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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.

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Toyota & Cuvva launch app-based short-term car cover

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Toyota teams with digital insurer Cuvva to launch app-based, short-term comprehensive car cover for Toyota and Lexus drivers across the UK.
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IBM unveils Sovereign Core to embed AI data control

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IBM launches Sovereign Core, embedding digital sovereignty into cloud and AI stacks to give enterprises and governments direct control.
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Hubtel urges agile Cyber Bill to tackle rising AI threats

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West Midlands tech firm Hubtel urges ministers to make the new Cyber Bill agile enough to counter rapidly evolving AI-driven cyber threats.
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Westwell to supply 60 electric trucks to Westports

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Westwell will supply 60 electric terminal trucks and battery-swap tech to Westports’ expanding Port Klang container terminal in Malaysia.
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Data privacy urged as strategic board issue in AI era

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Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.
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AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps

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AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.
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AI, identity & physical security raise data stakes

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AI adoption, machine identities and physical security systems are driving board-level privacy scrutiny for Australian organisations.
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AI, cyber threats & the rise of strategic data privacy

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AI-fuelled cyber threats and stricter rules are forcing APAC organisations to treat data privacy as a strategic advantage, not mere compliance.
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Cognizant & Adobe deepen AI pact on content at scale

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Cognizant and Adobe are deepening their AI alliance to speed and govern large-scale content creation for heavily regulated global enterprises.
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Apprenticeships tackle UK data centre engineering gap

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Apprenticeships are emerging as a key route into UK data centre engineering, easing acute skills shortages and widening access to the sector.
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Gen Z more likely to engage with phishing than Boomers

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Gen Z click on phishing links nearly three times more than Baby Boomers, despite heavier use of multi-factor authentication, Yubico finds.
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UK daters embrace AI romance as scams & loneliness rise

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Lonely UK daters increasingly turn to AI companions even as romance scams surge, with rising losses and growing trust in chatbots over humans.
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Mphasis gains AWS AI Competency for generative AI work

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Mphasis wins AWS AI Competency, bolstering its generative AI credentials and signalling readiness to scale enterprise deployments on AWS.
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Smartphone app claims to deliver full eye prescriptions

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A Copenhagen startup says its Argus software can generate full eye prescriptions from a single smartphone photo in under a minute.
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Sphera rolls out hazardous materials system for NASA

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Sphera’s hazardous materials platform becomes NASA’s standard system, launched with Defence Logistics Agency backing across key centres.
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Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use

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Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin’s grid limits.
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Superson names Nordic leads as it scales creative OS model

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Superson appoints Kaija Rossi and Lauri Vassinen to head Nordic hub as its Finland-built creative OS model expands across Europe and APAC.
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Vytalise launches Shopify Plus DTC store across Europe

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Vyta Health’s Vytalise shifts from Magento to a Shopify Plus DTC platform, launching a subscription-led eCommerce push across the UK and EU.
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LFB rebrands data centre cooling arm as Apx in Europe

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LFB Group rebrands its data centre cooling arm as Apx, targeting AI-driven demand, higher rack densities and co-engineered cooling solutions.
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Delivery Group lands GBP £45m boost for eCommerce push

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Delivery Group secures GBP £45m hybrid refinancing from Investec to fuel eCommerce network expansion and operational investment plans.