About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine
DTCC seeks approval to extend cross-margining to clients
Yesterday
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risk & compliance
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features
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ccp
DTCC seeks regulatory nod to extend its FICC-CME cross-margining scheme, offering end-users margin offsets on Treasuries and rate futures.
Talkdesk unveils new AI tools for retail & consumer goods
2 days ago
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Talkdesk unveils Commerce Orchestration and Consumer Goods Experience Cloud to coordinate AI-driven retail journeys end to end.
Forward Edge-AI grows global post-quantum security channel
2 days ago
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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encryption
Forward Edge-AI expands its global partner network to meet surging government and enterprise demand for post-quantum security tools.
Patchworks unveils MCP to plug AI into live retail ops
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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martech
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commerce systems
Patchworks debuts MCP integration layer to plug AI into retailers’ live systems, promising real-time workflows beyond basic recommendations.
AI strategies shift from cost-cutting to growth focus
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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ai
Business leaders now see AI chiefly as a growth engine, with most shifting strategies from cost-cutting to revenue and innovation gains.
Fluent Commerce adds AI A/B testing to order sourcing
2 days ago
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devops
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cx
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martech
Fluent Commerce is adding AI-driven A/B testing to Fluent Order Management to optimise retailers’ sourcing logic on live orders in real time.
VIOOH & Dolphin expand US programmatic DOOH access
2 days ago
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digital signage
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marketing
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digital media
VIOOH partners with Dolphin to offer programmatic access to over 5,000 US digital out-of-home screens, reaching 50m monthly impressions.
Sertis, Toto Sugiri launch AI & data venture in Indonesia
2 days ago
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agricultural technology
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Sertis teams with data centre pioneer Toto Sugiri to launch an Indonesia-based AI and data venture targeting key growth sectors.
Animoca backs GROW Digital Wealth in Hong Kong pivot
2 days ago
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Animoca backs GROW’s Hong Kong wealth arm in a strategic deal to build a regulated Asia platform spanning crypto and traditional assets.
Gallagher’s high security controller gains UK NPSA nod
2 days ago
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encryption
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physical security
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supply chain
Gallagher wins NPSA compliance for its High Security C7000 controller, targeting critical national infrastructure and high-assurance sites.
NIIT buys SweetRush for up to USD $26m in AI learning push
Last week
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digital transformation
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e-learning
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ai
NIIT Learning Systems snaps up US learning designer SweetRush for up to USD $26m to boost AI-driven custom training and near-shore reach.
Cloud security firms, Brivo & Eagle Eye, form AI security giant
Last week
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saas
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spacetech
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surveillance
Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks will merge under the Brivo name to create what they claim is the world’s largest AI cloud security platform.
Stagwell unveils The Machine AI offering for marketers
Last week
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uc
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digital transformation
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martech
Stagwell launches The Machine, an AI “agentic OS” that unifies marketers’ existing tools like Figma, Slack, Teams and Adobe into one layer.
Accordion buys FCM to boost private equity services
Last week
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data analytics
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hcm
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ai
Accordion buys FCM to fuse data-led finance consulting with operator-led transformation in a push to deepen private equity value creation.
VIPRE warns of AI-native malware & deepfake fraud in 2026
Last week
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malware
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data protection
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ransomware
VIPRE warns AI-native malware, deepfake fraud and IoT attacks will surge in 2026, outpacing defences as regulators tighten AI rules.
Shoppers now prize reliable, transparent deliveries
Last week
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cx
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martech
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commerce systems
Shoppers in the UK and US now value reliable, transparent deliveries and returns over speed alone, new research from Locus suggests.
Ipsotek unveils VISuite Core AI video analytics platform
Last week
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smart cities
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surveillance
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digital transformation
Ipsotek launches VISuite Core, a generative AI video analytics platform for rapid, standardised deployment across regulated multi-site estates.
AI, circular retail & data to reshape global shopping
Last week
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cx
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martech
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ai
AI agents, circular retail and tighter rules will upend shopping by 2026, Akeneo warns, as poor product data threatens brand visibility.
Space Forge sparks plasma milestone for orbital chips
Last week
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supply chain
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power / energy
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energy efficient
Space Forge has produced controlled plasma on its ForgeStar-1 satellite, a world-first step towards commercial orbital chip manufacturing.
Wi-Fi 7 surges as alliance maps out path to Wi-Fi 8
Last week
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uc
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network infrastructure
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smart cities
Wi-Fi 7 gear is set to surge by 2026 as the Wireless Broadband Alliance sketches early Wi-Fi 8, new spectrum and satellite-powered links.