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Blackpearl urges calm as AI agents shake SaaS models
Software-as-a-Service

Blackpearl urges calm as AI agents shake SaaS models

Blackpearl boss urges calm as AI agents rattle SaaS, warning firms to focus on data, not features, as micro-competition intensifies.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Reversec names Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as Chief Executive
DevOps

Reversec names Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as Chief Executive

Cyber consultancy Reversec has named former Accenture executive Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as CEO to drive its next phase of global expansion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Visa names David Peacock to lead New Zealand & Pacific
Data Analytics

Visa names David Peacock to lead New Zealand & Pacific

Visa has appointed former consulting chief David Peacock as Country Manager for New Zealand and the Pacific amid rapid digital payments growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Avalara buys Versori to boost AI-driven integrations
Software-as-a-Service

Avalara buys Versori to boost AI-driven integrations

Avalara snaps up Versori to speed AI-driven connector development and scale real-time tax compliance integrations across thousands of systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Semiconductors

Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions

AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.

By Donovan Jackson • 6 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Explainer: The digital shock that ended Sanity's reign
Partner Programmes

Explainer: The digital shock that ended Sanity's reign

Once a 400-store giant of CDs and DVDs, Sanity has shrunk to a regional chain as downloads, streaming and rising costs reshape retail.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
AMD, Nutanix ally on open AI stack in USD $250m deal
Virtualisation

AMD, Nutanix ally on open AI stack in USD $250m deal

AMD and Nutanix strike a multi-year USD $250m deal to build an open, full-stack AI platform for enterprise and service provider workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
ACI backs UK banks' push for sovereign payment rails
Crypto

ACI backs UK banks' push for sovereign payment rails

ACI backs UK banks' drive for sovereign payment rails to cut reliance on Visa and Mastercard and bolster geopolitical resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026
DevOps

EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026

EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Anker SOLIX cracks top three in SolarQuotes battery list
DevOps

Anker SOLIX cracks top three in SolarQuotes battery list

Anker SOLIX has surged into SolarQuotes' top three home battery brands, as reviews and backup reliability reshape Australia's solar storage market.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Market competition stories

UK households urged to switch to dodge telecoms bill hikes
Unified Communications

UK households urged to switch to dodge telecoms bill hikes

Millions face UK telecoms bill hikes from March, as Uswitch warns households to switch now or pay an extra GBP £126 million a month.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
In a cost-pressured AI race, operational maturity is now the competitive advantage
DevOps

In a cost-pressured AI race, operational maturity is now the competitive advantage

Companies racing to adopt AI risk eroding margins unless they build mature, deliberately designed operations to control cost and complexity.

By Murali Thiagarajan • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
India PC shipments hit record 15.9 million in 2025
Digital Transformation

India PC shipments hit record 15.9 million in 2025

India's PC market surged to a record 15.9 million shipments in 2025, powered by notebook demand, AI machines and brisk commercial buying.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud
Private Cloud

Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud

Leaseweb has added NVIDIA L4 GPUs to its UK sovereign public cloud, offering pay-per-use AI capacity it claims undercuts hyperscalers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
AoFrio hits record revenue as EBITDA jumps 40 percent
Data Analytics

AoFrio hits record revenue as EBITDA jumps 40 percent

AoFrio posts record NZD $83.2 million revenue as EBITDA jumps 40%, but tariff headwinds leave sales short of guidance for the year.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan
Unified Communications

Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan

Swoop lifts first-half revenue 41% to AUD $64.1 million and accelerates a Melbourne fibre build backed by AUD $60 million in contracts.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list
Cartech

Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list

Tesla's Model Y has been crowned 2026 Drive Car of the Year, lauded for sub-AUD $60,000 pricing and advanced self-driving tech.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Telecoms charter under fire as April bill rises loom
Unified Communications

Telecoms charter under fire as April bill rises loom

UK telecoms charter faces scrutiny as April bill hikes loom, with Ofcom complaints and consumer groups questioning value and service.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026