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10x Banking & audax join forces to speed bank upgrades
Disaster Recovery

10x Banking & audax join forces to speed bank upgrades

10x Banking and Singapore's audax have teamed up to help banks launch full digital services in six months while phasing out legacy cores.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
LG unveils CLOiD robot at heart of new AI strategy
DataCentre infrastructure

LG unveils CLOiD robot at heart of new AI strategy

LG has unveiled its CLOiD home robot as the centrepiece of a sweeping AI strategy linking homes, cars and commercial systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Freshworks adds AI tools to streamline customer service
Software-as-a-Service

Freshworks adds AI tools to streamline customer service

Freshworks rolls out new AI tools for Freshdesk to unify channels, cut agent drudgery and boost resolution speeds for service teams.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
UAE's Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings
Open source

UAE's Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings

Abu Dhabi's Falcon-H1 Arabic AI model debuts with a hybrid Mamba-Transformer design, topping the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus
Digital Transformation

AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus

AirTrunk will pour AUD $5bn into a second Melbourne hyperscale campus, boosting its local AI and cloud data capacity beyond 630MW.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025
Arthur D. Little & Vega IT launch Axceler8 venture
Platform-as-a-Service

Arthur D. Little & Vega IT launch Axceler8 venture

Arthur D. Little and Vega IT launch Axceler8 Solutions, an AI-driven platform venture debuting with cloud tool Axceler8 Rx for drug trials.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
SEALSQ backs EeroQ in push for 'Quantum Made in USA'
Semiconductors

SEALSQ backs EeroQ in push for 'Quantum Made in USA'

SEALSQ makes first US quantum bet on EeroQ, backing helium-based chips in a 'Quantum Made in USA' push and USD $35 million plan.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
Hightekers buys Serviap to boost Latin America reach
Software-as-a-Service

Hightekers buys Serviap to boost Latin America reach

Hightekers snaps up Serviap Global to cement its Latin America footprint, extending its direct Employer of Record reach to 40 countries.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
Suprema BioStation 3 sets record as facial ID demand soars
Data Protection

Suprema BioStation 3 sets record as facial ID demand soars

Suprema's BioStation 3 facial ID terminal is on course for record annual global sales as demand for AI-driven access control accelerates.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it
DevOps

Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it

Finance leaders hail AI as core to strategy, yet fewer than half have scaled it beyond pilots amid legacy, skills and leadership hurdles.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
B2B buyers rebel against 'discovery theatre' sales
Virtualisation

B2B buyers rebel against 'discovery theatre' sales

B2B buyers are rebelling against scripted 'discovery theatre' sales, accusing vendors of wasting time, misusing AI and eroding trust.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
AI surge reshapes global data centre growth for 2026
Hyperscale

AI surge reshapes global data centre growth for 2026

AI-driven power demands will reshape 2026 data centre growth, spurring Nordic, Gulf and APAC hubs while straining UK skills.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
5 Fraud use cases you can stop with email validation
Data Protection

5 Fraud use cases you can stop with email validation

Rising fraud is exploiting fake and disposable emails; smarter validation at sign-up and checkout can block attacks before they cost you.

By Bobby Joseph • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Trend Micro honours Vantage Markets for cybersecurity innovation
Gaming

Trend Micro honours Vantage Markets for cybersecurity innovation

Trend Micro names Vantage Markets a 2025 Global Customer Awards innovator, spotlighting creative cybersecurity use across sectors worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Industrial ransomware attacks surge, manufacturing hit hardest
Virtualisation

Industrial ransomware attacks surge, manufacturing hit hardest

Industrial ransomware attacks climbed 13% in Q3 2025 to 742 cases worldwide, with manufacturing absorbing nearly three quarters of hits.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Physical security shifts to strategic business role
Data Protection

Physical security shifts to strategic business role

Physical security is evolving into a strategic business function, with AI, unified platforms and hybrid cloud reshaping priorities to 2026.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Gallagher Security maps global growth & 2026 focus
Data Protection

Gallagher Security maps global growth & 2026 focus

Gallagher Security steps up global expansion with new leaders, offices and award-winning tech as it sharpens its growth focus for 2026.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Middle East stories

AirTrunk to build second Osaka hyperscale data centre
Data Analytics

AirTrunk to build second Osaka hyperscale data centre

AirTrunk will build a second Osaka hyperscale data centre, lifting its Japan platform to 530MW and its regional investment to USD $8 billion.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025