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Intuit partners College Board on free finance resources
Small Business

Intuit partners College Board on free finance resources

More US high school students will get classroom finance lessons as free Intuit materials are folded into a new AP course.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
George Kailas launches Aethon Fund with USD $50 million
Fintech

George Kailas launches Aethon Fund with USD $50 million

The hedge fund will channel money back into Prospero.ai as it shifts founder George Kailas into a chairman role and adds AI-driven trading.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Infoveave launches Fovea AI assistant for enterprises
Manufacturing

Infoveave launches Fovea AI assistant for enterprises

Enterprises may gain decision support without replacing existing systems, as the assistant uses governed internal data to recommend next best actions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
SlateWorks wins ABBYY hackathon with mortgage auditor
Manufacturing

SlateWorks wins ABBYY hackathon with mortgage auditor

Mortgage file reviews could be cut to minutes after SlateWorks' AI auditor beat 25 teams in ABBYY's Bangalore hackathon.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
SlateWorks wins ABBYY hackathon with mortgage AI tool
Manufacturing

SlateWorks wins ABBYY hackathon with mortgage AI tool

Mortgage lenders could soon automate file checks more quickly as SlateWorks' award-winning AI targets compliance-heavy reviews still done manually.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Doppel honeypot spots Japanese phishing on day one
Data centers

Doppel honeypot spots Japanese phishing on day one

Thousands of hostile emails exposed a gap in global threat intelligence, with Japanese phishing attempts landing on Doppel's honeypot on day one.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Finance teams embrace AI amid growing accuracy fears
Digital Transformation

Finance teams embrace AI amid growing accuracy fears

Most finance professionals now use AI, but 93 per cent worry its outputs may be inaccurate or biased, a new survey finds.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Finance chiefs demand proof before boosting AI spend
Robotics

Finance chiefs demand proof before boosting AI spend

Most finance teams want clearer returns and tighter controls before committing more budget, despite broad plans to raise AI investment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Google brings quantum-safe signatures to Cloud KMS
Data Protection

Google brings quantum-safe signatures to Cloud KMS

Enterprises can now deploy quantum-safe signing in production as Cloud KMS adds post-quantum algorithms for sensitive records and transactions.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI finds ChatGPT shifting tasks across job roles
Data Analytics

OpenAI finds ChatGPT shifting tasks across job roles

OpenAI's data suggests smaller firms may be feeling the biggest change, as staff use ChatGPT to handle tasks once passed to other teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Multiverse Computing raises USD $570 million in Series C
Space

Multiverse Computing raises USD $570 million in Series C

The funding lifts the Spanish AI firm to a USD $1.7 billion valuation as demand grows for cheaper, lower-energy model deployment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Qualys appoints Ben Brown to lead ANZ channel push
Software-as-a-Service

Qualys appoints Ben Brown to lead ANZ channel push

Expansion in Australia and New Zealand is expected to deepen Qualys' managed risk services push as it adds four local hires.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 as default on Max
Generative AI

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 as default on Max

The new model now underpins Claude Max at the same price as Opus 4.8, with stronger coding and research performance, Anthropic said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Overtime & Authvia join up on receivables payments
Software-as-a-Service

Overtime & Authvia join up on receivables payments

Receivables teams could cut friction as the joint platform lets consumers settle balances during the same voice, SMS or digital exchange.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Hadrius raises USD $27 million to boost AI compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Hadrius raises USD $27 million to boost AI compliance

The funding will help regulated finance firms monitor rapidly growing communications and trading data as AI-driven compliance risks intensify.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

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March is busiest month for UK startup address sign-ups
Agricultural Technology

March is busiest month for UK startup address sign-ups

Spring accounted for most UK business address sign-ups, with service-led sectors driving a March peak, new data from Hoxton Mix shows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Cequence adds AI Gateway controls for agentic zero trust
Data Protection

Cequence adds AI Gateway controls for agentic zero trust

Existing customers can now govern AI agents more tightly, as Cequence links model, API and tool access to role-based policy controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week