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Extreme says Platform ONE cuts network costs by 32%

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Extreme says adoption of Platform ONE is growing as customers across aviation, healthcare and education report sharper efficiency gains and lower running costs.
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Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up

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Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.
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Innovid launches Hypermode for faster social ad execution

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Innovid rolls out Hypermode to cut social campaign setup time by up to 80% across Meta, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat and TikTok.
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ESG shifts from reporting to action across industries

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Earth Day prompts businesses to turn ESG, AI and recruitment talk into practical change, as leaders cite data, energy limits and candidate scrutiny.
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Supply chain leaders prioritise sustainability, survey finds

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Blue Yonder survey finds supply chain leaders are prioritising efficiency and resilience over emissions, even as 66% work to cut impact.
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SAP unveils agentic AI tools for manufacturing supply

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SAP rolls out agentic AI for factories, linking planning, production and logistics as it showcases live demonstrations at Hannover Messe 2026.
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Xero launches AI-native operating system for small firms

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Xero unveils AI-native finance platform and JAX assistant to cut admin for small firms, with accountants and bookkeepers also in line for gains.
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Skillsoft data shows surge in AI skills validation

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Skillsoft data shows a sharp rise in AI learning and validation activity, with benchmark completions up 994% as employers seek proof of practical capability.
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Cork Cyber adds automated mapping to Vantage platform

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Cork Cyber boosts Cork Vantage for MSPs with automated mapping, cutting manual work and improving asset accuracy across client, device and inbox records.
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spektr raises USD $20 million to expand AI compliance

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Spektr lands USD $20 million Series A from NEA as Copenhagen AI compliance platform targets manual checks at banks and fintechs.
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Opera launches Browser Connector for ChatGPT & Claude

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Opera brings ChatGPT and Claude into its desktop browsers with a free connector that can read live tabs, pages and screenshots.
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HCS to invest EUR €13.2m & create 125 jobs in Dublin

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HCS plans EUR €13.2m expansion with new Dublin office and 125 hires as AI-led managed services drive revenue growth.
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OpenAI says weekly users top 900 million as AI reshapes work

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OpenAI's weekly user base has surged past 900 million as experts warn AI's economic impact is still hiding in official data.
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Syndigo launches SynapseGo for agentic PXM workflows

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Syndigo rolls out SynapseGo to let marketers and eCommerce teams trigger approved product data workflows by chat, aiming to cut manual effort.
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Colt completes SAP cloud ERP migration across 40 countries

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Colt trims ERP switchover downtime to 6.5 hours as cloud overhaul unifies systems across 40 countries and supports sustainability goals.
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Aryza acquires Umbrella Tech in AI collections push

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Aryza buys Toronto-based Umbrella Tech to add voice AI, speech analytics and autonomous agents to its collections and recoveries software.
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Forrester maps AI shift from digital into physical use

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Forrester says the next wave of AI will reach robotics, transport and commerce, with agentic tools, security and trust set to pay off first.
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Pacvue launches AI agent for commerce ad media teams

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Pacvue unveils AI agent to speed up commerce media workflows, with Amazon Ads support at launch and approval-based campaign changes in one system.
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Virtuozzo appoints board directors in leadership reset

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Virtuozzo adds Jason Magee, Charles Ryan and Peter Bergstrom as it unifies cloud tools under Chief Executive Officer Kurt Daniel and eyes expansion.
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Splashtop launches unified IT platform for endpoints

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Splashtop bets on AI-assisted patching and security alerts in a single console as it targets lean IT teams and MSPs with a new endpoint platform.