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Origin partners ServiceNow to embed benefits answers
Software-as-a-Service

Origin partners ServiceNow to embed benefits answers

Origin and ServiceNow embed Cuido in Employee Centre, letting workers get benefits answers from structured data without raising HR tickets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Cloudinary launches AI agents for media management
Digital Transformation

Cloudinary launches AI agents for media management

Cloudinary rolls out AI agents to automate media workflows, search and moderation for brands managing vast image and video libraries.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Deel acquires Sastrify to boost software spend control
Digital Transformation

Deel acquires Sastrify to boost software spend control

Deel buys Sastrify to add software licence renewals, pricing benchmarks and spend controls to its IT platform as firms hunt for savings.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Syspro launches marketplace for manufacturing ERP users
Customer Relationship Management

Syspro launches marketplace for manufacturing ERP users

Syspro opens marketplace to help manufacturers and distributors add partner software for analytics, AI, eCommerce and compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Temenos expands AWS SaaS to digital banking & payments
Disaster Recovery

Temenos expands AWS SaaS to digital banking & payments

Temenos broadens AWS SaaS for banks with digital services and payments, as lenders weigh cloud modularity, regulation and data residency.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
DigiCert launches AI trust tools for agents & content
Cloud Security

DigiCert launches AI trust tools for agents & content

DigiCert adds cryptographic verification for AI agents, models and content to its platform, with content authenticity available now and two previews live.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Adobe completes Semrush deal to boost AI search tools
Digital Transformation

Adobe completes Semrush deal to boost AI search tools

Adobe completes Semrush acquisition to widen its customer experience suite with SEO and AI visibility tools for brands.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Today
ControlUp appoints Tim Freestone after USD $100m ARR
Application Security

ControlUp appoints Tim Freestone after USD $100m ARR

ControlUp taps Tim Freestone as Adviser to the Board as it tops USD $100 million ARR and pushes further into autonomous endpoint management.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
OpenAI and PwC build finance AI agents for CFO teams
Digital Transformation

OpenAI and PwC build finance AI agents for CFO teams

OpenAI and PwC partner on AI agents for finance chiefs, targeting planning, reporting and controls across core workflows.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Extreme launches Wi-Fi 7 access points for indoors
Network Infrastructure

Extreme launches Wi-Fi 7 access points for indoors

Extreme launches Wi-Fi 7 access points for healthcare, education and large venues, adding indoor and weatherised models with PoE+ support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI
Virtualisation

Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI

Broadcom unveils VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 to help enterprises run AI workloads in private cloud with lower costs and tighter security.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Today
Animoca Brands launches USD $10 million Minds AI fund
Software-as-a-Service

Animoca Brands launches USD $10 million Minds AI fund

Animoca Brands backs early-stage developers with USD $10 million Minds AI fund to spur agentic web products across gaming, finance and productivity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
FMG goes live with Workday HCM for core people systems
Data Analytics

FMG goes live with Workday HCM for core people systems

FMG replaces legacy people systems with Workday HCM, payroll and absence tools as the New Zealand insurer targets faster reporting and compliance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Virtualisation

Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres

Data centre operators race to make AI-ready sites more energy efficient, using smart cooling, load shifting and grid collaboration.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • Today
Cavell Leitch taps Rodney Craig for Wellington office
Public Sector

Cavell Leitch taps Rodney Craig for Wellington office

Cavell Leitch names Rodney Craig to spearhead a Wellington expansion, betting on a senior corporate lawyer to anchor its national growth push.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
GitHub adds moderation tools for open source maintainers
Supply Chain

GitHub adds moderation tools for open source maintainers

GitHub rolls out moderation controls to help open source maintainers curb spam and manage soaring pull request volumes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Harvey launches 500 legal AI agents & builder tool
Robotic Process Automation

Harvey launches 500 legal AI agents & builder tool

Harvey expands legal AI push with more than 500 agents and early access to a builder that lets firms customise workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Tanium launches Atlas to speed IT & security response
Firewalls

Tanium launches Atlas to speed IT & security response

Tanium launches Atlas, an autonomous platform for IT and security teams, as Chief Operating Officer Matt Quinn says AI-driven attacks are accelerating.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Microsoft tops phishing brand rankings in first quarter
Malware

Microsoft tops phishing brand rankings in first quarter

Microsoft, Apple and Google dominate first-quarter phishing attacks as scammers broaden tactics from fake logins to payments, QR-code hijacks and malware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today