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Vistra names Damian Leach as Chief AI & Digital Officer to accelerate global digital and AI upgrades across client services and operations.

Forrester says workplace AI rollouts are outpacing staff training, with only 16% of employees reaching high readiness in 2025.

OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.

CompTIA unveils AI Agent Essentials to help non-technical staff understand autonomous workplace tools and the risks of agentic systems.

NeuBird AI expands beyond incident response with a production ops agent and Falcon engine as it secures USD $19.3 million in new funding.

NeuBird AI study finds execs and engineers sharply split on AI for incident management as alert fatigue fuels outages and burnout.

Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.

Gainsight adds MCP support to let customer success teams build AI agents that use live account data to automate retention and renewal work.

Rithum brings in former Realtor.com executive Mausam Bhatt to steer product strategy as it ramps up AI-led tools and automation across its platform.

Alteryx hires Julie Irish from Couchbase to drive global IT, data governance and AI adoption as the software group accelerates digital transformation.

Retailers are overhauling networks and governance to cut complexity, support store innovation and prepare for AI-driven operations across multiple markets.

Celerity adds IBM automation specialist Ranger4 as BGF-backed group deepens AI and cost-efficiency offer across hybrid IT.

Lumenia's Birmingham ERP HEADtoHEAD event attracts more than 180 attendees as buyers weigh AI, cloud migration and transformation risks.

SAP Concur says UK firms are hampering AI and finance decisions with patchy data governance, muddled ownership and a weak culture of accountability.

One in three firms say clients now think AI can do expert work in-house, raising pricing pressure for agencies and consultancies.

Foxit's latest PDF Editor update adds Action Inspector to uncover hidden scripts and redaction-bypassing behaviour in business documents.

Gigamon takes 51% of deep observability market as AI traffic drives 18% growth and pushes the segment towards USD $2.1 billion by 2030.

KPMG survey shows global leaders will keep AI investment high through recession fears, as governance and workforce change separate winners from the rest.

Syspro appoints Chief Revenue Officer Leanne Taylor as Chief Executive Officer in a planned handover, as Jaco Maritz moves to a board role.

KPMG survey finds most executives will keep pouring money into artificial intelligence through a recession, with USD $186 million planned on average next year.