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Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

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Facebook, WhatsApp & TikTok most invasive, Discord safest

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Research finds Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok most privacy-invasive, while Discord tops the list for safeguarding user data and resisting AI training use.
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Tenable exposes Gemini Trifecta flaws risking user data theft

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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cloud security
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data privacy
Tenable exposed three critical flaws in Google's Gemini suite enabling unseen theft of sensitive user data, now patched by Google to prevent exploitation.
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Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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encryption
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Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.
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Forrester predicts agency mergers, job cuts & creator growth

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Forrester forecasts major agency mergers, job cuts of 15%, and growth in creator-led marketing by 2026 amid automation and industry shifts.
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Aimer Farming secures NZD $750,000 to accelerate global growth

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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investment
New Zealand's Aimer Farming has secured NZD $750,000 from Cultivate Ventures to expand its AI-driven pasture management tech and grow globally.
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Peak unveils Agentic AI suite to boost retail & manufacturing

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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manufacturing
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supply chain
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retailtech
Peak, a UiPath company, launches Agentic AI suite to enhance retail and manufacturing efficiency, already adopted by Hain Celestial and Speedy Hire.
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Sophos launches new services to help plug organisational cyber gaps

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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network security
Sophos has launched Advisory Services, a new suite of cybersecurity tests to identify and fix security gaps within organisations, enhancing cyber resilience.
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SambaNova debuts Hume AI voice models for emotional speech AI

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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customer service
SambaNova launches Hume AI voice models on SambaCloud, offering enterprises real-time, multilingual, emotionally responsive speech AI in 11 languages by June 2024.
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Dashmote raises $6 million to launch AI agent for field sales

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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data analytics
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Dashmote has raised $6 million to launch DashSalesAI, an AI agent boosting efficiency for field sales teams via mobile platforms like WhatsApp.
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AI vulnerability reports surge as hackbots reshape cyber risks

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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physical security
AI vulnerability reports surged 210% as organisations boosted AI security by 270%, with prompt injection attacks rising 540%, HackerOne's report shows.
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Kyndryl unveils enhanced AI framework for secure enterprise scale

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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digital transformation
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Kyndryl enhances its Agentic AI Framework to help enterprises securely scale AI projects, focusing on compliance, governance and productivity across industries.
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Zyxel Networks unveils six new WiFi 7 access points for SMEs

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Zyxel Networks launches six affordable WiFi 7 access points for SMEs, expanding its portfolio to 13 models for diverse business environments.
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Chainlink & major banks unite to cut $58 billion costs in global corporate actions

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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digital transformation
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Chainlink and 24 major banks collaborate to reduce $58 billion global corporate actions costs, using AI and blockchain for real-time data sharing and automation.
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ServiceNow launches unified AI Experience with multimodal agents

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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ServiceNow unveils AI Experience, a unified, multimodal AI platform that streamlines enterprise workflows with voice, text, image, and web agents for smarter work.
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Detour Dog exploits DNS to target 30,000 sites with covert malware

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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network security
Threat group Detour Dog has exploited DNS to covertly infect over 30,000 websites since 2020, shifting from scam redirects to malware delivery via server-side attacks.
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RecordPoint launches free tool to tackle shadow AI at work

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
RecordPoint has launched RexCommand, a free tool to help organisations manage and govern AI use, tackling risks from unauthorised 'shadow AI' at work.
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Black Kite Bridge surpasses 100,000 shared items in first year

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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cyber risk
Black Kite Bridge has shared over 100,000 cyber risk intelligence items in its first year, boosting supply chain security through rapid, collaborative responses.
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Testlio partners with Bugcrowd & InnoWave on global QA hub

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Testlio, Bugcrowd and InnoWave launch Testlio Apex Partner Programme, uniting global experts to enhance software quality assurance in fintech and tech sectors.
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Liquibase launches Secure platform & unveils AI changelog tool

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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risk & compliance
Liquibase has launched Secure, a new enterprise platform, and unveiled Liquibase 5.0, featuring AI tools and separate community and secure product paths.
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Agentic AI adopters expect quantum to shape marketing soon

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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A study reveals 31% of marketers using agentic AI expect quantum computing to impact marketing within two years, signalling rapid tech adoption.