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Tenarai appoints ex-GlobalLogic chief Shashank Samant

The AI services group is bolstering its board as it seeks to win enterprise clients and prove its relaunch has commercial traction.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

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Crypto

Didit raises USD $7.5 million seed to boost fraud platform

Growing fraud and stricter checks are driving demand for identity tools as the San Francisco start-up expands after fresh funding.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Data Protection

Bedrock Data names three leaders after USD $25m round

Fresh funding is prompting Bedrock Data to strengthen its leadership team as enterprises rush for better controls over sensitive information in AI systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Guidewire: Modernising insurance with accountability

Regulators are warning insurers to keep humans accountable as AI speeds up claims work and other busy tasks, Guidewire says.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Last week

Generative AI

JetLearn launches AI literacy test in US & UK schools

Schools in the US and UK now have a new way to measure pupils' AI readiness as JetLearn pushes to shape an emerging education standard.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Storage

Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom

New heatmaps show AI traffic clustering in California and Virginia, with fresh hotspots emerging in Finland, Brazil, France and Canada.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of 'big voices'

Trust is emerging as a selling point for finance software as Sage warns that opaque AI can leave CFOs answerable for costly errors.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Broadridge takes stake in CENTRL for AI due diligence

Financial firms could cut manual due diligence and RFP work as Broadridge embeds CENTRL's AI tools across asset management and retirement products.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Robotics

Boman Group opens China tech mission for Australian founders

Australian startups will get direct access to Chinese tech giants, with a Zhejiang trade mission including Alibaba, Unitree Robotics and Geely.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

OpenAI says weekly users top 900 million as AI reshapes work

The surge underscores how quickly AI use is spreading, while economists say official data still misses its impact on jobs and output.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

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Data centers

The opportunity for microgrids in an AI-powered future

Rising AI workloads are pushing data centre electricity demand higher, making local power networks a possible fix for strained grids.

By Rolf Bienert • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

Altman says businesses lag AI adoption amid rapid change

Businesses face pressure to speed up AI rollouts as OpenAI chief Sam Altman says enterprise adoption remains very early.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • 5 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

BDC report: Venture capital gaps are 'sovereignty issue'

Foreign backers now supply up to 90% of capital in Canada's biggest venture rounds, widening concerns over ownership and economic sovereignty.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Google Cloud launches AI startup corridor to Silicon Valley

Southeast Asian AI startups could gain Silicon Valley access and USD $350,000 in cloud credits as Google widens regional support.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 5 days ago

Data Analytics

Mixpanel launches Headless SDK for AI agents & coders

Developers can now automate product analytics workflows as Mixpanel Headless exposes dashboards, funnels and alerts as Python objects in early access.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Robotics

Deloitte warns NZ firms to redesign work for AI era

Deloitte says NZ firms must redesign jobs and systems for the AI era as robotics, cyber risk and labour shortages reshape work.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Unified Communications

Kore.ai opens Bay Area headquarters in growth push

The move puts the AI software company closer to enterprise buyers, investors and partners as it scales after adding more than 100 customers last year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month