Global Tech stories
Seattle tops Karat's 2026 engineering talent rankings
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Seattle tops Karat's 2026 engineering talent rankings as Toronto, Chicago and London surge in a shift away from traditional tech hubs.
OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
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OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
Accel-KKR buys Whip Around, boosting NZ tech appeal
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Accel-KKR acquires New Zealand-founded fleet software firm Whip Around, betting on North American growth and recurring revenue demand.
Women engineers gain AI career boost, yet trust lags
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Women engineers say AI is accelerating careers but remain wary of bias and blurred accountability for machine-generated code at work.
Cyber leaders urge culture shift to retain women in STEM
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hcm
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
Cyber and tech leaders say diversity will stall unless firms tackle toxic culture, caregiving bias and back women with real sponsorship.
Zoho marks 30th year with 1m customers, 150m users
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
Zoho marks 30 years in business as it surpasses 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide, with revenue up 20% in 2025.
Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
GSMA brings #ChangeTheFace Alliance into diversity push
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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it industry
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nokia
GSMA folds the #ChangeTheFace Alliance into its Connectivity for Good programme, bolstering global diversity and inclusion efforts in tech.
Kore.ai secures new funding to scale agentic AI tools
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Kore.ai lands fresh backing led by AllianceBernstein to grow its enterprise agentic AI platform and accelerate global expansion plans.
Miro debuts Engage to transform AI-powered workshops
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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data analytics
Miro launches Engage, an in-canvas tool that blends live polls with AI summaries to keep workshop input and follow-up work in one space.
China & aerospace lift high-end global 3D printing
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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drones
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supply chain
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hp
Industrial 3D printer shipments return to growth as aerospace demand and a strong China rebound lift high-end metal systems in 2025.
AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom
Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.
Samsung unveils unified AI vision across home & TV
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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gaming
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wearables
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data protection
Samsung sets out unified AI vision at CES, turning TVs, appliances and health services into connected 'companions' in daily life.
3DiVi maps global facial recognition trends to 2026
Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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data protection
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smart cities
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surveillance
3DiVi's 2026 report charts facial recognition's shift into core digital identity, mapping tech, regional maturity and policy risks worldwide.
More than a third of STEM professionals consider moving abroad
Fri, 7th Nov 2025
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skills shortage
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Over a third of STEM professionals worldwide have been approached for overseas roles, with 19% planning or already moving abroad amid rising global investment and protectionism.
Stefan Leitl appointed Cisco VP for Australia & NZ
Mon, 25th Aug 2025
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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martech
Stefan Leitl returns to Melbourne as Cisco's new Vice President for Australia and New Zealand, bringing extensive global experience in IoT and digital transformation.
Forrester advises cautious tech budgets & AI investment for 2026
Fri, 18th Jul 2025
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data analytics
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iot
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advanced persistent threat protection
Forrester urges tech leaders to plan cautiously for 2026, advising careful AI investment and flexible budgets amid ongoing economic uncertainty and regional shifts.
New government 'alliance' formed to combat online scammers
Fri, 11th Jul 2025
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cybersecurity
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google
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commerce commission
New Zealand's government forms 'Anti-Scam Alliance' with banks, police and tech firms to tackle online scams through real-time data sharing.
Exclusive: Neat's Graham Walsh on AI-powered collaboration in tech
Tue, 20th Aug 2024
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digital inclusion
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neat
Graham Walsh from Neat has shared insights on how the company's AI-powered video tech is revolutionising global collaboration.
Global tech & marketing leaders plan for budget increases
Wed, 7th Aug 2024
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cx
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martech
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quantum computing
Despite economic uncertainties, 91% of global tech leaders and 87% of marketers are set to boost budgets in 2025, Forrester's Planning Guides reveal.