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OVHcloud unveils Veeam-powered Backup Agent for Bare Metal
Storage

OVHcloud unveils Veeam-powered Backup Agent for Bare Metal

OVHcloud launches Veeam-based Backup Agent for Bare Metal servers, offering immutable offsite backups with no egress or licence fees.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories
Firewalls

Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories

Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia's Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents
Customer Experience

Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents

Google launches a Universal Commerce Protocol and Business Agent tools as it bets on AI agents to drive the next era of online shopping.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Ant backs Google's Universal Commerce Protocol push
Crypto

Ant backs Google's Universal Commerce Protocol push

Ant backs Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise how AI agents handle shopping, payments and post-purchase support.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps
Application Security

Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps

Agentic AI promises rapid software gains, but a recent Claude Code cyberattack shows how “double agents” can outpace unprepared developers.

By Pieter Danhieux • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
DryRun raises USD $8.7m to secure AI-driven coding
DevOps

DryRun raises USD $8.7m to secure AI-driven coding

DryRun lands USD $8.7m seed round as demand grows for its AI-native code security tools targeting LLM-driven and autonomous coding workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Backslash Security wins 2025 AI security tech award
Cloud Security

Backslash Security wins 2025 AI security tech award

Backslash Security wins InfoWorld 2025 Technology of the Year award for AI security, spotlighting risks in AI-native software development.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Criteo outlines agentic AI's next phase in eCommerce
Marketing Technologies

Criteo outlines agentic AI's next phase in eCommerce

Criteo says agentic AI will add a powerful new eCommerce layer, reshaping search, retail assistants and LLM ad models without replacing shops.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation
Virtualisation

Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data
Data governance

Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Thales unveils AI Security Fabric for runtime threats
Data Protection

Thales unveils AI Security Fabric for runtime threats

Thales launches AI Security Fabric to shield enterprise LLM and agentic AI apps from runtime threats like prompt injection and data leakage.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents

Tetrate has unveiled Agent Router Enterprise, a platform to certify AI agents as production ready with shared standards, guardrails and metrics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub
Security Information and Event Management

Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Yahoo rolls out Agentic AI tools across global DSP
Marketing Technologies

Yahoo rolls out Agentic AI tools across global DSP

Yahoo embeds Agentic AI across its global DSP, letting advertisers plug in their own models to automate planning, buying and optimisation.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Nudge Security adds new tools to govern AI in SaaS
Data Protection

Nudge Security adds new tools to govern AI in SaaS

Nudge Security unveils expanded AI-in-SaaS controls to monitor chatbot use, browser activity and risky integrations across cloud apps.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Name.com extends domain tools to Netlify, Vercel, more
DevOps

Name.com extends domain tools to Netlify, Vercel, more

Name.com expands its domain API into Bolt, Netlify, Replit and Vercel, letting developers register custom domains inside their tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

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Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping
Digital Transformation

Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping

Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol to link AI shopping agents, retailers and payments in a new 'agentic commerce' push.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Patchworks unveils MCP to plug AI into live retail ops
Digital Transformation

Patchworks unveils MCP to plug AI into live retail ops

Patchworks debuts MCP integration layer to plug AI into retailers' live systems, promising real-time workflows beyond basic recommendations.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026