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Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.

Stories by Sofiah Nichole

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Markable launches free creator tier as social commerce grows

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Markable opens free creator tier and adds AI shopping tools as it targets a fast-growing social commerce market.
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Portal26 launches token controls for autonomous AI agents

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Portal26 adds real-time token controls as firms race to cap runaway spending from autonomous AI agents and keep budgets in check.
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Firefly links moving media inventory to VIOOH platform

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Firefly taps VIOOH to open its moving media network to programmatic buyers, broadening access to car-top screens and fleet-based out-of-home ads.
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Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack

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Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.
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HONOR 600 series launches in Singapore first worldwide

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HONOR launches 600 series in Singapore with 200MP cameras, AI image-to-video tools and 7,000mAh batteries at prices from SGD $799.
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Automotive microcontroller market set to hit USD $15.1bn

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Automotive microcontroller demand set to rise as software-led vehicles, electrification and advanced safety systems boost chip use.
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impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing

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impact.com expands YouTube integration to give brands and agencies a single system for creator campaign management and verified performance tracking.
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TM Global deploys Ciena kit on ASEAN digital corridor

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TM Global turns to Ciena optical gear as ASEAN data centre demand lifts capacity needs along the Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand corridor.
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DTEX warns Telegram & WhatsApp AI agents risk exfiltration

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DTEX warns that AI agents controlled via Telegram and WhatsApp can quietly access files, expose credentials and exfiltrate data from endpoints.
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Scality appoints Greg DiFraia to lead AI alliances

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Scality names Greg DiFraia as senior vice president to expand AI partnerships and support enterprise deployments across its global ecosystem.
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Click to Pay lifts Ecommpay approval rates to 75.18%

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Ecommpay says Click to Pay is helping merchants win more completed online sales as guest checkout adoption rises and approval gaps widen.
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Apricorn launches 32TB offline encrypted desktop drive

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Apricorn broadens its Aegis Padlock DT FIPS line with a 32TB hardware-encrypted desktop drive for offline backups and sensitive data.
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State Street honours Asia-Pacific institutional journalists

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State Street names Enoch Yiu top institutional journalist as 250 entries spotlight pension, markets and private capital reporting across Asia-Pacific.
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Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches

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Grafana Labs acquires Logline to turbocharge Loki's searches for rare log identifiers, cutting scan times from terabytes to gigabytes.
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Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic

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Kong adds Agent Gateway to AI Gateway 3.14, giving firms a single control point for agent-to-agent traffic, tools, models and audit trails.
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Code and Theory appoints JJ Schmuckler as President

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Code and Theory names former WPP and Real Chemistry executive JJ Schmuckler as president to bolster senior client ties and integrated growth.
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Syspro names Tom Loeffert as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Syspro taps veteran HR leader Tom Loeffert to help reshape its global workforce strategy as CEO Leanne Taylor drives the ERP software group's next growth phase.
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Acronis launches AI protection for managed service providers

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Acronis rolls out GenAI Protection for managed service providers to spot shadow AI, curb data leakage and block prompt injection.
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OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up

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OVHcloud teams up with Alchemy to host blockchain developer tools on its cloud, targeting regulated markets and multi-cloud growth.
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Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

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Cogna taps former Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to steer its platform as it expands beyond its core markets.