Global Stories

'Data Never Sleeps': Domo's annual report reveals escalating online activity

Domo's 11th 'Data Never Sleeps' report reveals skyrocketing dynamics of online interaction, driven by innovation in entertainment and commerce.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Dec 2023

Hyperscale

Cloudflare reports 25% spike in global traffic & rise in cyber threats in 2023

Cloudflare reveals a 25% surge in global internet traffic and heightened cybersecurity threats in its 2023 report.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2023

Marketing Technologies

Securing festive shopping: Tips to avoid online scams and protect personal data

As online festive shopping skyrockets, concerns about personal cyber security have deepened. Avoid becoming a victim of scams with these top tips.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2023

EduTech

Infragistics launches App Builder Design Contest for developers

Infragistics initiates App Builder Design Contest, giving entrants a chance to show their creativity and win prizes.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 14th Oct 2023

Cloud Security

Lacework Hires Ex-Twitter CISO as Chief Information Security Officer

Lea Kissner, former Twitter Cyber Chief, joins Lacework as CISO, leading development and implementation of their overall security strategy and programs.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 17th May 2023

Data Analytics

New Chief Product Officer appointed at LogicMonitor

LogicMonitor appoints Taggart Matthiesen as its new Chief Product Officer, responsible for overseeing all aspects of product strategy for the company.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Jan 2023

Marketing Technologies

Twitter trials new advertising system in tweet conversations

Twitter tests new ad format, inserting ads under tweet replies, offering more opportunities for businesses and more ad saturation for users.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Oct 2021

Virtualisation

Twitter and Google Cloud announce strategic partnership

As part of the new partnership, Twitter will adopt several Google Cloud tools which will enable the social media company to handle its high volume of processes.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2021

DataCentre infrastructure

Twitter chooses AWS to provide its global cloud infrastructure

Twitter has announced a two-year deal with Amazon Web Services to use its global cloud infrastructure for scaling their service.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2020

Data Science

GlobalData: Machine learning a hot topic amongst AI influencers

As well as machine learning, big data and data science emerged as the most mentioned trends among the AI influencer discussions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2020

Crypto

Unprecedented Twitter bitcoin scam targets Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple

Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Apple were hacked in an unprecedented bitcoin scam, amassing BTC worth more than USD $100,000.

By Nick Forrester • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2020

New detection tool aims to catch Twitter bots in real time

NortonLifeLock unveils BotSight, a real-time tool designed to detect Twitter bots using machine learning, now in beta for browsers and iOS.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 21st May 2020

Hybrid & Remote Work

Twitter employees can choose to work from home forever

Twitter has announced that its employees can work from home indefinitely, stating that remote working has been a huge success.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 14th May 2020

Network Infrastructure

Google leads donations as tech sector pledges US$1.4 billion to COVID-19 crisis

Tech giants donate over $1.4bn to combat COVID-19 crisis. Google leads with $800m, followed by Cisco ($225m) and Facebook ($120m).

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2020

Hashtag

Twitter aims to be 'world's most diverse & inclusive tech company'

Twitter aims to be the world's most diverse and inclusive tech company by setting ambitious diversity targets and implementing an inclusive hiring program.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2020