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Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option
Storage

Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option

Smaller sites can now run AI and storage together more cheaply, as the new version targets remote offices and on-premises deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today
General Magic acquires Latch AI to boost clinic retention
Artificial Intelligence

General Magic acquires Latch AI to boost clinic retention

The deal should help clinics cut churn and lift repeat bookings by linking patient retention tools to General Magic's software layer.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
3C merges with Datalec to form AI data centre group
DataCentre infrastructure

3C merges with Datalec to form AI data centre group

Rising demand for AI-ready infrastructure has prompted the new group to target more than USD $400 million in revenue in 2026.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Most firms hide AI work in roles, Oyster report finds
Human Capital Management

Most firms hide AI work in roles, Oyster report finds

Most firms are failing to update pay and titles as AI duties spread, leaving work reshaped by automation but formally unacknowledged.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Today
Harmonic Security raises USD $50 million in Series B
AI Security

Harmonic Security raises USD $50 million in Series B

Demand for tighter oversight of workplace AI has helped Harmonic Security secure USD $50 million to expand its engineering and sales teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Basware customers focus on trust as AI expands in finance
Robotics

Basware customers focus on trust as AI expands in finance

Finance chiefs are demanding more evidence that AI can be trusted in invoice and payment controls, as errors could affect compliance and suppliers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Today
Sonatype launches Nexus Repository Pro+ for AI screening
Application Security

Sonatype launches Nexus Repository Pro+ for AI screening

It blocks malicious or policy-breaking software and AI artefacts at intake, helping enterprises cut build failures, rework and release risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Nvidia's AI tools drive smart city pilots across Europe
Smart Cities

Nvidia's AI tools drive smart city pilots across Europe

Cities from Liverpool to Gothenburg are using Nvidia's AI tools to cut admin time, improve safety and lower operating costs in public services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos
Malware

Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos

Developers may have been steered towards malicious code as at least 88 public GitHub repositories linked to a malware cluster surfaced in AI recommendations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
Backbase launches Delivery Factory to speed bank projects
DevOps

Backbase launches Delivery Factory to speed bank projects

The tool aims to cut bank delivery times and reduce rework by linking AI agents to agreed requirements, design and code from the outset.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust
Customer Experience

Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust

As AI agents proliferate, Twilio is focusing on trusted, governed communications infrastructure rather than the apps that sit on top of it.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Yesterday
Meltwater tops Gartner's first PR & media tools ranking
Customer Experience

Meltwater tops Gartner's first PR & media tools ranking

The new Gartner ranking could help buyers in PR and media monitoring tools judge vendors as AI-driven reputation risks reshape the market.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday
AMD & Intel join forces on PyTorch AI optimisations
Open source

AMD & Intel join forces on PyTorch AI optimisations

Developers will get a single route for PyTorch CPU tuning across both chip rivals, reducing fragmentation as AI workloads move onto x86 systems.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
NetSuite rolls out AI suite tools in Australia & NZ
Software-as-a-Service

NetSuite rolls out AI suite tools in Australia & NZ

Some tools are already reaching Australian and New Zealand users as the ERP vendor expands AI features for finance, inventory and approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Coherence raises USD $45 million for cancer implant
Artificial Intelligence

Coherence raises USD $45 million for cancer implant

The funding will finance Coherence's first chronic human trial in glioblastoma and further testing of its implantable cancer-monitoring platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
Proofpoint joins Microsoft ICES in Defender portal
Ransomware

Proofpoint joins Microsoft ICES in Defender portal

Microsoft 365 customers can now review Proofpoint email threat alerts inside Defender, cutting the need to switch between security tools.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Twilio bets on conversation infrastructure for the agentic AI era
Digital Transformation

Twilio bets on conversation infrastructure for the agentic AI era

Twilio says enterprise AI will fail without the communications plumbing to link customer data, channels and human workers across touchpoints.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Today
Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate
Firewalls

Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate

The cloud-delivered offering adds real-time prompt and response inspection to existing firewalls, helping firms curb shadow AI, data loss and runaway spend.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
Cloud print adoption driven by IT workload, says study
Hybrid Cloud

Cloud print adoption driven by IT workload, says study

More than half of IT budgets in Australia and New Zealand are spent on keeping existing systems running, a study says.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today