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Microsoft Doubles Down on Education AI as Usage Outpaces Formal Training

Microsoft’s AI in Education data shows AI is everywhere in schools — but formal training has barely started, driving demand for tools that put guardrails directly inside assignments.

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Meta Blocks Internal Use of Rival AI Coding Tools Over Model Distillation Risks

Meta’s decision to restrict internal use of rival AI coding tools is one of the first public cases of an enterprise limiting AI access specifically over model distillation and IP risk.

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Consulting Firms Start Naming Dedicated AI Strategy Officers — Vertex Is the Latest

Vertex’s new AI Strategy Officer will shape firm-wide AI direction while staying hands-on with clients — a sign that consulting firms are formalizing AI as a core business function.

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X Launches Hosted MCP Servers to Give AI Agents Real-Time Access to Social Data

X’s hosted MCP servers let any MCP-compatible AI agent tap into real-time social data — grounding agents in live information without manual API configuration.

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Lightspeed and Klaviyo Unite to Automate Retail Marketing Across Every Channel

Lightspeed and Klaviyo's new integration puts automated, data-driven retail marketing directly inside the POS — no extra tools required.

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NFON Shareholders Back AI-First Communications Strategy as Revenue Reaches EUR 89.1 Million

NFON's shareholders backed its AI-first communications strategy at the AGM, with recurring revenue of EUR 82M and an EBITDA margin of 14.2% supporting the company's NFON Next 2027 plan.

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Microsoft Copilot in Excel Gets Finance-Specific AI Skills and Real-Time Data Integrations

Microsoft has added finance-specific AI skills to Copilot in Excel, including reusable workflows and direct data integrations with FactSet, S&P Global, and PitchBook.

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Canva's Grow 2.0 Merges Creative and Performance Marketing Into One Automated Platform

Canva's Grow 2.0 turns the design platform into a full marketing automation engine, connecting ad creation directly to live performance data across LinkedIn, Meta, and TikTok.

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Four UK Regulators Are Now Using Generative AI in Enforcement — What Businesses Need to Know

Four UK regulators are using generative AI in live enforcement — the CMA alone opened 8 investigations using agentic AI that monitors consumer journeys at scale.

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Loop Engineering Is Replacing Prompt Engineering — What Business Leaders Need to Know

Engineers are no longer writing prompts — they're designing loops. Loop engineering gives AI a goal and lets it run, evaluate, and correct itself until the outcome is met.

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UAE Businesses Are Replacing AI Tools With Autonomous AI Teams — Here's What That Looks Like in Practice

UAE enterprises are moving beyond AI copilots to autonomous AI teams embedded in core business workflows, with measurable ROI already visible across sectors.

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Airwallex Raises $320M at $11B Valuation to Build AI-Native Financial Operating System and Agentic Commerce Tools

Airwallex’s $320M Series H will fund autonomous finance automation and agentic payment tools—positioning the company as AI-native financial operating system infrastructure.

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Microsoft Doubles Down on Education AI as Usage Outpaces Formal Training

Meta Blocks Internal Use of Rival AI Coding Tools Over Model Distillation Risks

Consulting Firms Start Naming Dedicated AI Strategy Officers — Vertex Is the Latest

X Launches Hosted MCP Servers to Give AI Agents Real-Time Access to Social Data

Lightspeed and Klaviyo Unite to Automate Retail Marketing Across Every Channel

NFON Shareholders Back AI-First Communications Strategy as Revenue Reaches EUR 89.1 Million

Microsoft Copilot in Excel Gets Finance-Specific AI Skills and Real-Time Data Integrations

Canva's Grow 2.0 Merges Creative and Performance Marketing Into One Automated Platform

Four UK Regulators Are Now Using Generative AI in Enforcement — What Businesses Need to Know

Loop Engineering Is Replacing Prompt Engineering — What Business Leaders Need to Know

UAE Businesses Are Replacing AI Tools With Autonomous AI Teams — Here's What That Looks Like in Practice

Airwallex Raises $320M at $11B Valuation to Build AI-Native Financial Operating System and Agentic Commerce Tools

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