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Pebl hires ex-Remote executive as Chief Revenue Officer
Risk & Compliance

Pebl hires ex-Remote executive as Chief Revenue Officer

The global hiring platform is tightening its leadership as it targets faster growth in a crowded cross-border employment market.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Revenium joins FinOps Foundation to track AI spend
Software-as-a-Service

Revenium joins FinOps Foundation to track AI spend

FinOps teams are struggling to assign the bulk of agentic AI costs, as token fees often pale beside APIs, data and human review work.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
ClickHouse names Ed Lenta as Asia Pacific & Japan chief
Digital Transformation

ClickHouse names Ed Lenta as Asia Pacific & Japan chief

The database firm's rapid revenue growth and customer gains are driving a bigger sales push across Asia Pacific and Japan, including Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Sweep launches AI agent for Salesforce & Snowflake
Software-as-a-Service

Sweep launches AI agent for Salesforce & Snowflake

Teams can now map downstream risks across Salesforce, Snowflake and Data 360 before making changes, cutting manual checks and compliance gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Computex spotlights AI robots as startup turnout grows
Robotics

Computex spotlights AI robots as startup turnout grows

A new robotics zone and a 11% rise in startups showed AI hardware and commercial deployment are now driving the Taipei trade fair.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago

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Unleashed launches tools for small Australian manufacturers
Software-as-a-Service

Unleashed launches tools for small Australian manufacturers

Small manufacturers could gain a cheaper route to digitising sales, marketing and warehousing as Unleashed targets firms with up to 20 staff.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Artificial Agency names Greg Canessa Chief Operating Officer
Gaming

Artificial Agency names Greg Canessa Chief Operating Officer

The Edmonton gaming AI company is moving beyond pilots as it seeks wider studio adoption of its behaviour engine.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Superson appoints Max Hurford as Head of Operations
Digital Transformation

Superson appoints Max Hurford as Head of Operations

He will oversee systems linking the consultancy's Amsterdam, Helsinki and Singapore offices as it scales AI-assisted project delivery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago
UK innovation firms eye growth at home despite delays
Data centers

UK innovation firms eye growth at home despite delays

Delayed procurement is making revenue visibility harder for UK innovation firms, even as 56 per cent plan their next growth phase at home.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Simon Case joins AI startup Electric Twin ethics board
Digital Transformation

Simon Case joins AI startup Electric Twin ethics board

The appointment adds Whitehall credibility as Electric Twin pushes its synthetic audience tool into sensitive public and commercial decision-making.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Cambridge Tech Week unveils first 2026 speaker line-up
Semiconductors

Cambridge Tech Week unveils first 2026 speaker line-up

Five days of talks in Cambridge will focus on how deep tech can scale internationally, with energy, AI and investment leaders set to attend.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Greater Manchester AI sector valued at USD $4.7 billion
Smart Cities

Greater Manchester AI sector valued at USD $4.7 billion

The city region is drawing more investors and employers as nearly USD $1 billion has flowed into its AI firms since 2010.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
London keeps Europe's top spot for tech investment
Unified Communications

London keeps Europe's top spot for tech investment

Technology investment softened last year, but the UK still drew more projects than France and Germany as London stayed ahead of Paris.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Deliverance AI launches with GBP £6m annual revenue
Private Cloud

Deliverance AI launches with GBP £6m annual revenue

Growing demand for governed AI in regulated sectors has helped the London-based start-up secure six enterprise customers in three months.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Carney unveils AI strategy, $200B in economic growth goal
Data Protection

Carney unveils AI strategy, $200B in economic growth goal

Ottawa's five-year push aims to lift adoption, create 250,000 AI jobs and curb the talent drain as Canada races to catch up.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Hivemind & Berkeley launch darkmatter lab for AI research
Blockchain

Hivemind & Berkeley launch darkmatter lab for AI research

Selected AI and blockchain projects at Berkeley will each receive at least USD $1 million in support before they form companies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
ITS America unveils Detroit 2026 transport conference
Smart Cities

ITS America unveils Detroit 2026 transport conference

More than 3,000 transport leaders will gather in Detroit next year as the programme expands to cover cybersecurity, AI and autonomous shuttles.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week