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Most firms admit they are unready for tightening AI rules, with GDPR demands and poor staff training fuelling growing compliance risks.

TestGorilla rolls out AI fluency tests and simulations to help employers measure AI readiness as skills overtake experience in hiring.

Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.

Enduring partnerships hinge less on slick pitches and more on listening, candour, shared insight and consistent, thoughtful engagement.

Identity management is set to dominate 2026 security agendas as HID research shows rising convergence, biometrics use and privacy scrutiny.

A UK study will test how well public sector chatbots understand regional accents amid fears some voices are left behind by AI systems.

Wall Street analysts lean on AI for core research and big time savings, but trust, security and integration fears still slow wider rollout.

Hedgehog lab secures B Corp certification and launches a Social Value Fund to channel client revenue and staff time into community impact.

Misaligned expectations over workplace AI risk costing UK employers up to GBP £60 billion a year in lost productivity and savings.

Bitget and BlockSec launch a UEX Security Standard, urging provable, system-wide safeguards for unified multi-asset trading platforms.

FICO has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms, recognising its execution and vision.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.

Coverbase and Crowe forge AI-focused partnership to streamline vendor risk reviews and procurement oversight in tightly regulated sectors.

BSI unveils the first global standard for online age checks, aiming to harmonise safety rules as countries consider tougher social media curbs.

VEON will use MindBridge AI to scrutinise all financial transactions in real time, replacing traditional sample-based internal audits.

ThetaRay launches Ray AI suite to automate AML investigations, promising audit-ready case files and up to 70% less manual work.

US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.

Bitget taps Oliver Stauber to head its new Vienna-based EU hub as the crypto exchange gears up for the bloc's MiCAR regime.

Schneider Electric tops 2025 global ESG rankings with best-in-class scores from World Benchmarking Alliance, EcoVadis, CDP and MSCI.

Genetec issues privacy rules for physical security data, urging clear limits, encryption and ongoing cyber defence for surveillance systems.