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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.

Colt trims ERP switchover downtime to 6.5 hours as cloud overhaul unifies systems across 40 countries and supports sustainability goals.

Gizmo secures USD $22 million to deepen AI-powered study tools as it targets US college students and broader global growth.

Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer to steer AI-driven testing as the software quality specialist expands its enterprise offering.

Tollring launches AI features to let managers query call recordings in plain English and automate quality checks with over 90% accuracy.

L&G Asset Management puts £50 billion liquidity fund range on Calastone's tokenised network for blockchain-based access on Ethereum and other EVM chains.

Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.

Payhawk survey finds 45% of self-described AI leaders in finance lack minimum use rules, exposing a wider gap between ambition and control.

Loftware unveils Connect platform to link trading partners and standardise product identification across global supply chains.

Wireless Broadband Alliance issues new rules for public and enterprise Wi‑Fi, pushing stronger authentication, privacy and roaming protections.

Tax Systems rolls out AI assistant blending company data and IBFD research to speed cross-border tax analysis for multinational in-house teams.

GitLab deepens Google Cloud partnership so Duo Agent Platform users can tap Vertex AI models, while counting the spend against existing commitments.

WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.

Owl Labs wins Microsoft Teams approval for its Meeting Owl 5 Pro, bringing full certification to its current hybrid meeting device range.

Wise posts higher transfer volumes and customer balances as it targets a Nasdaq primary listing in May 2026 while keeping London.

Commvault unveils AI tools to help enterprises govern agents, prepare approved datasets and recover full-stack systems after automated changes.

Xero's Anthropic tie-up deepens finance software AI split as groups weigh integrated platforms against agent tools that work across multiple systems.

Ascendion wins HFS market leader nod as agentic AI wins gains in legacy modernisation, testing and enterprise delivery.

Atlassian adds AI visuals and partner agents to Confluence as Remix turns pages into charts, prototypes and presentations.

System1 adds AI-led reporting and predictive tools to Test Your Ad, aiming to speed up creative analysis while keeping consumer testing central.