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Testlio launches AI chatbot testing service amid scrutiny

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Testlio rolls out human-led AI chatbot testing as brands face pressure to prove safety, accuracy and trust before customer use.
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Progress adds AI search & personalisation to Sitefinity

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Progress Software adds AI search, personalisation and conversational tools to Sitefinity as enterprises seek more governed digital experiences.
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MariaDB completes GridGain deal to boost AI platform

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MariaDB adds GridGain in-memory technology as it builds an AI-ready platform for agentic systems needing faster real-time data processing.
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Adactin launches AFIVE AI knowledge platform for firms

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Adactin unveils AFIVE AI platform to unify fragmented corporate data, promising secure natural language search and improved staff productivity.
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KX unveils agentic AI blueprints for capital markets

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KX launches Nvidia-powered agentic AI blueprints to speed capital markets research and trading while tightening audit and governance controls.
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'Software is not dead', says Elastic CPO Ken Exner

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Elastic's Ken Exner insists “software is not dead” as the firm touts AI-powered search, context engineering and new agent-building tools.
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Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

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Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
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VAST & Nvidia unveil integrated GPU-first AI data stack

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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VAST and Nvidia launch an integrated GPU-first AI data stack, unifying storage, compute and analytics to simplify production AI workloads.
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Elastic unveils multilingual embeddings for search

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Elastic launches compact multilingual embedding models for Elasticsearch, promising faster, cheaper semantic search and stronger RAG performance.
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Teradata unveils Enterprise AgentStack for AI at scale

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Teradata launches Enterprise AgentStack, a unified toolkit to help large organisations scale governed AI agents across hybrid estates.
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Elastic unveils tools to boost reliability of AI agents

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Elastic launches Agent Builder and Workflows to help enterprises build more reliable AI agents that span fragmented internal data systems.
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Check Point targets securing AI factories at runtime

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Check Point sets out a runtime security blueprint for AI factories as enterprises scale GPU-heavy data centres and face mounting GenAI attacks.
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Progress forecasts orchestration-led AI shift in 2026

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Progress predicts 2026 will mark a shift from AI pilots to orchestrated, governed platforms, widening the gap between leaders and laggards.
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iManage forecasts AI reality check & data overhaul by 2026

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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iManage predicts 2026 will bring an agentic AI reality check, routine hallucination risk management and machine-led data restructuring.
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AI agents expose data, security & skills bottlenecks

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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AI agents are set to strain data, security and talent in 2026, as enterprises bet on a few core frameworks and brace for identity attacks.
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Amazon boosts S3 Vectors with bigger scale & faster queries

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Amazon Web Services launches Amazon S3 Vectors with 40x more scale, faster queries, and up to 90% cost savings for vast AI vector data storage.
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Australian firms boost GenAI spending despite shadow AI risks

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Nearly 75% of Australian firms plan to increase GenAI spending despite risks from staff-led, unregulated use of AI tools raising privacy and compliance concerns.
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Bloomfilter launches app to synchronise AI & human workflows

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Bloomfilter launches the Celonis Agent Miner app to help businesses integrate and optimise AI agents working alongside human staff in daily workflows.
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Exclusive: Cloudera's Abhas Ricky on GenAI adoption accelerating fast

Mon, 29th Sep 2025
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Cloudera's AI strategy overcomes legacy system challenges, helping clients like an oil giant save USD $1 billion and transform enterprise data use.
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MongoDB expands AI tools & launches AMP to speed modernisation

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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MongoDB has expanded AI search tools to on-premises users and launched AMP platform to speed legacy system modernisation with AI-powered automation.