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Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids
Virtualisation

Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids

Codific warns power grids face repeat cyberattack patterns and urges utilities to bolster resilience to outages and cascading disruption.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Maisa's AI 'digital workers' fuel 400% growth surge
Manufacturing

Maisa's AI 'digital workers' fuel 400% growth surge

Maisa's auditable AI “digital workers” drive 400% annual growth and fivefold client surge as enterprises demand accountable automation.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Asimily adds 'In Flight' tier to scale IoT security
Digital Transformation

Asimily adds 'In Flight' tier to scale IoT security

Asimily introduces its In Flight partner tier to help mature channel partners scale IoT, OT and IoMT security across complex environments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing
DevOps

Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing

Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Blue Cloud to buy Global Impex in all-share energy deal
Hyperscale

Blue Cloud to buy Global Impex in all-share energy deal

Blue Cloud Softech Solutions to acquire Global Impex from ConnectM in an all-share deal, creating a new Blue Energy clean power platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Xona boosts resilient OT remote access with Platform 5.5
IoT Security

Xona boosts resilient OT remote access with Platform 5.5

Xona's Platform 5.5 boosts resilient OT remote access with session hold features, centralised governance and wider security integrations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Contrivian to merge with Big Network in LEO-focused deal
Disaster Recovery

Contrivian to merge with Big Network in LEO-focused deal

Contrivian to merge with Big Network, unifying edge and LEO-focused software into a single platform for resilient hybrid connectivity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Akamai, NVIDIA launch agentless OT security via DPUs
Ransomware

Akamai, NVIDIA launch agentless OT security via DPUs

Akamai teams with NVIDIA to launch agentless Zero Trust segmentation for OT, offloading security to BlueField DPUs to protect critical infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift
Manufacturing

Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift

Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Rise at Seven hires Matt Holmes to drive AI era reset
Digital Transformation

Rise at Seven hires Matt Holmes to drive AI era reset

Rise at Seven hires Matt Holmes to lead integrated strategy as it overhauls its model for an AI-driven, search-first growth phase.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Emergent debuts mobile app after USD $100m run rate
Software-as-a-Service

Emergent debuts mobile app after USD $100m run rate

Emergent launches mobile app for its AI software builder after hitting USD $100m annual run rate and doubling revenue in just one month.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Keltbray launches AI & data academy with Multiverse
DevOps

Keltbray launches AI & data academy with Multiverse

Keltbray has launched an AI and data academy with Multiverse to upskill staff, boost productivity and support growth in regulated sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Dominic Price joins Be Luminous to drive people led change
Digital Transformation

Dominic Price joins Be Luminous to drive people led change

Atlassian's former work futurist Dominic Price joins Be Luminous as partner to steer people-led transformation amid tech-driven change.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Energy boards warned of AI risks, gaps in oversight
Digital Transformation

Energy boards warned of AI risks, gaps in oversight

Energy boards warned AI ambitions are racing ahead of software quality and security, leaving critical grids exposed and oversight lagging.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Australia's costly inbox problem - are emails killing the nation's productivity?
Digital Transformation

Australia's costly inbox problem - are emails killing the nation's productivity?

Australia's clogged inboxes are quietly draining productivity, but AI-powered “communications mining” may finally turn email into an asset.

By Peter Graves • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Mercyhurst students to train on Data Squared AI platform
EduTech

Mercyhurst students to train on Data Squared AI platform

Data Squared's AI reasoning platform reView will power student intelligence training at Mercyhurst University's CIRAT in a new partnership.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Feb 2026
Healthcare tops cyber attacks on Australian OT & IoT
Ransomware

Healthcare tops cyber attacks on Australian OT & IoT

Healthcare is now the prime target for OT and IoT cyber attacks in Australia, as security alerts per organisation surge to third globally.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
UK warned over growing cyber threat to key services
Disaster Recovery

UK warned over growing cyber threat to key services

UK's cyber agency warns ageing infrastructure and SMEs face rising attack risk, urging urgent resilience upgrades and stronger regulation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026