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Higher profitability has helped push enterprise values up by about 15% for the average IT solution provider, according to a new report.
Scale-ups can now compete for recognition and customer validation as the Tech Trailblazers Awards opens 2026 entries worldwide.
Banks and brokers in Sweden face a phased overhaul as Euroclear moves to a shared Nordic securities platform with TCS software.
Scottish and Irish founders will get a supported route into each other's markets through the pilot, easing the cost and risk of expansion.
Many large organisations are still struggling to turn AI pilots into live systems, despite heavy spending and rising pressure for returns.
Grid operators and communities are facing mounting pressure as AI-driven data centre demand strains ageing networks and slows approvals worldwide.
Investors overseeing more than USD $350 billion in assets joined a Singapore event where founders faced tighter scrutiny over scale, revenues and execution.
Boardroom focus shifted to war risk in Q1, with Iran mentions jumping as chief executives kept AI at the top of the agenda.
Rising demand for AI research tools has pushed AlphaSense to add multilingual search and deepen local content for clients across both regions.
A central challenge for New Zealand tech firms is finding the right investors and partners, organisers say, as 3,000 attend.
Australian insurtechs will gain a free route to pitch insurers and investors, with the winner earning an expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas.
Visitors will see AI, robotics and Formula E showcases as MWC Shanghai broadens beyond telecoms to industrial tech and startups.
Use in Australia has jumped sixfold since January, with half of Codex activity now coming from marketers, analysts and other non-technical staff.
Independent studios in Auckland are gaining investor access and public exposure as the city works to grow New Zealand's games industry.
The two-day event will spotlight AI deployment, with awards and showcases aimed at drawing investors, founders and business leaders to Brisbane.
More than 300 members have joined The Pillars in eight months, turning Sydney's private club into a venue for deals, partnerships and referrals.
The programme aims to help greener building technologies win repeat work in Canada's USD $50 billion sustainable construction market.
Bristol tech festival Brazen to span five days across the city with new BID backing, as organisers target wider links between innovation and culture.
The new Alberta IP Office aims to stop homegrown research from being owned elsewhere, with CAD $8 million backing its push to retain jobs.
Investors overseeing USD $350 billion in assets will join more than 300 startups in Singapore as AI shifts towards industrial uses.
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