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Most AI headlines focus on models.
August's bigger story was what organisations are building around them: semantic context, agent orchestration, governance and operating models that make AI work at scale.
nimblelearn.com/blog/recent-…
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As #AI moves between devices and the cloud, detecting #PersonalData before it leaves is critical.
AI privacy needs context-aware detection, consistent coverage, local processing, and controls over data movement.
Read on for more: perplexity.ai/hub/blog/pii-t…
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#EnterpriseAI doesn’t fail because the technology isn’t powerful enough, it often fails because the #DataFoundation isn’t ready.
The path forward starts with strong data governance.
Read more: forbes.com/sites/garydrenik/…
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For banks, the real #AI moat may not be the model, it’s the #ProprietaryData and behavioural intelligence behind it.
Financial institutions are increasingly building private models trained on billions of transactions & customer interactions.
Read more:
forrester.com/blogs/banks-ar…
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Power BI is becoming less about reports and more about decisions.
September’s update brings Copilot inside Power BI, full-text search, a modern Power Query experience, and bigger Excel exports.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
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#AgenticAI can transform productivity, but greater autonomy also creates greater #CyberSecurityRisk.
Organisations should define clear boundaries for what an AI agent can access.
Read more: ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/managing-t…
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Every #Fabric update creates the same challenge:
The features arrive faster than most organisations can adopt them.
September’s release adds plenty of capability. The harder question is which features actually change outcomes.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
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A successful #Data, Analytics and #AIStrategy starts with business value, not technology.
The organisations that win with AI will be those that treat data & AI as strategic business capabilities.
Read on for more: gartner.com/en/articles/data…
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A successful #Data, Analytics and #AIStrategy starts with business value, not technology.
The organisations that win with AI will be those that treat data & AI as strategic business capabilities.
Read on for more: gartner.com/en/articles/data…
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#AI is moving from assistant to operator.
Microsoft’s new #Copilot can build solutions, manage workflows, and keep working without prompts. The opportunity is clear. So are the governance, cost, and oversight questions.
Read more: blogs.microsoft.com/blog/202…
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As #AIAgents and autonomous workflows become part of #SoftwareDevelopment, Zero Trust must evolve to address new identities.
Microsoft’s latest approach extends Zero Trust with AI-focused security assessments.
Read on for more: microsoft.com/en-us/security…
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A lot of #presentation time isn't spent creating slides. It's spent fixing branding.
Microsoft's new #Copilot Brand Kit aims to solve that. Useful progress, but consistency isn't the same as quality. It can't replace judgement.
Read more: techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
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The most expensive technical debt is usually the dependency nobody remembers exists.
#Microsoft is retiring legacy Teams and Outlook activities in #FabricDataFactory pipelines.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
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Recent targeting of #OperationalTechnology (OT) systems highlights a wider #CyberSecurityRisk: organisations cannot protect what they cannot see.
Internet-exposed OT can become attractive entry points for attackers when they are unsupported.
Read more:
ncsc.gov.uk/news/disruptive-…
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#ShadowAI is becoming a growing security challenge as employees turn to unapproved #AItools to get work done faster.
When data is entered into consumer AI services, organisations can lose control over how that information is stored.
Read more: ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/the-hidden…
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#OpenSourceAI projects need security to evolve as quickly as their capabilities.
A flaw in #DeepSeekHarness, an open-source tool for running AI coding agents, allowed a sandboxed agent to disable its own sandbox.
Read on for more: thehackernews.com/2026/09/de…
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🚨 TwinLoot highlights a new level of stealth in cloud-enabled #CyberAttacks.
The Python-based malware framework reportedly operates its entire command-and-control infrastructure through #MicrosoftAzure and Microsoft 365 services.
Find out more: darkreading.com/cloud-securi…
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One of the biggest barriers to building isn't coding. It's setup.
#Microsoft's new Foundry Dev Pack bundles key #Foundry tools into a single install, reducing environment friction.
The caveat? Simpler setup ≠ simpler architecture.
Read more: devblogs.microsoft.com/found…
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Transcription isn’t just about turning speech into text anymore.
#Microsoft’s latest Speech #LLM aims to improve context and accuracy in real-world conversations. Promising, but human review still matters where risk is high.
Worth a read: devblogs.microsoft.com/found…
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