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Business leaders urge greener tech on World Environment Day
Data centers

Business leaders urge greener tech on World Environment Day

Climate resilience is becoming a business priority as tech firms warn of rising risks from AI data centres, e-waste and supply chains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Aveni raises GBP £12 million for AI assurance tools
Digital Transformation

Aveni raises GBP £12 million for AI assurance tools

The funding will help the Edinburgh fintech expand tools that let banks check AI agents meet conduct standards for customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday
Calculus backs Edify with GBP £2.5m hospitality deal
Digital Transformation

Calculus backs Edify with GBP £2.5m hospitality deal

The investment will help Edify expand as restaurant groups seek to cut waste, labour costs and reliance on spreadsheets and manual ordering.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

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Totalmobile expands into Canada with Toronto headquarters
Digital Transformation

Totalmobile expands into Canada with Toronto headquarters

Frontline service providers in Canada are under growing pressure to modernise as labour shortages and ageing systems strain delivery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
UK tech bosses warn AI growth may hurt green goals
Digital Transformation

UK tech bosses warn AI growth may hurt green goals

Rising demand for AI could strain power grids and leave sustainability targets slipping down boardroom agendas, UK tech leaders warn.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
BGF backs Signable's expansion with multimillion-pound deal
Document Management

BGF backs Signable's expansion with multimillion-pound deal

The funding will help Signable push into the UK mid-market and regulated sectors as electronic signatures become routine for more firms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Alation launches central governance for semantic models
Manufacturing

Alation launches central governance for semantic models

The new feature is meant to curb conflicting AI and analytics outputs by keeping business terms and metrics in one governed layer across platforms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
inDrive names Abhey Lamba as Chief Financial Officer
Cisco

inDrive names Abhey Lamba as Chief Financial Officer

As inDrive expands beyond ride-hailing, the new Chief Financial Officer will steer finance after gross bookings rose 30% to USD $6.4 billion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Europe tech spending to hit USD $1.3 trillion in 2026
Semiconductors

Europe tech spending to hit USD $1.3 trillion in 2026

Infrastructure spending is surging as businesses expand data centres for AI, with Europe's tech outlay set to reach USD $1.3 trillion in 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Persistent expands in eastern Europe with Concise deal
DevOps

Persistent expands in eastern Europe with Concise deal

The deal will add more than 90 engineers in Tallinn and Tartu, strengthening Persistent's nearshore delivery for European clients.

By Mark Tarre • 2 min read • 2 days ago
MSCI appoints Kashi Kakarla as Chief Technology Officer
Data Analytics

MSCI appoints Kashi Kakarla as Chief Technology Officer

The index provider is stepping up its AI push with a new board committee and a Silicon Valley office to speed product development.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 2 days ago
CrowdStrike lifts guidance & announces four-for-one split
Software-as-a-Service

CrowdStrike lifts guidance & announces four-for-one split

Investors got stronger sales, record free cash flow and higher full-year forecasts as the cybersecurity group also unveiled a four-for-one stock split.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

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TELUS chief Darren Entwistle joins BC Innovators hall
Agricultural Technology

TELUS chief Darren Entwistle joins BC Innovators hall

The honour spotlights TELUS's CAD $70 billion British Columbia investment as the company faces pressure to link spending with jobs and access.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
KPMG names judges for Irish tech innovator contest
Google

KPMG names judges for Irish tech innovator contest

Irish founders will get global exposure through a contest that caps entrants at USD $15 million in revenue and rewards growth.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 2 days ago
NSW hosts EdTech summit to showcase innovation hub
Software-as-a-Service

NSW hosts EdTech summit to showcase innovation hub

More than 10,000 delegates will gather in Sydney as New South Wales pushes its education technology sector as an export and jobs driver.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Vercel's v0 & Cleo win top prizes at Qld AI Festival
Generative AI

Vercel's v0 & Cleo win top prizes at Qld AI Festival

A Queensland startup and a global software maker underscored the festival's growing draw, as organisers extended the event after entries topped expectations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Taiwan market value tops USD $5 trillion on AI demand
Semiconductors

Taiwan market value tops USD $5 trillion on AI demand

Foreign investors are helping drive Taiwan's stock market to record size as chip and AI shares account for more than four-fifths of value.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago