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California's Poppy AI Platform Goes Statewide: A Government Blueprint for Generative AI at Scale

California's Poppy AI went live across all state departments July 1 — offering a vendor-neutral, data-sovereign generative AI model for public sector organizations.

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Meta's Muse Spark 'Watermelon' Update Brings Stronger Coding and Agentic AI for Enterprise

Meta's Muse Spark 'Watermelon' update aims to match GPT 5.5 on coding and agentic capabilities, with analysts eyeing it as a competitive enterprise AI alternative.

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Alibaba Bans All Anthropic Claude AI Tools Internally, Citing Hidden Data Surveillance Code

Alibaba has banned all Claude AI tools by July 10, after discovering hidden detection code in Claude Code that monitored China-based users — raising enterprise AI security alarms.

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UK Business AI Adoption Hits 29% in 2026, with Large Enterprises Leading the Surge

UK business AI adoption climbed to 29% in June 2026, up 8 points year-over-year, with large enterprises at 49%, per new ONS survey data.

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LinkedIn Launches AI Ad Tools to Help Small Businesses Create, Test, and Personalise Campaigns

LinkedIn's new AI ad tools in Campaign Manager let small businesses create, personalise, and A/B test campaigns — and early data shows 20%+ higher CTRs with 5+ variants.

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Shadow AI Is Now the Rule, Not the Exception: 55% of UK Workers Use Unapproved Tools

More than half of UK workers use unapproved AI tools, and only 16% of organizations are effectively managing safe AI use, per a new KnowBe4 report.

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Canadian Law Firms Are Getting More From AI Than Anyone Else — Here’s What They’re Doing Differently

Canadian law firms lead the world in AI-driven profitability gains — a 700-person global survey shows what they’re targeting and where the next gap lies.

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71% of Japanese Companies Using Generative AI in Creative Work Don’t Disclose It

Most Japanese companies are already using generative AI in creative work — but 71% don’t tell anyone. A new survey reveals why, and what’s missing.

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iboss Launches Free AI Visibility Platform — Instant Shadow AI Discovery for Any Organization

iboss's new free AI Security Platform gives organizations instant visibility into what AI tools employees are using — with enforcement controls available to upgrade.

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Shopify’s PyTorch Foundation Membership Signals Open-Source AI Is Now Core Business Infrastructure

Shopify's Platinum membership in the PyTorch Foundation is a signal to enterprise leaders: open-source AI is now foundational, not optional.

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Meta Shifts WhatsApp Business AI Agent to Token-Based Pricing Starting August 2026

Meta's new token-based pricing for its WhatsApp Business AI Agent changes the cost math for every business running customer conversations on the platform.

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Shadow AI Is Now the Rule, Not the Exception: 55% of UK Workers Use Unapproved Tools

Over half of British workers are using AI tools their employer never approved — and most organizations admit they’re not managing it well.

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California's Poppy AI Platform Goes Statewide: A Government Blueprint for Generative AI at Scale

Meta's Muse Spark 'Watermelon' Update Brings Stronger Coding and Agentic AI for Enterprise

Alibaba Bans All Anthropic Claude AI Tools Internally, Citing Hidden Data Surveillance Code

UK Business AI Adoption Hits 29% in 2026, with Large Enterprises Leading the Surge

LinkedIn Launches AI Ad Tools to Help Small Businesses Create, Test, and Personalise Campaigns

Shadow AI Is Now the Rule, Not the Exception: 55% of UK Workers Use Unapproved Tools

Canadian Law Firms Are Getting More From AI Than Anyone Else — Here’s What They’re Doing Differently

71% of Japanese Companies Using Generative AI in Creative Work Don’t Disclose It

iboss Launches Free AI Visibility Platform — Instant Shadow AI Discovery for Any Organization

Shopify’s PyTorch Foundation Membership Signals Open-Source AI Is Now Core Business Infrastructure

Meta Shifts WhatsApp Business AI Agent to Token-Based Pricing Starting August 2026

Shadow AI Is Now the Rule, Not the Exception: 55% of UK Workers Use Unapproved Tools

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Insights

California's Poppy AI Platform Goes Statewide: A Government Blueprint for Generative AI at Scale

Meta's Muse Spark 'Watermelon' Update Brings Stronger Coding and Agentic AI for Enterprise

Alibaba Bans All Anthropic Claude AI Tools Internally, Citing Hidden Data Surveillance Code

UK Business AI Adoption Hits 29% in 2026, with Large Enterprises Leading the Surge

LinkedIn Launches AI Ad Tools to Help Small Businesses Create, Test, and Personalise Campaigns

Shadow AI Is Now the Rule, Not the Exception: 55% of UK Workers Use Unapproved Tools

Canadian Law Firms Are Getting More From AI Than Anyone Else — Here’s What They’re Doing Differently

71% of Japanese Companies Using Generative AI in Creative Work Don’t Disclose It

iboss Launches Free AI Visibility Platform — Instant Shadow AI Discovery for Any Organization

Shopify’s PyTorch Foundation Membership Signals Open-Source AI Is Now Core Business Infrastructure

Meta Shifts WhatsApp Business AI Agent to Token-Based Pricing Starting August 2026

Shadow AI Is Now the Rule, Not the Exception: 55% of UK Workers Use Unapproved Tools

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