About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 5
Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.
Banking Circle joins AP+ committee to boost fintech pay
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fintech
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payment technologies
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westpac
Banking Circle wins 2026 AP+ committee seat, vowing to champion fintech needs and speed instant payment adoption across Australia.
Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams
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malware
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uc
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data protection
Bitdefender warns of a global surge in fake job emails posing as Amazon, Carrefour and the NHS, stealing data, money and account logins.
Gen warns of soaring online scams targeting Kiwis in Q4
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mdm
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phishing
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martech
New Zealand faces a 271% jump in fake shop scams as criminals exploit routine clicks, QR scans and DIY guides to trick online shoppers.
LaunchDarkly adds new tech, finance chiefs amid growth
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network infrastructure
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devops
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digital transformation
LaunchDarkly names new tech and finance chiefs as revenue nears USD $200 million and demand for AI software delivery tools accelerates.
Hubtel IT grows team to drive AI & cyber security push
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digital transformation
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phishing
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cartech
Hubtel IT boosts staff by 25% and targets GBP £2.5m turnover as it ramps up AI and cyber security services for UK small businesses.
HCLTech to run AI-led IT services for Team Global Express
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
HCLTech wins Team Global Express deal to run consolidated IT and deploy AI-led automation across logistics operations in ANZ.
Schneider Electric unveils AI-first Resource Advisor+
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supply chain
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power / energy
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risk & compliance
Schneider Electric has launched Resource Advisor+, an AI-first platform unifying energy, emissions and supply chain data for smarter decarbonisation.
Check Point adds Auckland SASE PoP for NZ data needs
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
Check Point opens Auckland SASE PoP, giving New Zealand firms local data residency, lower latency and compliance-focused cloud security.
Thomson Reuters unveils industry Trust in AI Alliance
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hyperscale
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Thomson Reuters launches Trust in AI Alliance with Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud and OpenAI to develop trustworthy agentic AI systems.
First Media backs MMC to widen media-for-equity reach
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e-commerce
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social media
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digital media
First Media joins MMC as an LP, boosting the venture fund’s media-for-equity firepower with wider digital, social and TV ad reach for start-ups.
Kubernetes cements role as AI & cloud native backbone
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Kubernetes now underpins 82% of production container workloads, as CNCF data shows it emerging as the default platform for generative AI.
Tech leaders urge Khan to drop AI ‘mass unemployment’
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Tech leaders tell Sadiq Khan to stop warning of AI ‘mass unemployment’, saying firms use it to boost productivity, not scrap jobs.
Wise tips five trends reshaping cross-border payments
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
Wise forecasts five shifts to speed up cross-border payments by 2026, as new rules, tech links and customer demands reshape the market.
European banks see AI cutting jobs mainly via attrition
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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ai
European banks expect AI to shrink staff only slightly, with most projected job losses coming through routine attrition, not mass cuts.
Cloudflare: outdated apps stifle APAC AI investment gains
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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network security
Cloudflare warns outdated apps across APAC are choking AI gains, as modernised firms see triple the returns on their AI investments.
Christmas food splurge drives surprise rise in spending
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christmas
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restaurants
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inflation
Festive food, drink and dining out delivered a surprise December spending lift, as households splurged ahead of Christmas gatherings.
US travellers trust AI for trip ideas, not payments
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data protection
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genai
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data privacy
US travellers embrace AI to plan and compare trips but still prefer to handle bookings and payments themselves amid trust and security concerns.
Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals
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physical security
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genai
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ai
Cloudflare acquires UK AI marketplace Human Native to give creators more control and pay for data used to train and run AI systems.
Dun & Bradstreet outlines seven key compliance trends
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ransomware
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Dun & Bradstreet flags sanctions, data quality and AI governance as top compliance pressures shaping corporate risk in 2026.