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British Business Bank backs Wayve with £25m investment
Cartech

British Business Bank backs Wayve with £25m investment

British Business Bank invests GBP £25m in Wayve as part of a USD $1.2bn Series D, backing UK autonomous driving and AI scale-up ambitions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Leasing.com and Be.EV link up to simplify public EV charging
Customer Experience

Leasing.com and Be.EV link up to simplify public EV charging

Leasing.com partners with Be.EV to bake public charging prices, guides and future charger mapping into its online EV leasing journey.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Cloud providers launch SME onboarding drive for data
Manufacturing

Cloud providers launch SME onboarding drive for data

European cloud providers unite to onboard 10,000 SMEs into trusted data spaces within 18 months, easing access to secure data-sharing.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Vehicles stories

Xiaomi reveals Vision Gran Turismo electric hypercar
Gaming

Xiaomi reveals Vision Gran Turismo electric hypercar

Xiaomi enters Gran Turismo's Vision project with an electric hypercar concept, blending radical aero tricks and game-ready digital flair.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6
Digital Transformation

Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6

Flexitech shifts SAP ECC 6 support to Rimini Street to cut maintenance costs, extend ERP life and fund security, compliance and R&D plans.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Sales survey reveals quota chaos despite rising AI use
Digital Transformation

Sales survey reveals quota chaos despite rising AI use

Sales teams enter new years blind as quotas arrive late, targets shift faster and AI fails to fix mounting planning and commission chaos.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure
Human Capital Management

Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure

Middle managers' performance collapses by up to 70% under reputational risk and fuzzy authority, Interactive EQ's 2026 index finds.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
DealerAssist unveils rapid SaaS platform for car dealers
Software-as-a-Service

DealerAssist unveils rapid SaaS platform for car dealers

DealerAssist launches rapid SaaS website platform for car dealers, promising live sites in a day with synced inventory and lead management.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Cars24 deepens Australia push ahead of India IPO plan
Fintech

Cars24 deepens Australia push ahead of India IPO plan

Cars24 boosts Australia investment and logistics hub as it races to scale its used-car platform ahead of a possible India IPO within a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Cloudera rides hybrid AI surge with strong FY26 gains
Virtualisation

Cloudera rides hybrid AI surge with strong FY26 gains

Cloudera posts surging FY26 growth as enterprises embrace governed hybrid AI, fuelling expansion, fresh hires and multi-cloud innovation.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Vehicles stories

Everspin expands PERSYST MRAM with 128Mb, 256Mb parts
Internet of Things

Everspin expands PERSYST MRAM with 128Mb, 256Mb parts

Everspin boosts PERSYST MRAM range, qualifying 64Mb for harsh environments and adding 128Mb, 256Mb parts for 2026 high-reliability designs.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Detroit to host ITS America 2026 intelligent transport expo
Smart Cities

Detroit to host ITS America 2026 intelligent transport expo

Detroit will host the four-day ITS America 2026 Conference & Expo, spotlighting intelligent transport, AI and real-world tech deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
NextStar opens Canada's first large-scale battery plant
Hyperscale

NextStar opens Canada's first large-scale battery plant

NextStar opens a vast Windsor battery plant, Canada's first large-scale facility, anchoring jobs and EV supply chains in Ontario.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
What it really takes to step into commercial leadership
Data Analytics

What it really takes to step into commercial leadership

Women eyeing commercial leadership in mobility need vision, data, resilience and courage to thrive and drive lasting change at the top.

By Laura Harewood • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list
Cartech

Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list

Tesla's Model Y has been crowned 2026 Drive Car of the Year, lauded for sub-AUD $60,000 pricing and advanced self-driving tech.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Ever raises USD $31m to scale AI-native auto retail
Digital Transformation

Ever raises USD $31m to scale AI-native auto retail

AI-first auto retailer Ever raises USD $31m Series A led by Eclipse to scale its platform and push nationwide across the US market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Sat, 14th Feb 2026
Prophet strengthens AI team with key engineering hires
Data Analytics

Prophet strengthens AI team with key engineering hires

Prophet bolsters its AI decision intelligence platform with senior engineering hires to drive product innovation and meet rising demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026