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World IP Day: Why IP is the backbone of sporting brands' success

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World IP Day spotlights how sports brands' trademark wars, NFT disputes and licensing fights underpin billions in commercial value.
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ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security

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Netskope's Tony Burnside warns AI agents are creating hidden east-west traffic, calling for omni-directional controls and smarter DLP to stop data leaks.
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Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks

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Sentra and Wiz link cloud risk findings to sensitive data, helping security teams prioritise the alerts most likely to expose PII, PHI or IP.
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Iceotope passes 200 patents as AI cooling demand rises

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Iceotope expands liquid cooling patent portfolio as data centre operators seek heat-saving answers for artificial intelligence and edge computing workloads.
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Temu joins anti-counterfeiting coalition to boost IP enforcement

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Temu deepens brand-protection push with coalition tie-up as it expands automated checks, faster takedowns and direct links with rights holders.
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Adobe just rewrote the rules of graphic design

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Adobe unveils Firefly AI Assistant to automate multi-step creative work across Photoshop and Premiere, as design roles shift.
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Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams

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Fastly and LALIGA deepen AI-led crackdown on illegal live football streams as the Spanish league says piracy drains up to USD $800 million a year.
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Has AAA gaming left portable too late?

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GTA 6's switch away from Nintendo Switch 2 at launch underlines a wider shift as studios rethink portable play, exclusives and hybrid gaming.
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Agoyu wins patent for AI moving quotes app in Puerto Rico

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Agoyu secures patent for AI-powered moving app that scans video inventories, matches licensed movers and returns quotes in minutes.
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Perpetuals.com launches on-prem AI for hedge funds

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Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.
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Scentian Bio raises GBP £5.5 million for food sensor

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Scentian Bio raises GBP £5.5 million as it prepares to ship a handheld AI biosensor that can spot food quality problems earlier.
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Claude Code flaw leaves deny rules vulnerable in long workflows

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Anthropic’s Claude Code is under scrutiny after researchers found deny rules can weaken in long workflows, raising fresh concerns for AI-driven development.
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AI bots hit publishers as referral traffic plummets

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Akamai warns AI bots are slashing publisher referrals by 96% as automated scraping surges 300% and ad, subscription revenue comes under strain.
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Anaxi, Carnegie Mellon study AI data value, revenue models

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Anaxi Labs and Carnegie Mellon probe how AI agents and datasets should be priced as generative tools reshape search, advertising and subscriptions.
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Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan

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Upwind taps former Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan to bolster cloud and AI strategy as it eyes enterprise buyers and rapid growth.
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London Tech Week unveils Deep Tech Stage for 2026 event

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London Tech Week to launch dedicated Deep Tech Stage in 2026, with AI, quantum, space and life sciences speakers.
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Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data

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Cloud Security Alliance survey finds 75% of organisations claim confidence in unstructured data security, but coverage and visibility remain patchy.
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Exodus trailer spotlights Jun Aslan in sci-fi epic

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Wizards of the Coast unveils a new EXODUS trailer at The Game Awards, with Matthew McConaughey's C.C. Orlev teasing Jun Aslan's perilous quest.