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BYRDLI & Travel Portland launch creator-led winter push

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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BYRDLI and Travel Portland unveil The Portland Cut, a creator-led winter campaign turning real-time city-meets-wild moments into bookable trips.
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Apadmi targets 20 percent FY26 growth with new hires

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Apadmi eyes 20% FY26 growth after posting GBP £30 million revenue, fuelled by fresh client wins and senior hires in Amsterdam and marketing.
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Nokia picks Pure Storage to power Red Hat telco cloud

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Nokia taps Pure Storage and Red Hat OpenShift for a new telco cloud blueprint targeting cloud-native, AI-ready, low-energy networks.
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EcoOnline names David Orstad Chief Customer Officer

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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EcoOnline appoints David Orstad Chief Customer Officer to lead global customer functions and launch new managed services offering.
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Sparkli raises USD $5m for AI play-based learning app

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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Zurich startup Sparkli exits stealth with USD $5m to launch a multimodal AI play-based learning app for children aged 5 to 12 worldwide.
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OpenSys debuts Horizon cash recycling banking platform

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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OpenSys unveils Horizon cash recycling platform assembled in Malaysia, aiming to cut branch costs and modernise self-service banking.
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Xero launches rebuilt credit notes with phased rollout

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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Xero begins phased rollout of rebuilt credit notes, offering a switchable new interface, stricter audit controls and manual save behaviour.
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StarHub unveils Lunar New Year 2026 bundle bonanza

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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StarHub launches Lunar New Year 2026 bundles in Singapore, dangling HBO Max, broadband freebies and 5G line and device discounts.
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UK bill accelerates shift to offensive cyber security

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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New UK cyber bill pushes critical sectors towards continuous offensive security testing as state-backed and criminal threats intensify.
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GoComet rolls out agentic AI for Philippine logistics

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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rpa
GoComet unveils agentic AI tools in Manila to help Philippine logistics teams predict disruption, cut freight costs and boost productivity.
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Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.
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Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Agentic AI is set to flood infrastructure with billions of virtual users, forcing nations like Australia to rethink open, heterogeneous compute.
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Devart adds AI Assistant & wider support in dbForge 2025.3

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Devart's dbForge 2025.3 brings an AI Assistant to SQL Complete in SSMS, alongside Visual Studio 2026 and latest database engine support.
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Preparing campus and branch networks for AI demand

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI is exposing the limits of aging campus and branch networks, pushing enterprises and MSPs towards unified, cloud-managed, secure platforms.
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Experts warn AI era demands tougher data protection

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Experts say AI-driven attacks and rampant data leaks mean organisations must verify outputs, curb collection and harden identity controls.
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Data Privacy Day spotlight on control, resilience, design

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Data Privacy Day shifts focus from policy to proof, as firms embed control, resilience and design into complex hybrid data estates.
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AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
New global survey warns a widening 'complexity gap' leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations' security defences.
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Retail & wholesale hit by exposed shared credentials

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Over 70% of major retailers and nearly 60% of wholesalers have exposed credentials, leaving shared supply chains ripe for attack.
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Coegi names Chris Kotyck EVP to drive North America growth

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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social media
Coegi appoints Chris Kotyck EVP of Digital Operations to scale programmatic and social media services across North America from Canada.
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Exclusive: e2e-assure CEO on CNI defence from geopolitical cyberattacks

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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network infrastructure
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Rob Demain warns that cyber campaigns on critical infrastructure are demanding behaviour-led defence over compliance.