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High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence
DevOps

High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence

In a world where software outages can ground planes, women tech leaders are redefining resilience, responsibility and influence.

By Priya Jayaraman • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Good technology starts with listening to the users, according to UX/UI human-centred designer
Data Analytics

Good technology starts with listening to the users, according to UX/UI human-centred designer

A human-centred UX/UI designer says the most powerful tech solutions begin not with code or visuals, but with deep, disciplined listening.

By Carolina Pérez Dilsizian • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
JLL sets 2026 design agenda for flexible AI-led offices
Marketing Technologies

JLL sets 2026 design agenda for flexible AI-led offices

JLL's 2026 design blueprint for Asia Pacific offices backs hardwired flexibility, AI and social anchor spaces to protect long-term asset value.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Laundryheap pushes into four new markets worldwide
Customer Experience

Laundryheap pushes into four new markets worldwide

On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks
Marketing Technologies

Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks

As AI disrupts brand protection, global rights owners face a volatile fight against online piracy that regulation alone cannot tame.

By Mike Sweeney • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
UK tech showcase targets 6G, IoT & security at MWC
Unified Communications

UK tech showcase targets 6G, IoT & security at MWC

The UK's MWC 2026 pavilion will unite 60 organisations to spotlight 5G, 6G, IoT, satellite innovation and quantum-safe cybersecurity.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
DTCC names Adam Watson to lead global asset services
Digital Transformation

DTCC names Adam Watson to lead global asset services

DTCC appoints Adam Watson to lead its global asset services arm, overseeing strategy, operations and modernisation of a core business line.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
HPE unveils AI-ready Juniper networking for operators
Storage

HPE unveils AI-ready Juniper networking for operators

HPE debuts Juniper-branded AI-ready routers, servers and cloud ops tools to help telecom and cloud operators modernise networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
GSMA unveils global fund for green mobile innovation
Digital Transformation

GSMA unveils global fund for green mobile innovation

GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Pharmx, Sigma Healthcare sign long-term EDI alliance
Data Analytics

Pharmx, Sigma Healthcare sign long-term EDI alliance

Pharmx wins multi-year EDI deal as preferred provider to Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Indosat opens Jakarta cyber hub to counter AI threats
Security Information and Event Management

Indosat opens Jakarta cyber hub to counter AI threats

Indosat opens Jakarta Security Command Centre with Cisco and Splunk, offering 24/7 managed cyber defence as AI-driven threats surge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps
Digital Transformation

AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps

AI pilots in Australian healthcare languish in trials, as fragmented data and poor integration block scale and threaten a USD $13 billion payoff.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Finland courts UK partners on resilient sovereign space
Space Technologies

Finland courts UK partners on resilient sovereign space

Finland courts UK defence and space leaders in London to build resilient sovereign space capabilities and cut reliance on external suppliers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
MOO renews Loomery partnership, expands Kosovo hub
Manufacturing

MOO renews Loomery partnership, expands Kosovo hub

MOO renews its Loomery partnership, expanding a Prishtina engineering hub that has rapidly embedded into its manufacturing tech teams.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan
Unified Communications

Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan

Swoop lifts first-half revenue 41% to AUD $64.1 million and accelerates a Melbourne fibre build backed by AUD $60 million in contracts.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Indonesia launches Sahabat-AI app to drive local AI
Digital Transformation

Indonesia launches Sahabat-AI app to drive local AI

Indonesia rolls out Sahabat-AI app, giving users nationwide access to a home-grown, culturally tuned large language model on mobile.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market
Agricultural Technology

Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market

Open-source drives India's AI boom, with 76% of startups using it as the market soars from USD $6 billion to nearly USD $32 billion by 2031.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
UK founders see AI-first startups rising, trust costs soar
Data Protection

UK founders see AI-first startups rising, trust costs soar

UK founders tip most startups to be AI‑first by 2030 as they swallow a mounting 16% 'trust tax' on security and digital verification.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026