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OpenID Foundation names Kantara as authorised auditor
Fintech

OpenID Foundation names Kantara as authorised auditor

Independent checks on digital identity products will now be carried out by Kantara as the OpenID Foundation expands its conformance programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact
Crypto

Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact

The three-year tie-up aims to turn academic research into practical payments policy on fraud, stablecoins, remittances and cyber risk across APAC.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
OpenID Foundation unveils new independent testing plan
Crypto

OpenID Foundation unveils new independent testing plan

OpenID Foundation names four partners to deliver new independent conformance testing for fast-growing digital identity schemes from 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
AMD & Samsung deepen AI memory, packaging alliance
Semiconductors

AMD & Samsung deepen AI memory, packaging alliance

AMD and Samsung are deepening their alliance to co-develop HBM4 and DDR5 memory and advanced packaging for next-wave AI and data centre systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Fujikura to invest JPY ¥300bn to triple fibre output
Network Infrastructure

Fujikura to invest JPY ¥300bn to triple fibre output

Fujikura plans up to JPY ¥300bn in Japan-US investments to triple optical fibre output for booming AI data centre networks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Quobly, Entropica partner on fault-tolerant quantum push
Quantum Computing

Quobly, Entropica partner on fault-tolerant quantum push

Quobly and Entropica join forces in Singapore to co-design fault-tolerant silicon quantum systems from chip architecture to software stack.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Manchester & Galway hubs forge start-up expansion pact
Artificial Intelligence

Manchester & Galway hubs forge start-up expansion pact

Manchester's GBP £1.7bn Sister hub and Galway's Platform94 sign a 12-month pact to ease cross-Irish Sea expansion for start-ups.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
ST Engineering & Ramco in AI-led MRO tech partnership
Data Analytics

ST Engineering & Ramco in AI-led MRO tech partnership

ST Engineering and Ramco partner on AI-led MRO tech, eyeing a Singapore innovation hub to boost digital aviation maintenance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
QuikBot and Illumia partner on governed airport AI
Robotics

QuikBot and Illumia partner on governed airport AI

QuikBot and Illumia have agreed a partnership to roll out governed Physical AI robots across airport retail, airside logistics and MRO.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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EX.IO & Payment Asia explore Hong Kong stablecoins
Crypto

EX.IO & Payment Asia explore Hong Kong stablecoins

Hong Kong merchants may soon gain stablecoin payment and settlement options as the two firms test licensed digital assets under the new regime.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026
Australia, Anthropic sign AI safety & research deal
Agricultural Technology

Australia, Anthropic sign AI safety & research deal

The deal will give Canberra access to AI risk findings and usage data as Anthropic expands research support and plans a Sydney office.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Cohere signs pact with Saab for AI on surveillance aircraft
Data Analytics

Cohere signs pact with Saab for AI on surveillance aircraft

Saab teams with Cohere on AI for its GlobalEye aircraft, tying the deal to Canada as it courts Ottawa's airborne surveillance contract.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
ABB, TCS deepen industrial AI & factory modernisation pact
Manufacturing

ABB, TCS deepen industrial AI & factory modernisation pact

ABB and TCS have expanded their industrial AI pact to modernise factories, upgrade IT, and explore new AI infrastructure in India.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Baidam ties tech hiring to Deadly Coders training fund
Security Operations Centres

Baidam ties tech hiring to Deadly Coders training fund

Baidam will fund a GBP £20,000 Deadly Coders academy place for every 10 tech hires, tying recruitment success directly to Indigenous training.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
Open Campus pilots verifiable hiring credentials in Vietnam
Blockchain

Open Campus pilots verifiable hiring credentials in Vietnam

Open Campus to test blockchain-backed verifiable education credentials in Vietnam recruitment with Le & Associates and SKALE.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore
Robotics

NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore

NCS and Autonomous A2Z will co-develop autonomous mobility systems in Singapore, targeting safe, compliant and scalable AV deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub
Hyperscale

EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub

EDP and Start Campus strike Iberian renewables-data pact centred on the SINES hub, a planned EUR €8.5 billion, 1.2 GW green campus.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW
Hyperscale

Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW

Canada opens intake for sovereign AI data centres over 100MW, aiming to boost compute capacity, Indigenous equity and green power use.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026