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Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.

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Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth

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Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
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Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push

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Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
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Women redefining data leadership through 'Give to Gain'

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Women leaders at Flock in Auckland are redefining New Zealand's data sector through mentoring, flexible careers and 'Give to Gain' leadership.
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Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads

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Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
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MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

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MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
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Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud

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Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.
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Nasuni buys Resilio to boost edge file access speed

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Nasuni snaps up Resilio to fuse edge caching with cloud file services, promising faster access and fewer VPN headaches for remote staff.
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Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth

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Legal AI firm Ivo opens London and New York offices and plans to triple headcount, after 600% annual recurring revenue growth.
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Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks

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Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.
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Reversec names Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as Chief Executive

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Cyber consultancy Reversec has named former Accenture executive Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as CEO to drive its next phase of global expansion.
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Hyland unveils AI tools to streamline hospital admin

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Hyland launches AI tools to automate hospital records and billing workflows, aiming to cut admin workloads and speed access to patient data.
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SynaXG shows carrier-grade AI-RAN on shared NVIDIA GPUs

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SynaXG debuts carrier-grade AI-RAN at MWC Barcelona, running 5G FR1, FR2 and AI on a single shared NVIDIA GH200 GPU platform.
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MathWorks joins EDGE AI group to boost embedded AI

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MathWorks has joined the EDGE AI FOUNDATION to advance energy‑efficient embedded AI, linking MATLAB and Simulink to edge hardware workflows.
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Sentient unveils Arena to stress-test autonomous AI agents

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Open-source lab Sentient has launched Arena, a vendor-agnostic sandbox to stress-test autonomous AI agents in complex, capital-sensitive tasks.
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Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor

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Dell broadens Private Cloud to run Nutanix AHV on its infrastructure, targeting multi-hypervisor strategies and reduced vendor lock-in.
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HIROH unveils quantum-ready encrypted phone platform

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HIROH debuts a quantum-ready, end-to-end encrypted phone platform, bundling secure calls and messaging into its premium HIROH Phone.
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Sweep unveils Multi-Org Agent to tame Salesforce sprawl

Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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Sweep debuts Multi-Org Agent to map complex Salesforce estates, cutting analysis from months to days and easing consolidation and AI rollout.
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Siemens unveils agentic AI toolkit for chip verification

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Siemens launches Questa One Agentic Toolkit, bringing governed agentic AI workflows to automate and accelerate complex chip verification.
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Survey reveals data sovereignty gap despite high spend

Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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Firms spend millions on data sovereignty and rate awareness high, yet Kiteworks survey finds persistent breaches and cross-border exposure.
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AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems

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AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.