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Bloomberg to acquire Canoe Intelligence for private data
Fintech

Bloomberg to acquire Canoe Intelligence for private data

The takeover will give institutional investors a single workflow for analysing exposures and risk across public and private assets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026

Global Stories

Benchmarking stories

Basware report finds AI & automation gap in finance
Software-as-a-Service

Basware report finds AI & automation gap in finance

Large finance teams are still lagging on AI and automation, with Basware's data showing a 12-point gap between average and top performers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Zapata partners QuEra to develop quantum use cases
High Performance Computing

Zapata partners QuEra to develop quantum use cases

Enterprise users could gain a clearer path to quantum applications as Zapata and QuEra work to bridge today's hardware gap before fault-tolerant systems arrive.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
South East Asia & India launch loyalty industry body
Customer Relationship Management

South East Asia & India launch loyalty industry body

The new body seeks to help brands retain customers as Asia-Pacific loyalty spending is forecast to reach USD $141.8 billion by 2030.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
NVIDIA expands open world models for physical AI development
Robotics

NVIDIA expands open world models for physical AI development

Open models matter because robots and vehicles need task-specific tuning, and Nvidia is betting on Cosmos 3 to fill that data gap.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Google adds self-learning BigQuery tuning features
Data Analytics

Google adds self-learning BigQuery tuning features

Customers could see faster analytics and lower bills as BigQuery starts using past queries to tune itself and curb wasteful compute.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
SAP Concur adds AI tools with Amex GBT partnership
Robotics

SAP Concur adds AI tools with Amex GBT partnership

It aims to cut manual work for travel and finance teams as new dashboards, approval tools and disruption alerts roll out in stages.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N
Cloud Security

Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N

The upgrades are aimed at easing bottlenecks for large AI and machine learning deployments, with clusters now scaling to 15,000 nodes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Workiva launches AI agents for reporting & compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Workiva launches AI agents for reporting & compliance

The new tools aim to cut manual checks for finance and compliance teams while preserving audit trails across regulated disclosures.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026
Onton launches AI model to judge product trustworthiness
Data governance

Onton launches AI model to judge product trustworthiness

As AI assistants steer more shopping, the startup is betting trust checks on product data will become a new battleground for eCommerce.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026
NVIDIA deploys Vera CPU to speed chip design tools
High Performance Computing

NVIDIA deploys Vera CPU to speed chip design tools

Chip design checks could run up to 50% faster after early tests with Cadence and Synopsys tools on NVIDIA's Vera CPU.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026
OpenAI model breaches Hugging Face in unprecedented incident
Cloud Security

OpenAI model breaches Hugging Face in unprecedented incident

Security experts warn the breach shows autonomous AI can exploit old misconfigurations at machine speed, widening enterprise identity and containment risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
meshIQ benchmark finds no single messaging broker wins
DevOps

meshIQ benchmark finds no single messaging broker wins

The benchmark underscores that broker choice depends on workload, with each contender excelling in different durable messaging tests.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
NVIDIA ramps up Vera Rubin AI system for cloud giants
Private Cloud

NVIDIA ramps up Vera Rubin AI system for cloud giants

Early cloud deployments and benchmark gains signal NVIDIA's latest rack-scale AI platform is moving into commercial use as data centres chase efficiency.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Benchmarking stories

Australian firms boost AI spend without tracking returns
Digital Transformation

Australian firms boost AI spend without tracking returns

Many firms are ramping up AI budgets while still lacking the metrics and governance to prove the technology is paying off.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Your engagement survey is doing its best, its best is no longer good enough
Software-as-a-Service

Your engagement survey is doing its best, its best is no longer good enough

Annual questionnaires are leaving managers blind to fast-moving workplace pressures, because they capture snapshots instead of actionable signals.

By Kim Severinsen • 5 min read • Last month
UK finance brands lag in paid social ad creativity
Fintech

UK finance brands lag in paid social ad creativity

Paid social costs are rising as UK finance marketers struggle to produce enough creative for platforms that now reward constant ad testing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026