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Efekta Education tops 5 million users in three years
eLearning

Efekta Education tops 5 million users in three years

Government contracts have helped the UK edtech group reach 5 million active users, while test scores in Brazil have risen 32.5 per cent.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Cohesity adds partner incentives & services specialisation
Software-as-a-Service

Cohesity adds partner incentives & services specialisation

Partners will get higher rebates and simpler certification rules as Cohesity shifts its channel push towards services-led security sales.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Aleph to hold seventh Stanford GSB AI executive course
Digital Transformation

Aleph to hold seventh Stanford GSB AI executive course

The five-day invitation-only course will gather senior leaders from more than 130 markets as Stanford GSB studies AI, management and growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
AI is testing the limits of Zero Trust
Data Protection

AI is testing the limits of Zero Trust

Breaches are rising as AI tools widen access inside firms, leaving security teams struggling to spot data flows that Zero Trust was built to limit.

By David Land • 5 min read • Yesterday
Adelaide Airport picks Amadeus for cloud check-in system
Amadeus

Adelaide Airport picks Amadeus for cloud check-in system

Passengers at Adelaide Airport will gain more self-service options as a cloud-based check-in and bag-drop overhaul replaces fixed counters.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Google adds Antigravity to Gemini Enterprise subscriptions
DevOps

Google adds Antigravity to Gemini Enterprise subscriptions

Enterprises can now give developers the coding agent via Google Cloud controls, with pooled budgets, audit logs and IDE support included.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Tech Mahindra & ServiceNow deepen enterprise AI ties
Digital Transformation

Tech Mahindra & ServiceNow deepen enterprise AI ties

Enterprises are under pressure to prove returns from AI, as the expanded tie-up will push projects beyond pilots and into live workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Salesforce expands Headless 360 across its platform
Software-as-a-Service

Salesforce expands Headless 360 across its platform

Authorised AI agents will now be able to call Salesforce functions across clouds with existing permissions, reducing the need for custom integrations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Outsized names Martin Bouroncle as ANZ Managing Director
Data Analytics

Outsized names Martin Bouroncle as ANZ Managing Director

Australia's fast-growing financial services market has prompted Outsized to appoint Martin Bouroncle as managing director for ANZ.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
GitLab adds enterprise controls for agentic AI tools
DevOps

GitLab adds enterprise controls for agentic AI tools

Regulated teams can now keep AI processing inside GitLab Dedicated, with new secret handling, spending caps and security fixes added in 19.3.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Barracuda finds average web app has 20 security flaws
Digital Transformation

Barracuda finds average web app has 20 security flaws

Basic security lapses are leaving web apps exposed, with Barracuda saying routine misconfigurations account for most of 20 flaws per site.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Google Cloud adds four-level AlloyDB ScaNN preview
AI Infrastructure

Google Cloud adds four-level AlloyDB ScaNN preview

The preview could let AI search systems handle far larger datasets with p95 latency of 51 milliseconds or less at more than 10 billion vectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Google Cloud previews quantum-safe key import in KMS
Network Security

Google Cloud previews quantum-safe key import in KMS

The preview aims to reduce the risk of intercepted keys being cracked later by quantum computers, especially in bring your own key deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
Disaster Recovery

Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms

The recognition underlines Google Cloud's push to keep developers on one platform as enterprises move AI agents from prototypes into production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google Cloud warns startups on AI scaling pitfalls
Cloud Security

Google Cloud warns startups on AI scaling pitfalls

Startups risk leaked keys, quota throttling and surprise bills unless they tighten controls as AI prototypes move into production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
NVIDI adds Firefox support to GeForce NOW browser
Gaming

NVIDI adds Firefox support to GeForce NOW browser

The browser-only option broadens access to cloud gaming on locked-down Windows devices, with Ultimate members able to stream at up to 1440p and 120 fps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to boost AI security tools
Data Protection

Fortinet buys Virtue AI to boost AI security tools

The deal extends Fortinet's reach into AI runtime protection as companies race to secure agents, models and tools across production systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Asia Pacific leaders urge overhaul of scam defences
Data Protection

Asia Pacific leaders urge overhaul of scam defences

Australia's new scams rules are adding pressure on firms to detect fraud faster as AI-powered attacks expose weak governance and identity controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration
Ransomware

AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration

Misconfigured models are giving attackers a fresh route into cloud systems, raising the risk of data theft and service compromise.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Yesterday