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Hybrid cloud landscape glass data sphere on tightrope profit pressure

AI in 2026: fragile data, hybrid clouds & profit race

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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AI in 2026 will be less about dazzling breakthroughs and more about fragile data, hybrid clouds and investor pressure for real profits.
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Gartner maps nine AI-driven work trends CHROs face by 2026

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Gartner warns CHROs must confront nine AI-driven work trends by 2026, from layoffs and culture clashes to digital twins and 'workslop'.
Semiconductor wafer fab glowing microchip cleanroom memory deal growth

Weebit Nano hits ReRAM goals, signs major chip deals

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Weebit Nano hits 2025 ReRAM targets, clinching onsemi and Texas Instruments deals and DB HiTek qualification as it eyes 2026 growth.
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Watchdog backs copyright licensing for Australian AI

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Australia's Productivity Commission backs licensing over new copyright exceptions, urging AI firms to pay creators and face tighter scrutiny.
Blockchain chain around glowing circuit lock quantum safe blue

Zama forecasts privacy-first, quantum-safe finance

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Zama predicts privacy-first compliance tools and quantum-safe cryptography will become standard for regulated onchain finance by 2026.
Hybrid on prem private cloud to public cloud secure data flow

Concentric AI brings Private Scan Manager to Azure

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Concentric AI launches Private Scan Manager on Azure, letting regulated sectors keep sensitive data in private cloud while using SaaS tools.
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NeoSapien links Solana token to LapTouch Mac touch bar

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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NeoSapien will tie Solana-based LPM tokens to discounted, priority pre-orders for its new LapTouch MacBook touchscreen accessory.
Modern car cutaway adas electronic control zones central chip

Quintauris, SiFive team up on RISC-V car platforms

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Quintauris teams with SiFive to embed RISC-V cores at the heart of standardised automotive zonal and ADAS control platforms.
Cinematic night office ai faces data leaking to dark city clouds

Generative AI drives surge in workplace data breaches

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Generative AI tools drive a surge in workplace data breaches, with monthly policy violations more than doubling as shadow AI use persists.
Ai governance boardroom 2026 execs reviewing global risk map

AI governance & resilience top boardroom agendas for 2026

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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Boards enter 2026 pushing AI from experiments to governed, resilient systems as volatile economies demand proof of value and stability.
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Exclusive: How PvX Partners tackles the mobile app financing gap

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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PvX is betting on data-rich user acquisition, offering mobile game studios revenue-linked funding and analytics that banks still overlook.
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Revenera boosts platform to clamp down on software piracy

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Revenera upgrades its platform with automated workflows to detect and curb global software piracy, licence overuse and misuse.
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Christchurch AI platform Caitlyn shines at AWS re:Invent

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Christchurch-built AI platform Caitlyn stars at AWS re:Invent, showcasing secure, explainable enterprise search for sensitive data.
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Temu expands Brand Guardian program to fight counterfeits

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Temu signs over 1,500 brands to its expanded Brand Guardian scheme, stepping up IP enforcement and counterfeit crackdowns worldwide.
Swiss flag smartphone dual os secure interfaces digital sovereignty

Soverli raises USD $2.6m for sovereign smartphone OS

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Swiss start-up Soverli raises USD $2.6m to build a sovereign smartphone layer that runs alongside Android and iOS for mission-critical use.
North american ai banking dominance skyscrapers vs europe

US banks dominate AI patents as Europe falls behind

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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US banks tighten grip on AI patents in finance, with a small North American elite racing ahead as European rivals fall further behind.
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Backslash unveils MCP Security to safeguard AI coding

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Backslash launches MCP Security to monitor AI coding agents on developer machines, tackling data leaks, prompt injection and privilege abuse.
Elderly dementia patient music therapy headphones legal shadows

When music and AI make 'Medtech Magic'

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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AI-powered music therapies promise relief for dementia and Parkinson's patients, but tangled licensing rules could stall life-changing apps.
Ai cyber threats hooded figure machine identity chaos 2026

CrowdStrike warns AI will redefine cyber threats by 2026

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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AI will redefine cyber threats by 2026, CrowdStrike warns, driving prompt-injection attacks, zero-day surges and machine identity chaos.
Cinematic film studio vs tech campus with reel streaming bridge

Explainer: Should Big Tech own Hollywood?

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Netflix's USD $72 billion bid for Warner Bros raises a stark question: is Hollywood's future in the hands of Silicon Valley's algorithms?.