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Valeo expands Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout

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Valeo will equip 100,000 staff with Gemini for Workspace as the automotive supplier deepens its Google Cloud partnership and expands agentic AI in engineering.
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Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans

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Keepit survey finds organisations overconfident about AI disaster recovery, with just 32% testing plans monthly and many lacking clear governance.
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ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to platform

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OVHcloud expands its Quantum Platform with Quandela's Belenos machine, giving Asia-Pacific users cloud access to a 12-qubit photonic computer.
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Australian work shines at inaugural AARON AI awards

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Australian teams stand out as AARON awards crown global AI advertising winners, with Thinkerbell and other local collaborators taking top honours.
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UK among cheaper markets in global broadband price league

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UK ranks 70th in Broadband Genie's global survey, as Eastern Europe tops the cheapest fixed-line internet markets and North America stays costly.
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Veolia launches global data centre resource service

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Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.
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Payhawk flags AI governance gap in finance leaders

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Payhawk survey finds 45% of self-described AI leaders in finance lack minimum use rules, exposing a wider gap between ambition and control.
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Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push

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Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.
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Snom reports growth in key markets & product range

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Snom sees renewed momentum in Iberia and Asia-Pacific as it broadens its product line-up, deepens partner ties and steadies trading elsewhere.
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OMS Group buys second DriX vessel for cable surveys

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OMS Group deepens its autonomous offshore push with a second DriX O-16, as the cable contractor scales up survey capacity for global subsea projects.
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Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management

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Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
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Google expands healthcare ad certification to India & New Zealand

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Google and LegitScript widen healthcare ad certification to India and New Zealand, tightening rules for pharmacies and telemedicine providers.
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TEKEVER & EPE join forces on NZ autonomous systems

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TEKEVER partners with EPE New Zealand to boost uncrewed and autonomous defence systems, targeting maritime and land missions nationwide.
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UK enterprises move AI projects into production

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UK enterprises press ahead with AI deployment as 94% warn of sprawl, while integration issues and legacy data remain major hurdles.
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Login problems drive consumers away from digital services

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Thales report finds weak login and sign-up flows are pushing users away, as trust in AI, data handling and digital services remains low.
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Australia & New Zealand outpace peers on resilience

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PagerDuty says Australia and New Zealand firms are lifting resilience spend and AI use, while keeping people in charge of critical recovery decisions.
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The evolving role of the CSO: From technical guardian to business strategist

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CSOs are shedding their purely technical image as security chiefs are pushed into the boardroom to drive sales, trust and growth.
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Equinix expands data centre training push in Australia

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Equinix is rolling out its Pathways to Tech scheme in Australia as part of a global drive to tackle data centre skills shortages.