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• [New] 2026 will not be about if we will do AI / cloud / platform - it will be about how we have AI / cloud / platform at scale, with trust, governance, ecosystem, and sharper ability to execute for monetization. Digital IT News
• [New] Google's DeepMind has unveiled an AI tool designed to autonomously detect and mitigate threats, a move that underscores the growing role of AI in cybersecurity. OpenTools
• [New] Innovations like Google's DeepMind platform that autonomously identifies and mitigates threats in real-time offer a glimpse into the future of cybersecurity, where AI battles AI to secure networks and data. OpenTools
• [New] LinkSquares, based in Boston, helps in-house legal teams move faster, work smarter and manage risk with its AI-powered contract lifecycle management and legal operations platform. Highways Today
• [New] ServiceNow's dominant spot among IT service management platforms is facing its most credible threat to date, as longtime platform rival Salesforce has rolled out an AI agent-powered product that has won early plaudits from one of the largest credit unions in the US. The Register
• [New] EU regulators have launched a formal antitrust investigation into Meta over a new WhatsApp policy that could block rival AI assistants from accessing users on the messaging platform. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] The online tool shows companies how extreme heat, poor air quality, floods, and hurricanes could increase the cost of their employees' health care over the next decade. Yale Climate Connections
• [New] Content Aviator customers will be able to take advantage of the OpenText Aviator Studio tool by mid-2026, allowing knowledge workers to build, test, and manage their own AI agents to perform specific actions with content, processes, and related data. Forrester
• [New] Robotaxi operations with an on-board safety officer will start on the Uber platform within 2025, with fully driverless commercial operations targeted for 2026.Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. WeRide Inc.
• [New] Customers are increasingly using AI as a starting point, as 17% of unique online shoppers say they will begin their holiday shopping with an AI platform such as ChatGPT or Perplexity, and 30% plan to start with Google search, which is now also AI-enabled. / USA Bain
• [New] By service model, the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) segment is expected to grow at a fastest CAGR between 2025 and 2034. BioSpace
• [New] Nothing is set in stone, but currently, the CME FedWatch tool predicts a roughly 86% chance of another quarter-point cut at the Fed meeting next week. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Replit will expand use of Google Cloud services, add Google models onto its platform, support AI coding use-cases. Radical Data Science
• [New] The UK will take a more active role in helping to facilitate offtake contracts, potentially through a demand aggregation platform that DBT will explore, taking account of the experience of partners developing or considering other similar initiatives. GOV.UK
• [New] The Department of Energy will build an AI-enabled platform to support research in areas such as energy, national security, and drug discovery. / USA MarketingProfs
• [New] ByteDance is introducing an AI voice control tool, powered by its Doubao large language model, that will debut on ZTE's Nubia M153 smartphone before rolling out to other manufacturers. MarketingProfs
• [New] By 2025, cross-platform functionality will likely become the standard for most multiplayer titles, fostering greater inclusivity and community. MercoPress
• [New] By consolidating multiple legacy tools and point products onto CrowdStrike's unified, AI-native platform, Kroll will deliver faster, more effective detection, investigation, and full-cycle remediation - while continuing to provide its world-class cyber advisory and incident response expertise. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Protection for more than half a million endpoints will be migrated to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, powered by Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR through the Falcon Complete for Service Providers program. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Artificial Intelligence has dominated industry conversations in recent years, but 2026 will mark a pivotal moment when AI will make the move from a tool for operational efficiency to a powerful strategy for unlocking growth. JOOR
• [New] Delvitech closed a $40 million Series B to scale its AOI platform globally, including plans for a Bengaluru manufacturing site by 2026. Printed Circuit Engineering Association Magazine -
• [New] As 2025's holiday shopping season gets underway, it could prove to be a major inflection point in determining if AI search can be a tool from discovery to conversion. Digiday

Last updated: 14 December 2025