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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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Endor Labs unveils AURI to secure AI-driven coding

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Endor Labs has launched AURI, an AI-aware security platform that embeds continuous code checks directly into agent-driven development workflows.
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Keeper connects Jira workflows with privileged access

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Keeper launches native Jira integrations to tie security incident workflows directly to privileged access approvals while retaining zero-knowledge controls.
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LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners

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LevelBlue debuts Exposure Management for Partners with Tenable, giving MSSPs and MSPs tiered, unified exposure and risk visibility tools.
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Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support

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Atlassian launches Jira AI agents with MCP support, embedding governed automation in existing workflows rather than separate chat tools.
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Public backs AI in services, but demands strong rules

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Nearly half of UK public back AI for faster, more accessible services, but demand tight rules, oversight and visible accountability.
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SHAREit pivots from file sharing app to ad powerhouse

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SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.
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VAST & TwelveLabs bring AI video search on-premises

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VAST and TwelveLabs partner to bring customer‑managed AI video search on‑premises for governed, large‑scale, hybrid video archives.
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Mortar AI partners with DAIVID to support marketers

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Mortar AI and DAIVID launch MMM + Creative, fusing emotional response data with marketing mix models to link creative quality to sales.
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HONOR unveils AI robot phone concept & Magic V6 foldable

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HONOR debuts Robot Phone concept, flagship Magic V6 foldable, MagicPad 4 and a humanoid robot in an AI-first hardware push at MWC.
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BeyondTrust named Leader in 2026 GigaOm CIEM Radar

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BeyondTrust's Pathfinder platform has been named a Leader and Outperformer in GigaOm's 2026 CIEM Radar, praised for unified identity security.
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Female founders place peer support as top priority amidst funding strain

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UK female founders say peer networks and mentors matter most as they battle funding barriers, burnout and a gender gap in investment.
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Language model benchmarks widely 'contaminated', study finds

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A new NE2NE study finds over half of common AI benchmarks are “contaminated”, casting doubt on headline model rankings and marketing claims.
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British Museum adopts AI weapons screening at entries

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British Museum to roll out AI weapons screening at all entrances after trials showed up to triple the throughput of older checks.
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Contrast integrates with ServiceNow for app risk triage

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Contrast links its sensors with ServiceNow workflows to sync app and API risk data, aiming to cut false positives and speed remediation.
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Firstup boosts employee comms with new personalisation tools

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Firstup unveils new personalisation tools to tailor employee homepages, refine content targeting and expand analytics for HR integrations.
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Ataccama adds AI data observability to ONE platform

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Ataccama adds AI-driven data observability to its ONE platform, unifying pipeline monitoring, alerting and governance for regulated users.
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Phishing gangs weaponise .arpa DNS to evade defences

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Phishing gangs abuse .arpa DNS and IPv6 tunnels to hide brand-impersonation scams in core internet plumbing that most defences ignore.
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AI system choices seen as crucial to women's tech careers

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AI structure design, data foundations and mentoring, not just hiring targets, have a significant impact on women's careers in tech.
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N-able adds real-time alerts to protect backup policies

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N-able adds real-time anomaly alerts to Cove Data Protection, flagging risky backup policy changes linked to identity-driven attacks.
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Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference

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Gcore adds managed Nvidia Dynamo to its AI inference stack, promising up to 6x throughput and 2x lower latency across its cloud portfolio.