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Kaleah Salmon
News Editor
Kaleah Salmon is a journalist in the TechDay editorial team. She has a keen interest in health, fitness, travel and sport. She previously worked as a journalist for Australian publication, Ministry of Sport.

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Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Feijoa joins Creative HQ's Fintech Lab to scale its round-up saving app, aiming to lift inconsistent KiwiSaver contributions nationwide.
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Nureva adds coverage map, camera switching to HDL310

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Nureva upgrades its HDL310 with real-time coverage maps and automated camera switching to streamline hybrid meetings and learning spaces.
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Picanol expands Siemens Xcelerator for digital weaving

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Picanol broadens its use of Siemens Xcelerator to engineer, manage and simulate next-gen weaving machines and controller platforms.
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Small Cell Forum opens 2026 Mobile Network Awards entries

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Small Cell Forum opens entries for its 2026 Mobile Network Awards, adding AI, cloudification and Open RAN categories plus a Judge's Choice.
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BatchPhoto 5.1 adds lossless formats & new UI

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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e-commerce
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software updates
BatchPhoto 5.1 refreshes its interface, adds lossless WEBP, HEIF and AVIF support, and refines upload workflows for high-volume image work.
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Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Syspro plots AI-led overhaul, acquisitive growth and a fresh global brand as it chases cloud-first, subscription-fuelled expansion.
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LF Energy audit boosts security of EVerest EV charging

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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LF Energy's audit of the widely used EVerest EV charging stack finds and fixes security flaws, boosting confidence in open source grids.
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LOTUSLITE backdoor targets US policy bodies with lures

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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email security
Politically themed LOTUSLITE phishing campaign hits US policy bodies, using DLL sideloading and espionage-focused backdoor tactics.
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Miro debuts Engage to transform AI-powered workshops

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Miro launches Engage, an in-canvas tool that blends live polls with AI summaries to keep workshop input and follow-up work in one space.
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Tech Mahindra brand rises on global IT strength index

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Tech Mahindra climbs to fourth in India and ninth globally for brand strength, as Brand Finance values its brand at USD $3.4 billion.
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Skillsoft names Bernard Barbour as new technology chief

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Skillsoft has appointed Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer to drive AI-led evolution of its Percipio skills platform.
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DE-CIX traffic hits 79 exabytes as AI & sport surge

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
DE-CIX data traffic surged 16% to 79 exabytes in 2025, fuelled by AI workloads and record-breaking live sports streaming demand.
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osapiens raises USD $100m to reach unicorn status

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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German sustainability software firm osapiens raises USD $100m Series C led by Decarbonization Partners, propelling it to unicorn status.
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Investors pivot to GPUs as long-term AI infrastructure

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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blockchain
Investors are shifting from AI software bets to GPUs and data centres, treating scarce compute capacity as long-term infrastructure.
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Goertzel & Lanier clash over AI autonomy & control

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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crypto
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blockchain
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genai
Ben Goertzel and Jaron Lanier clash over whether increasingly autonomous AI deserves moral standing or must always remain under human control.
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AVEVA adds AI assistants to boost industrial engineering

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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digital twins
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ai
AVEVA adds AI assistants and point cloud tools to Unified Engineering to speed industrial design, cut handover friction and boost collaboration.
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Altimetrik named major contender in Everest Group QE assessment

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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Altimetrik has been named a major contender in Everest Group's latest PEAK Matrix for enterprise quality engineering services.
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'The Orchestrator' tops SmartRecruiters' job title list

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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payment technologies
SmartRecruiters crowns “The Orchestrator” Job Title of the Year as employers prioritise coordination roles in AI-driven, fragmented workplaces.
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AI shifts from cost cutting to growth in boardrooms

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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ai
Global enterprises now see AI less as a cost cutter and more as a revenue engine, with agentic tools and Chief AI Officers rising in boardrooms.
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Acronis boosts MSP security with new threat research

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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data protection
Acronis sharpens MSP cyber defence with fresh threat research, expanded Microsoft 365 tools and new MDR-focused partner offerings.