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Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce

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Blackpepper turns to Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as online retail traffic surges and attack threats rise across its AWS-driven eCommerce sites.
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8x8 wins Gold for Engage at New York design awards

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8x8's Engage platform has won Gold at the NY Product Design Awards, with judges praising its unified workspace for customer-facing staff.
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Frasers AI assistant lifts online sales conversion by 25%

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Frasers launches Ask Frasers AI shopping assistant as early results show up to 25% higher online conversion, in a push to sharpen digital sales.
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Atlassian adds AI Remix & partner agents to Confluence

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Atlassian rolls out Confluence Remix and partner agents for Lovable, Replit and Gamma to turn pages into visuals, prototypes and presentations.
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Kyndryl launches AI Digital Twin for the workplace

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Kyndryl's AI workplace Digital Twin uses Microsoft Foundry to spot IT faults before staff are hit, as firms seek faster, predictive support.
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LoopMe launches Chartboost Direct for app publishers

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LoopMe unveils Chartboost Direct to help app publishers tap brand ad spend as AI usage reshapes search, web traffic and mobile gaming habits.
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8B & PayU link UPI to Central Asia travel payments

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8B and PayU team up to let Indian travellers use UPI across Central Asia, as rising visitor numbers fuel cross-border payment demand.
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PayPal brings payment links to Canva's 265 million

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PayPal brings payment links into Canva for 265 million users, letting creators, entrepreneurs and small firms sell from designs with QR codes and checkouts.
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Arctic Wolf wins Gartner Customers' Choice for MDR

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Arctic Wolf earns a strong 2026 Gartner Peer Insights showing for managed detection and response, backed by 241 reviews and a 99% recommendation rate.
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Retail websites worst for accessibility, report finds

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Shopping sites top accessibility failure list as WebAIM finds 71 errors per page and disabled users struggle to complete purchases.
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Parcelhero adds AI support chat for round-the-clock help

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Parcelhero rolls out AI hero chatbot and live-agent handoff to speed 24-hour support for shipments, packaging queries and customs delays.
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Samsung to end Messages app in July 2026 on Galaxy

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Samsung to end its Messages app in July 2026, steering users to Google Messages as the default SMS option on supported Android devices.
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Cursor 3 retools coding workspace around AI agents

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Cursor 3 rebuilds the coding workspace around AI agents, adding cross-repository collaboration, cloud handoffs and review tools for developers.
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Spotify tests Taste Profile for Premium users in NZ

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Spotify lets Premium users in New Zealand reshape recommendations as Taste Profile beta aims to make homepage picks more transparent and responsive.
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Datadog launches Experiments to track product impact

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Datadog broadens observability push with Experiments, letting product teams run A/B tests and link release decisions to warehouse and usage data.
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Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms

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Paysecure and Yaspa team up to add open banking, fraud controls and account-to-account payments to merchants' checkout flows.
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AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change

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AI is moving travel from inspiration to transaction, but live inventory, accuracy and booking infrastructure still stand between chat and checkout.
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Stampede launches SNAPguard for hospitality guest Wi-Fi

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Edinburgh-based Stampede launches SNAPguard to help hotels, bars and restaurants fix guest Wi‑Fi, capture data and link access to marketing.
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Bybit EU deepens identity checks with Fourthline partnership

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Bybit EU bolsters Austrian onboarding controls with Fourthline as crypto firms face tighter MiCAR identity and anti-money laundering scrutiny across Europe.
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Whatfix study warns AI adoption gap costs mid-sized firms

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Whatfix study says firms risk USD $10.9m a year from weak digital adoption as AI investment outpaces staff use of new tools.