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OpenAI warns of AI shock & calls for public debate

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OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.
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Private equity-backed firms trail venture rivals on AI

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Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.
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Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee

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Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.
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OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding

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OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
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Feds launch "AI readiness scorecard" for early-stage teams

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Canada's school of public service has launched an AI readiness scorecard to help teams judge which problems merit automation before spending on systems.
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Business leaders keep betting on AI despite recession

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KPMG survey finds most executives will keep pouring money into artificial intelligence through a recession, with USD $186 million planned on average next year.
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BDO & Microsoft pilot agentic AI blueprint for firms

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BDO and Microsoft test agentic AI blueprint to help firms move from pilot projects to full-scale business deployment.
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KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders

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Canadian tech bosses enter 2026 under pressure to turn heavy AI, data and cloud spending into scaled deployments and tangible returns.
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Gallagher survey flags AI training surge & risk gap

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Businesses boost AI training and new roles as risk frameworks and workplace oversight lag behind adoption, Gallagher survey finds.
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Orgvue study finds AI divide between executives & managers

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Senior managers lag executives on AI plans, with 63% of leaders expecting redundancies within six months, Orgvue research finds.
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Stelia & Nokia team up on enterprise AI deployment

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Stelia and Nokia link AI platform and networking tech to help enterprises run governed, reliable workloads across distributed sites.
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Cloud maturity lags as AI demand outpaces investment

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AI demand is forcing a rethink of cloud strategy as NTT DATA finds most firms still lag on investment, modernisation and security.
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Diligence the watchword as oversight lags AI governance

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Boards lag on AI oversight as Diligent survey finds most directors use the tools, but few have embedded governance or risk controls.
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New Relic names Wendi Sturgis to board for AI expertise

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New Relic has named Wendi Sturgis to its board as the observability software maker seeks sharper AI and international strategy oversight.
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TrendAI flags agentic AI risks in enterprise deployment

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TrendAI survey finds businesses racing to deploy agentic AI despite weak controls, with sensitive data exposure, audit gaps and kill-switch doubts emerging.
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Miro acquires Reforge to boost AI product strategy

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Miro is acquiring Reforge to fuse its visual workspace with training tools, sharpening AI-era product decisions as well as delivery.
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NeuReality launches NR-NEXUS for AI inference scale

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NeuReality unveils NR-NEXUS, an AI inference operating system to unify fragmented “token factory” infrastructure across mixed hardware.
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Bell expands BUZZ HPC AI data centre deal in Merritt

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Bell deepens BUZZ HPC partnership with 6.5 MW AI capacity at its Merritt data centre, boosting sovereign compute for Canadian customers.
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Google closes Wiz deal & unveils AI security tools

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Google folds Wiz into its cloud security arm and launches AI-driven tools to counter rapidly evolving, automated cyber threats.
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Rimini Street: SaaS-pocalypse spells opportunity to escape AI lock-in

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Rimini Street hails a looming “SaaS‑pocalypse”, pitching its Smart Path as an AI-era escape route from costly cloud and platform lock-in.