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The fresh capital lifts Legora to USD $600 million in Series D funding as demand for legal AI tools accelerates across firms and in-house teams.
Organisations are being pushed to prove AI can cut network downtime, as BlueCat widens access to tools that act on live data, not just analyse it.
Security teams can now validate scanner findings in minutes as Intruder rolls out AI agents to cut false positives and speed remediation.
The enlarged group expects revenue to almost double to EUR €10 million by end-2026, after adding 1,750 SME customers and a Waterford base.
Businesses face rising risks from unverified agents, tampered models and synthetic media as DigiCert adds cryptographic controls across its platform.
Police and retailers say the system is helping them target repeat offenders, with London pilots linked to more arrests, charges and convictions.
The new tool gives Copilot access to enterprise file stores without opening up records beyond existing permissions, cutting governance risk for users.
Compliance checks can now draw on existing workforce data, cutting months of manual SOC 2 prep for IT teams already using Rippling.
Accounting firms can now cut manual handoffs as payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks flow into Karbon from Gusto.
Finance teams are losing 12.9 hours a week to checking AI outputs, as most leaders reject systems that cannot explain themselves.
Retailers face a shift in trust as 64% of Gen Z shoppers buy on AI recommendations without checking other sources, a study finds.
The new hires should help SatVu turn HotSat-2 data into more US defence and intelligence work as it scales its constellation.
The findings add pressure on ministers to modernise the 1990 Computer Misuse Act as breaches hit 43% of UK businesses and 28% of charities.
Phishing, supplier risks and weak staff training are still leaving UK firms exposed, experts warn after the latest government survey.
Housing teams facing tighter compliance checks can use a new tool that cites housing-specific sources to support decisions and inspections.
Australia’s tech sector is seeing routine tasks automated, with demand and pay still strong for scarce software, data and cloud specialists.
Customers can now track overseas payments in ANZ Plus, with near real-time transfers on some routes and extra scam protections added.
Thousands of households could lose familiar phone service if they ignore BT’s notices before the UK’s analogue landline switch-off in 2027.
UK businesses are leaving gaps in incident response and backup planning as experts warn AI-assisted attacks are outpacing policy.
Only 5% of businesses follow Cyber Essentials, leaving many firms exposed to breaches and looming reporting rules, experts warn.