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DXC Completes Enterprise-Wide Amazon Quick Deployment and Launches New Practice to Help Accelerate AI Adoption
Slack’s Automated Bot Is Getting an Upgrade Into an AI Workplace Helper
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AI Torches Software Stocks, Even as Investors Fret About All that AI Factory Spending
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Iboss Unveils AI-Powered SSPM Capability to Reduce SaaS Risk
Hey Papi Promotions Launches AI Marketing Services to Help Businesses and Organizations Get Discovered on AI Platforms
MCP Unites Claude Chat with Apps Like Slack, Figma, and Canva
wsup.ai Announces Launch of Next-Generation AI Character Platform
DIRECTV Advertising Launches DIRECTV Elect, An AI-Powered Digital Platform for CTV Political Advertising
AI Just Killed the User Interface 🧠🖥️
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6sense Founder Amanda Kahlow Raises $30 Million for New Human-Replacement AI Sales Startup 1mind
Madhive Taps Two Industry Veterans to Further Drive Evolution and Innovation In Local Media
CData Appoints Ken Yagen as Chief Product Officer to Lead AI Connectivity Strategy
Okta SSO Accounts Targeted in Vishing-Based Data Theft Attacks
Box Unlocks Agentic Data Extraction to Help Companies Dig up Insights Faster
Box and AWS Launch Multi-Year AI Collaboration to Transform Enterprise Content Management
SoftBank Is Back, and the AI Hype Cycle Is Eating Itself
Darwin CX Caps a Banner Year with AI Launch, Sold-Out Events, and Industry Book Launch
Method Security Banks $26 Million Seed and Series A Funding
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