inconsistency at scale.
Cross-party MPs form a data centres group to probe growth, planning and energy use while safeguarding communities and the UK's net zero goals.
IMS launches BrandEquity ROI, an econometric tool to prove long-term brand ad impact and counter short-term performance bias.
GoCanopy secures EUR €2.1m seed funding to build an AI-driven “system of record” for institutional real estate investors in Europe.