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Deel launches global business visa service to ease HR challenges

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Deel launches Business Visas service to simplify short-term international travel, easing HR burdens amid rising global business trips and regulatory changes.
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Why tech founders risk falling behind - fast

Thu, 10th Apr 2025
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In the fast-paced tech industry, founders risk stagnation by prioritising speed over strategic learning, potentially overlooking vital market shifts.
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SOUTHSTART event expected to drive innovation & connection

Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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Australia's leading start-up festival, SOUTHSTART, has revealed its 2025 programme, taking place in Adelaide from March 4 to 6, to connect industry leaders.
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Voluntas Elevate & Afinico partner for business growth

Mon, 16th Dec 2024
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Voluntas Elevate and Afinico have teamed up to support New Zealand businesses in scaling from $1 million to $100 million in annual revenue.
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Kami reaches $300 million valuation with new US investment

Thu, 22nd Aug 2024
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New Zealand's ed-tech star Kami secures major investment from Boston Ventures, boosting its valuation to $300 million and reaffirming its global ambitions.
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Unexpected advice for tech entrepreneurs

Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
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Contrarian advice for tech founders: avoid early capital raising, don't aim for unicorn status, embrace unscalable tasks, and ignore early awards.
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Markko launches incubator for non-technical marketplace founders

Wed, 17th Jul 2024
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Markko unveils Markko Labs to empower non-technical marketplace founders with essential resources, reducing financial and technical barriers in the eCommerce sector.
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AI platform boosts VC funding chances for women of colour founders

Thu, 14th Mar 2024
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R/GA EMEA and Founderland have launched PAM, an AI-powered platform, to help women of colour founders secure venture capital (VC) funding, addressing the stark disparity in the industry.
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IWD 2024: Empowering New Investors with Clear Communication

Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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Clear, accessible shareholder communication is vital to empower a growing generation of female investors, in an increasingly complex financial climate.
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Cado Security uncovers sophisticated Linux malware campaign

Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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Cado Security Labs uncovers an unreported Linux malware campaign exploiting misconfigured servers, leveraging a pioneering platform to counteract the comprehensive cyber assault.
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IWD 2024: Who defines you as a woman

Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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On International Women's Day 2024, a veteran female leader in tech argues that a woman's identity is self-defined, despite persistent prejudice in male-dominated industries.
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IWD 2024: Emerald innovators: Irish women leading the digital health revolution

Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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Irish women are at the helm of transforming healthcare through digital innovation, improving patient outcomes, and shaping the future of health-tech worldwide.
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IWD 2024: The economic impact of investing in women in tech

Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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The case for gender diversity in tech transcends social fairness, underpinning substantial economic benefits that fuel innovation, financial performance, and talent pool expansion. .
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IWD 2024: Bridging the gender gap for women tech founders

Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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IWD 2024: Unconscious bias and stringent funding criteria hinder women tech founders, despite proven capability to disrupt industries and create million-dollar businesses.
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QX Lab AI unveils world-first hybrid GenAI in 100 languages

Fri, 9th Feb 2024
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QX Lab AI has released a breakthrough AGI service dubbed Ask QX, democratising AI via a multi-lingual platform with comprehensive Indian language coverage.
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Airtime Rewards & O2 launch exclusive cashback campaign in February

Tue, 6th Feb 2024
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Airtime Rewards and O2 give an economic boost through an exclusive cashback initiative in February, allowing O2 customers to offset phone bills with purchases from over 180 retail partners.
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Twilio honours AI startups pushing innovation in customer engagement

Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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Twilio honoured innovative startups utilising Generative AI and Twilio's suites to enhance digital communication for customer experiences in its AI Startup Searchlight awards.
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Project Manda launches to boost meeting productivity with AI

Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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Project Manda, using AI and analytics to overhaul unproductive meeting cultures in businesses, hopes to unlock and redirect significant time into organisational productivity.
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NVIDIA debuts GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series set to revolutionise gaming

Tue, 9th Jan 2024
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NVIDIA unveils the production of GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series, promising a gaming revolution with AI-powered graphics and capabilities, starting from US$599.
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OliverIQ debuts first complete Smart Home-as-a-Service at CES 2024

Tue, 9th Jan 2024
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OliverIQ debuts at CES 2024 with a revolutionary Smart Home-as-a-Service (SHaaS) platform that simplifies home automation, offering a subscription model unifying numerous smart devices with round-the-clock support.