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Marks & Spencer Deploys 11,000 Microsoft Copilot Licenses to Supercharge Retail Operations

M&S is equipping 11,000 employees with Microsoft Copilot, making it one of the UK's largest retail AI deployments aimed at turning store data into real-time action.

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LinkedIn's New AI Job Search Tools Change How Professionals Find Opportunities

LinkedIn's new AI tools let job seekers search in plain language and instantly see how well they match open roles — a shift toward smarter, relationship-driven hiring.

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How 3 AI Tools Edited a Video While the Journalist Just Watched

Gemini read the footage. Claude wrote the instructions. Cowork ran Filmora. The journalist just watched. This is what autonomous AI content production looks like in 2026.

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AI in Real Estate: Powerful Tools That Still Need a Human at the Wheel

AI handles data and drafts in real estate. But trust, negotiation, and judgment? Those still belong to the agent.

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How Financial Firms Are Using Generative AI to Cut Lending Times From 30 Minutes to 6 Seconds

Figure Lending cut document processing from 30 minutes to 6 seconds with generative AI. Financial firms are seeing real ROI across lending and CX.

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Google Says There Is No AI Strategy Without a Security Strategy

Attack handoff times dropped from 8 hours to 22 seconds. Google says AI defense is the only way to keep up.

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The AI Productivity Trap: Why Tools That Save Time Are Burning Out Workers

AI promised to free your schedule. UC-Berkeley research shows it is quietly expanding your workload and burning out workers instead.

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UiPath Bets Big on Agentic AI for Banking Compliance and Loan Processing

UiPath launches agentic AI for banking compliance and lending — automating 61% of sanction reviews without replacing legacy systems.

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How Generative AI Is Making Identity Fraud Cheaper, Faster, and Nearly Impossible to Stop

Deepfakes and synthetic identities are becoming the default fraud playbook. Legacy security systems weren't built for this.

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Shadow AI Reaches a Tipping Point: 80% of Workers Use Unapproved AI Tools

Over 80% of workers use unapproved AI tools at work, yet only 36% of companies have formal governance policies. Here’s what the latest shadow AI statistics mean for business leaders in 2026.

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