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Heatwave boosts Huski's global sales of champagne coolers
Physical Security

Heatwave boosts Huski's global sales of champagne coolers

Taranaki's Huski sees global sales soar as its ice-free champagne coolers become top sellers amid record heatwaves worldwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Tue, 12th Aug 2025
Cloudera upgrades AI services for secure on-premises deployment
Data Protection

Cloudera upgrades AI services for secure on-premises deployment

Cloudera upgrades its AI services to enable secure, GPU-accelerated generative AI apps within enterprise data centres, enhancing control and reducing costs.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Aug 2025
NTT DATA, Mistral AI partner on AI for regulated sectors
Private Cloud

NTT DATA, Mistral AI partner on AI for regulated sectors

NTT DATA and Mistral AI team up to develop private AI ecosystems for regulated sectors across Europe and Asia-Pacific, focusing on data privacy and ethical deployment.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025
Temu joins INTA anti-counterfeiting committee to boost IP rights
Unified Communications

Temu joins INTA anti-counterfeiting committee to boost IP rights

Temu has joined the International Trademark Association's Anti-Counterfeiting Committee to strengthen global intellectual property protection in eCommerce.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025
Golden age of human imagination
Physical Security

Golden age of human imagination

Generative AI is ushering in a creative renaissance, making filmmaking and art accessible to all and sparking new forms of collaborative storytelling.

By Mykhailo Kovetskyi • 5 min read • Tue, 15th Jul 2025
Cognition secures Windsurf in a dramatic industry shake-up
Physical Security

Cognition secures Windsurf in a dramatic industry shake-up

Cognition has acquired Windsurf's core assets post-failed OpenAI and Google deals, reshaping the competitive AI coding tools market in July 2025.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Jul 2025
Cloudflare blocks AI crawlers to support content creators
Marketing Technologies

Cloudflare blocks AI crawlers to support content creators

Cloudflare now blocks AI crawlers by default, requiring explicit permission to access web content, giving creators control and potential compensation options.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 6 min read • Tue, 1st Jul 2025
LevelBlue to acquire Aon's cyber consulting teams in global deal
DevOps

LevelBlue to acquire Aon's cyber consulting teams in global deal

LevelBlue will acquire Aon's Cybersecurity and IP consulting teams, including Stroz Friedberg, adding 300 experts and boosting global cyber defence services.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
UK Spending Review pledges GBP £86 billion for digital growth & NHS
Digital Transformation

UK Spending Review pledges GBP £86 billion for digital growth & NHS

The UK Spending Review pledges GBP £86 billion to boost digital growth, transform the NHS, and increase police funding to modernise public services nationwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
Snowflake boosts AI with real-time licensed content access
Digital Transformation

Snowflake boosts AI with real-time licensed content access

Snowflake launches Cortex Knowledge Extensions, enabling enterprises to enhance AI with real-time, licensed content from partners like Stack Overflow via its Marketplace.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Authors oppose AI text mining proposal over copyright concerns
Physical Security

Authors oppose AI text mining proposal over copyright concerns

The Australian Society of Authors opposes a Productivity Commission proposal for AI text mining exceptions, citing risks to creators' copyright and earnings.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Aug 2025
Canadian News v. OpenAI: The suit that could change LLM regulations
Physical Security

Canadian News v. OpenAI: The suit that could change LLM regulations

Canadian news orgs have sued OpenAI over copyright breach claims, challenging how AI models use journalistic content for training and commercial gain.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Aug 2025
Alpha Ladder Finance secures patent for NFDT tokenisation tech
Blockchain

Alpha Ladder Finance secures patent for NFDT tokenisation tech

Alpha Ladder Finance patents NFDT tokenisation tech in Singapore, enhancing real-world asset digital twins with compliance and real-time data features.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025
Exclusive: ISACA's Chirag Joshi warns of 'shadow AI' crisis without risk management
Data Science

Exclusive: ISACA's Chirag Joshi warns of 'shadow AI' crisis without risk management

81% of firms use AI, but only 28% have governance policies, exposing businesses to major operational and strategic risks, warns expert Chirag Joshi.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025
Moonvalley secures USD $84M to expand licensed AI video tools
Physical Security

Moonvalley secures USD $84M to expand licensed AI video tools

Moonvalley has raised USD $84 million to expand its ethical AI video tools, focusing on licensed content and supporting professional filmmakers and studios.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jul 2025
AXL & Dentons partner to drive AI innovation in legal sector
Physical Security

AXL & Dentons partner to drive AI innovation in legal sector

AXL and Dentons partner to innovate legal services via AI, aiming to launch 50 ventures and reshape access, pricing, and delivery in Canada.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025
AI Image Equity Challenge spotlights women in tech sector
Physical Security

AI Image Equity Challenge spotlights women in tech sector

Women in ICT has launched the AI Image Equity Challenge to boost women's visibility and challenge stereotypes in the technology sector through AI-generated artwork.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Jun 2025