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Zip sees stronger spend on bills & household costs
Gaming

Zip sees stronger spend on bills & household costs

Cost-of-living pressures pushed more Australians to use Zip for bills, insurance and home maintenance, lifting spend per customer 15.4%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Eaton to buy Italy's COL Group for EUR €810 million
Manufacturing

Eaton to buy Italy's COL Group for EUR €810 million

Greater access to European power distribution markets is at stake as Eaton adds COL Group's medium-voltage business and Italian factories.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Accenture launches Construct for capital project services
Digital Transformation

Accenture launches Construct for capital project services

The move targets a USD $260 billion market as owners seek one partner to cut delays, overruns and accountability gaps on major projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects
Digital Transformation

Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects

Greater scrutiny will follow major infrastructure programmes as Accenture combines 5,000 specialists into a new capital projects unit.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Forrester warns AI growth will strain energy & water
Smart Cities

Forrester warns AI growth will strain energy & water

By 2027, AI expansion is set to drive up power and water costs, while forcing tougher rules on data centre building and funding.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week
Integrity360 rebrands Advantus360 in Canada after buyout
Manufacturing

Integrity360 rebrands Advantus360 in Canada after buyout

Canadian customers gain access to a larger cyber security and identity services team as Calgary becomes Integrity360's North American base.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Nvidia touts AI data centre software to boost output
Semiconductors

Nvidia touts AI data centre software to boost output

Utilities and cloud operators could squeeze more AI work from fixed power budgets as Nvidia's DSX software lifts throughput and cuts demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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Panasonic launches rugged TOUGHBOOK G3 for field workers
Digital Transformation

Panasonic launches rugged TOUGHBOOK G3 for field workers

Field crews can work longer between charges as the new model adds hot-swappable batteries, 5G and local AI processing for remote sites.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Today
Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption
Disaster Recovery

Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption

Australian utilities face sharper scrutiny as cyber incidents and supplier failures threaten outages, compliance breaches and market stability.

By Marc Beder • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Logicalis & Pentera launch continuous security validation
Data Protection

Logicalis & Pentera launch continuous security validation

Irish organisations will get ongoing proof their defences work in live environments, after 71% of CIOs reported a cyber incident in the past year.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last week
Kura appoints Acumen Cyber for round-the-clock monitoring
Data Protection

Kura appoints Acumen Cyber for round-the-clock monitoring

The deal gives the customer experience outsourcer 24/7 threat detection and incident response as clients demand stronger proof of security controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Remote workers pay thousands for home office costs
Data centers

Remote workers pay thousands for home office costs

Workers are shouldering higher bills for desks, devices and utilities as employers shift the cost of remote work into homes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
US consumers want more flexible bill payment options
Digital Transformation

US consumers want more flexible bill payment options

Financial pressure is pushing households to favour flexible due dates and hardship pauses, even as most still want a live agent for billing disputes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Emerald AI, Google & Nvidia launch grid-flexible alliance
Data centers

Emerald AI, Google & Nvidia launch grid-flexible alliance

The new group could speed up connections for AI data centres by letting them cut demand when power grids are under strain.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
EV charging flexibility and the drive for standards
Customer Experience

EV charging flexibility and the drive for standards

A £10m government fund is backing smarter systems to curb peak demand and help EV charging work off grid as networks come under strain.

By Rolf Bienert • 3 min read • Last month
Unlocking the hidden potential of data centres through heat zoning
Data centers

Unlocking the hidden potential of data centres through heat zoning

Heat zoning could turn data centres into local heat suppliers, helping cut emissions and support nearby homes and businesses as demand rises.

By Bryony Evans • 5 min read • Last month
Confused.com launches Connect offsite commerce media
Marketing Technologies

Confused.com launches Connect offsite commerce media

Advertisers can now target in-market consumers beyond insurance as new audience signals from comparison-shopping activity extend across multiple channels.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month