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British Business Bank boosts Oxbury Tier 2 funding

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British Business Bank lifts Oxbury's Tier 2 backing to GBP £35 million as the specialist farm lender nears a 10% share of new agricultural loans.
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Canon named Leader in IDC's high-speed inkjet study

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Canon strengthens its position in IDC's high-speed inkjet rankings, with its own printhead technology, service network and market data praised.
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Flip appoints Amy McDonnell and Lee Nadler to C-suite roles

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Flip names Amy McDonnell Chief Customer Officer and Lee Nadler Chief Marketing Officer as the voice AI firm accelerates growth after a USD $20 million Series A.
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Gigamon leads deep observability market as AI traffic surges

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Gigamon takes 51% of deep observability market as AI traffic drives 18% growth and pushes the segment towards USD $2.1 billion by 2030.
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Gigamon takes 51 per cent of deep observability market

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Gigamon dominates the deep observability race as AI and hybrid cloud traffic push the fast-growing sector towards USD $2.1 billion by 2030.
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Smart glasses drive 44% growth in global XR shipments

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AI-first smart glasses propel a 44.4% surge in global XR shipments, as Meta keeps the lead while headset demand slides and Viture grows fast.
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Global handheld smart camera shipments jump 83% in 2025

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IDC says global handheld smart camera shipments surged 83% to 16.65 million in 2025, with DJI and Insta360 leading the boom.
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Bitget launches unified crypto, traditional trading campaign

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Bitget targets cross-asset traders with unified account push as it touts tokenised stocks, FX and commodities on one USD-denominated platform.
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OpenAI picks Brex for global spend and finance tasks

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OpenAI selects Brex to run global spend and finance operations, as automation tools vie to serve the fast-growing AI sector's complex needs.
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SD Worx targets Irish SMEs as payroll rules tighten

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SD Worx Ireland eyes 25% payroll share as tighter rules and EUR €3 million SME push fuel demand for compliant, automated pay systems.
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Bitget widens Ondo tokenised stocks, ETFs & metals

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Bitget expands Ondo tokenised stocks, ETFs and metals, adding 24/7 tradable US equities, index funds and gold-silver exposure to its spot market.
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Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

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Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.
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IDC says global server revenue hits USD $444.1 billion

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IDC says AI demand drives global server revenue to a record USD $444.1 billion, with hyperscalers and GPU-based systems leading the surge.
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UK fashion sites slow to match early summer searches

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UK fashion retailers risk missing early summer spend as sites push winter lines even as Google searches for warm-weather looks surge.
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IDC warns smartphone shipments to fall on memory shock

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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IDC says a memory shortage will drive a record 12.9% drop in 2026 smartphone shipments, hitting low-cost Android makers hardest.
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G2's 2026 Best Software Awards reveal major market shifts

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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G2's 2026 Best Software Awards show buyer loyalties shifting fast, with 47% new top products and a major shake-up in global rankings.
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Chinese vendors dominate humanoid robot market in 2025

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Chinese vendors take command of 2025 humanoid robot market as shipments near 18,000 and revenue hits USD $440 million.
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Bitget climbs to sixth in global crypto exchange ranks

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Bitget jumps to sixth place among global crypto exchanges as CoinGecko data shows 45.5% annual volume growth and 6.4% market share.
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Fortinet lifts outlook as SASE growth, USD $1bn buyback

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Fortinet lifts share buyback by USD $1 billion after double-digit 2025 revenue and billings growth driven by SASE and security operations.
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Italy & Poland power Europe's shifting cyber market

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Europe's cyber market grew 5.2% in 2025 as Italy and Poland surged, offsetting late-year declines in the UK and Germany.