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Sixthfin appoints Vallana as Chief Executive Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Sixthfin appoints Vallana as Chief Executive Officer

The French fintech is splitting its leadership as it seeks faster international growth and broader reach among finance teams worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Tencent opens Hy4 preview in an open-source AI push
Data Analytics

Tencent opens Hy4 preview in an open-source AI push

Developers get a cheaper open-source rival as Tencent pushes Hy4 preview into tools for coding, finance and research.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
EUMETSAT satellite completes Europe's weather network
Space

EUMETSAT satellite completes Europe's weather network

Faster storm and wildfire warnings are now closer as the full Meteosat Third Generation weather constellation completes its first orbital set-up.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Digital Science opens £25,000 grant for trusted AI workflows
Risk & Compliance

Digital Science opens £25,000 grant for trusted AI workflows

Researchers and start-ups worldwide can seek equity-free funding as the programme backs AI agents that can show their workings and accountability.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Cummins joins Emerald venture network for startup access
Manufacturing

Cummins joins Emerald venture network for startup access

The move gives Cummins earlier access to startups as it hunts for technologies to support electrification, energy systems and industrial decarbonisation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Navee to unveil smart mobility & exoskeleton range
Artificial Intelligence

Navee to unveil smart mobility & exoskeleton range

Visitors at IFA will see NAVEE's push into golf gear and wearable support as it seeks to move beyond electric scooters.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago
xReality Group posts record results as defence sales grow
Software-as-a-Service

xReality Group posts record results as defence sales grow

Defence training demand helped lift annual revenue 43% to AUD $20 million, while xReality Group cut its net loss to AUD $0.1 million.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Liner raises USD $36.1 million to expand enterprise AI
Digital Transformation

Liner raises USD $36.1 million to expand enterprise AI

The fresh capital will help Liner turn its 14 million-user consumer search base into enterprise AI revenue as funding tightens for smaller rivals.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Synopsys to host AI engineering forums in Singapore
Semiconductors

Synopsys to host AI engineering forums in Singapore

Engineers and researchers will gather as Singapore cements its role as a regional hub for chip design and digital engineering.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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Carrick launches AI phone platform for health care
Customer Relationship Management

Carrick launches AI phone platform for health care

The platform is already helping clinics cut missed calls and no-shows as NL Health Services uses it in a cancer screening programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Stakk swings to AUD $1.07 million operating profit
Software-as-a-Service

Stakk swings to AUD $1.07 million operating profit

The turnaround was driven by surging customer receipts and cash inflows, though auditors still expect to flag a going-concern uncertainty.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Zoom Pharmacy to sell Tazi menstrual product online
Health Technologies

Zoom Pharmacy to sell Tazi menstrual product online

Customers in urban and rural areas can now order the reusable menstrual product online with pharmacist advice and nationwide delivery.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Price calls for Launch New Zealand to lure global R&D
Risk & Compliance

Price calls for Launch New Zealand to lure global R&D

Weak R&D growth has prompted calls for New Zealand to court overseas firms at the product-launch stage and lift investment.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 6 days ago
AU manufacturing sector faces robotics investment shortfall
Robotics

AU manufacturing sector faces robotics investment shortfall

Australia's manufacturing push could stall unless public and private funding closes the gap with rivals investing heavily in AI and robotics.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 6 days ago
Xanadu to open Toronto photonics plant with CAD $195m
Data centers

Xanadu to open Toronto photonics plant with CAD $195m

Canada's quantum manufacturing push gets a lift as federal backing supports a Toronto site aimed at scaling photonic hardware production.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 6 days ago
Aidan Tudehope to champion sovereign AI in Australia
Data centers

Aidan Tudehope to champion sovereign AI in Australia

The appointment spotlights calls for Australia to build local AI systems as governments weigh security, data control and resilience.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Ribbit is bringing autonomy to aircraft cargo in Canada
Drones

Ribbit is bringing autonomy to aircraft cargo in Canada

Food and medicine deliveries to remote communities could become cheaper as Ribbit trials autonomous cargo flights from retrofitted aircraft.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Last week
AI prompts Canadians to rethink careers, survey finds
Data Analytics

AI prompts Canadians to rethink careers, survey finds

AI is pushing many Canadians to change course, with 54% rethinking their studies or careers and most worried about CUSMA talks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week