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Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery
Digital Transformation

Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery

Businesses could cut weeks from app projects as Netcall's new AI tools automate process mapping, search and specification drafting.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Cursor rolls out Origin code hosting to paid users
Software-as-a-Service

Cursor rolls out Origin code hosting to paid users

Paid Cursor subscribers can now host repositories and manage pull requests in one place, as Origin enters early beta against GitHub and GitLab.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Bluecrest boosts contact centre with NiCE AI platform
Software-as-a-Service

Bluecrest boosts contact centre with NiCE AI platform

Annual savings of GBP £250,000 and a 94% answer rate followed a shift to AI transcription and analytics across Bluecrest's service lines.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
Digital Transformation

Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality

Poor data quality is still holding back AI and reporting, even as businesses add specialist roles and restructure their data teams.

By Shivani • 6 min read • Last week
How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy
Fintech

How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy

Poor-quality sanctions lists can swamp compliance teams with false alerts while letting real matches slip through, raising regulatory risk.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Last week
Expensify expands card spend rules to 14 countries
Digital Transformation

Expensify expands card spend rules to 14 countries

Finance teams can now block out-of-policy card spending at checkout as Expensify widens its controls across 14 countries.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power
Data Protection

Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power

States risk losing strategic autonomy as cloud, chip and cryptographic dependencies spread beyond borders and into foreign-controlled systems.

By Dr Najwa Aaraj • 5 min read • Last week
Space raises USD $2.4 million for AI-native filesystem
Software-as-a-Service

Space raises USD $2.4 million for AI-native filesystem

The startup aims to spare creators and AI agents from downloading large files before work can begin, after a pre-seed round led by a16z Speedrun.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Infosys signs AI deal to modernise Knorr-Bremse IT
Manufacturing

Infosys signs AI deal to modernise Knorr-Bremse IT

The long-term arrangement should cut outages and speed up issue resolution across Knorr-Bremse's global SAP, engineering and PLM systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
FloQast study finds AI leaders close books two days faster
Software-as-a-Service

FloQast study finds AI leaders close books two days faster

AI-mature finance teams are trimming the month-end close and manual work, widening the gap with peers still early in adoption.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
SolarWinds says AI in IT service management hides costs
Software-as-a-Service

SolarWinds says AI in IT service management hides costs

Most IT teams are finding AI in service management costs more in training, data cleanup and upkeep than they expected.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
DataVita secures GBP £300 million to build AI data centres
Data centers

DataVita secures GBP £300 million to build AI data centres

The funding backs Scotland's first AI Growth Zone, with two sites set to create hundreds of jobs and cut reliance on overseas compute capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Advania launches sovereign AI platform across seven markets
Data Protection

Advania launches sovereign AI platform across seven markets

Organisations seeking tighter data control can now route AI workloads through a governed layer that spans seven Northern European markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
World Cup fraud shifts to verified accounts & withdrawals
Gaming

World Cup fraud shifts to verified accounts & withdrawals

Operators faced a 38% rise in suspicious withdrawals as World Cup fraud shifted from sign-ups to verified accounts, SEON said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Starling open-sources AI memory standard for organisations
Document Management

Starling open-sources AI memory standard for organisations

The free standard aims to give firms control of AI memory as Starling positions repository governance as central to sovereignty debates.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Cloudways launches managed AI agents with OpenClaw, Hermes
Software-as-a-Service

Cloudways launches managed AI agents with OpenClaw, Hermes

Developers can now run OpenClaw and Hermes without setting up servers, as Cloudways adds managed hosting to cut deployment and maintenance work.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Echelon partners Trinovium on AI data centre cooling
Hyperscale

Echelon partners Trinovium on AI data centre cooling

Rising AI heat loads are pushing data centres towards liquid cooling, as Echelon and Trinovium begin work on fluids and monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Direct-to-consumer gaming revenue gap widens, study says
Software-as-a-Service

Direct-to-consumer gaming revenue gap widens, study says

Early adopters are widening the revenue gap as direct-to-consumer sales grow to about 15% of mobile gaming in-app purchases.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudsmith adds cooldown policies for software supply chain
DevSecOps

Cloudsmith adds cooldown policies for software supply chain

Malicious packages can now be held back before reaching developers, as Cloudsmith expands repository controls amid rising supply chain attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week