About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 14
Sage adds AI to Intacct for faster, clearer finance work
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Sage has embedded new AI tools in Sage Intacct to speed period-end close, sharpen cash visibility and cut manual finance workloads.
Advertising standards tightened to protect Kiwi consumers
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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healthtech
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cloud services
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marketing
New Zealand tightens health advertising code, curbing influencer endorsements, tougher evidence rules and stricter protections for vulnerable people.
Elevate backs Altered Capital's USD $25m growth fund push
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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nuance
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ict sector
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movac
Elevate NZ backs Altered Capital with a USD $25m commitment to its USD $100m Fund II, boosting Series A and B funding for Kiwi tech.
Sabre, PayPal & Mindtrip unveil AI travel assistant
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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encryption
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crypto
Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip are teaming up on an AI travel assistant that lets users discover, book and pay for trips in one chat-based flow.
NVIDIA touts GB300 to slash AI agent inference costs
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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hpc
NVIDIA claims its GB300 NVL72 platform slashes AI agent and coding assistant inference costs by up to 35x as cloud rollouts accelerate.
Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
Active exploitation seen in BeyondTrust access flaw
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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network security
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pam
Arctic Wolf says attackers are actively exploiting a critical BeyondTrust vulnerability in self-hosted remote access systems.
Canopy unveils AI bookkeeping module for 2026 launch
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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financial systems
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rpa
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ai
Canopy to launch AI-powered bookkeeping module in 2026, unifying ledger visibility, month-end workflows and client collaboration tools.
Ramp unveils AI Accounting Agent to speed month-end close
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Ramp launches an AI Accounting Agent that codes transactions, handles accruals and reconciles ERP data to speed up the month-end close.
GitHub unveils Agentic Workflows for safer AI automation
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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open source
GitHub debuts Agentic Workflows, using AI agents with strict guardrails to automate repo chores while keeping maintainers in control.
eBPF report shows efficiency, security gains at scale
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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ddos
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ransomware
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devops
eBPF report finds major cloud players cutting CPU, traffic costs and boosting security at scale, signalling a shift to kernel-level control.
MYOB ANZ partner award winners reflect diverse ecosystem
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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saas
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Stratus Consulting Group sweeps top honours at the 2025 MYOB Acumatica Partner Awards, leading a strong field of ANZ partners in Melbourne.
LummaStealer returns post-takedown with ClickFix ruse
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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mfa
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
LummaStealer roars back after domain takedown, using fake CAPTCHA ClickFix tricks and CastleLoader to spread via routine user actions.
AI lifts silicon wafer shipments as revenue softens
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
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dc
AI-fuelled demand lifted silicon wafer shipments 5.8% in 2025, even as annual wafer revenue dipped 1.2% to USD $11.4 billion.
New foundation to track real-world AI in accounting
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
A new foundation has launched to study how AI is transforming real-world accounting and finance work, from tax and audit to advisory.
Xero to retire app store billing, shift to API tiers
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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martech
Xero is axing its app store billing by June 2026, forcing developers onto new API-based tiers and their own subscription systems.
Finteum hits USD $1bn weekly intraday FX swap trades
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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fintech
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blockchain
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data privacy
Finteum hits USD $1bn in weekly intraday FX swaps as Goldman Sachs joins its liquidity platform and NatWest Group, UBS ramp up trading.
Xero Analytics adds AI cash forecasts & ops metrics
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Xero is boosting its Analytics tool with AI cash flow forecasts, behavioural insights and operational metrics on shareable visual dashboards.
ASA tightens rules on therapeutic & health ads for 2026
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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martech
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healthtech
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social media
ASA unveils tougher 2026 rules on health ads, targeting vulnerable audiences, stricter claims, and tighter control of online testimonials.
Entuity V23.0 boosts remote monitoring with agents
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Entuity V23.0 debuts lightweight remote agents and streaming telemetry to extend secure monitoring across remote, distributed IT estates.