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Verne Global appoints Natasha Mehta as Head of Project Management
4 days ago
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Verne Global appoints Natasha Mehta, former VIPA Digital Associate Director, as Head of Project Management to help guide its sustainable data centre operations across Europe.
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'Sustainability goals not matching ambition in global businesses, study reveals'
6 days ago
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microsoft
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A new study reveals a wide gap between the high sustainability ambitions of global businesses and their actions.
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Australian fintech sector shows success but start-ups face steep entry barriers
Last week
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fintech
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innovation
Australia's fintech sector thrives, yet emerging start-ups battle daunting entry barriers, according to EY FinTech Australia Census report.
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Clarity AI & AWS partnership for sustainable investing
Last week
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cloud services
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ml
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aws
Amazon Web Services partners with sustainability tech platform Clarity AI to enhance sustainable investing using AI and data analytics.
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UK business leaders to bolster sustainability investment by 2026
Last month
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sap
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data
80% of UK business leaders plan to maintain or increase their sustainability investment by 2026, reveals SAP study.
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CEOs prioritise new business building for strategic growth, finds McKinsey study
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iot
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investment
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A McKinsey study suggests that half of all CEOs are focusing on new business development to generate new revenue streams.
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AI's rising environmental impact concerns CEOs, Gartner survey finds
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ai
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digitalisation
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cios
Survey reveals environmental implications of AI, as it could consume up to 3.5% of global electricity by 2030, according to Gartner.
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Tech start-up Happly revolutionises moving with $1.75m seed funding
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brisbane
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melbourne
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innovation
Australian start-up Happly has secured $1.75m in seed funding to further develop its end-to-end moving platform.
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London-based AI firm RETAILIGENCE targets global expansion
Fri, 27th Oct 2023
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ml
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retail
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global expansion
London-based AI firm, RETAILIGENCE, plans significant global expansion since a 2500% revenue surge post-launch.
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Fintech trends and financial challenges for the UK
Fri, 27th Oct 2023
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fintech
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predictions
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data
SaaScada has issued five forecasts for the United Kingdom's fintech sphere in 2024, including a crisis in artificial intelligence and major shifts in payments.
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Projected surge in 5G NR and LTE small cell RAN equipment spending
Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
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mobile operators
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utilities
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predictions
5G NR and LTE-based small cell RAN equipment spending to reach nearly USD $3 billion by 2026, says SNS Telecom & IT.
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Australian Technologies Competition 2023 recognises talent & solutions
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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awards
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melbourne
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innovation
ATC 2023 reveals top tech innovators in Australia, celebrating trailblazing solutions in areas like MedTech, fintech.
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Telstra set to acquire tech consultancy firm Versent for $267.5M
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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microsoft
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iam
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digital services
Telstra to buy tech consultancy firm Versent for $267.5m, aiming to boost growth and support digitisation of Australian businesses.
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India-UK collaboration: AI park ignites future trade
Thu, 12th Oct 2023
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it infrastructure
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ai
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investment
India's Cabinet Minister underscores AI's pivotal role in boosting India-UK trade at a London summit with a new AI park.
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AI-powered chatbot TigerGPT launches in New Zealand
Mon, 9th Oct 2023
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chatbots
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ai
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tiger brokers
Tiger Brokers has launched its AI-powered chatbot TigerGPT for the New Zealand market, also available to users in Australia and Singapore.
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'We're not going away,' says seabed miner, as EPA appeal dropped
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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nz
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environmental protection authority
Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor far offsh.
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SCF's Sullivan sentenced to 12 months' home detention, 400 hours community work
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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ministry of justice
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nz government
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investors
Former South Canterbury Finance director Ed Sullivan, the only person convicted in the Crown's fraud case against the Timaru-based lender, has been.
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FMA to focus on 7 key market risks, including insurance mis-selling
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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insurance
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transparency
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nzx
The Financial Markets Authority has seen an increasing number of complaints regarding insurance sales and is undertaking more work to assess the s.
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NZ dollar gains amid yen strength ahead of Reserve Bank rate decision
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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inflation
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kiwi
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growth
The New Zealand dollar gained as investors eschewed riskier assets in favour of the safe-haven yen, while locally traders await the Reserve Bank de.
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NZ dollar falls to new 2 1/2-year low as Fonterra payout review looms
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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kiwi
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hospitality
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farmers
The New Zealand dollar fell to a two-and-a-half year low as investors wait for Fonterra Cooperative Group's board to reassess the forecast payout t.
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NZ dollar drops to 2 1/2 year low as Fonterra, RBNZ loom; strong US jobs
Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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kiwi
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farmers
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investors
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a two-and-a-half year low as investors mull the likelihood of a lower dairy payout when Fonterra Cooperative Grou.
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Auckland housing market values rise 5 percent in three months
Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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investors
The latest Qotable Value residential housing sales figures further confirm the Auckland housing market is kicking off again, with values in some ar.
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UPDATE: Chorus shares jump after regulator lifts access pricing
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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telecommunications
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ufb
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funding
Shares of Chorus, the regulated telecommunications network operator, jumped as much as 17 percent after the Commerce Commission lifted the prices i.
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NZ dollar gains, benefiting from weakness in other currencies
Thu, 27th Nov 2014
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kiwi
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investors
The New Zealand dollar rose as investors look to exit currencies where central banks may continue with low interest rates and money printing progra.