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Celebrating the value of diverse perspectives on International Women's Day

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International Women's Day must move beyond symbolism to drive year-round action on diversity, better decisions and truly inclusive leadership.
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Vertiv unveils compact double-stack busway for AI power

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Vertiv launches a double-stack PowerBar Track busway to boost AI data centre power density, preserving white space and enabling live changes.
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Why cybersecurity needs better storytelling; and more women telling It

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Cybersecurity's future hinges on clear storytelling - and more women's voices - to turn technical risks into business-critical narratives.
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How women can build influence in critical tech roles

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A woman charts a nonlinear path through telecom and data centres, showing how curiosity and courage can amplify female voices in tech.
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The outlier in the data: Leading in tech beyond the model minority

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A Filipino-American director in tech shows how rejecting the model minority myth can turn cultural identity into a leadership advantage.
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International Women's Day and the leadership gap shaping the future of data centers

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On International Women's Day, data centres confront a stark leadership gender gap that threatens the resilience of future AI infrastructure.
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Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up

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Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.
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Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres

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Vertiv launches a double-stack busway to boost power capacity and save white space in AI-driven colocation and hyperscale data centres.
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Resilience through diversity: How women are strengthening telecommunications

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Women leaders are reshaping telecoms' physical foundations, proving diversity in design and decision-making is vital to network resilience.
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Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana

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Holographic doctor in Ghana shows how immersive tech can deliver trusted breast cancer education to remote women and reshape care.
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Singapore, Germany, Finland lead youth AI readiness ranks

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Singapore, Germany and Finland are ranked best in the world for youth AI readiness, driven by strong digital networks and STEM education.
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Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029

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Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.
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Lightstorm & Arrcus bring AI-ready networks to Asia-Pacific

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Lightstorm and Arrcus team up to deliver AI-ready, policy-driven networking for distributed training and inference across Asia-Pacific.
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Rakuten Symphony, Lightstorm team on sovereign NaaS

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Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm join forces to offer a sovereign NaaS platform for automated, compliant cloud-network services across MEA, India and APAC.
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Indosat opens Jakarta cyber hub to counter AI threats

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Indosat opens Jakarta Security Command Centre with Cisco and Splunk, offering 24/7 managed cyber defence as AI-driven threats surge.
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Indosat trials AI-powered 5G call linking Jakarta, Europe

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Indosat partners with Nokia and Nvidia to make Southeast Asia's first AI-powered 5G call, linking Barcelona and Jakarta in real time.
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Women behind quantum: Resilient systems start from within

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In quantum security, a young engineer shows how women's resilience and collaboration are vital to building safer post-quantum systems.
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NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore

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NCS and Autonomous A2Z will co-develop autonomous mobility systems in Singapore, targeting safe, compliant and scalable AV deployments.
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Beyond representation - Why women are critical to the future of digital infrastructure

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Women are vital to building resilient, innovative digital infrastructure, yet underrepresentation threatens growth and stability worldwide.
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Firmus inks multi-year Nvidia AI factory deal in Melbourne

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Firmus secures multi-year deal to host about 18,400 Nvidia GB300 GPUs in Melbourne, marking a major step for Australia's AI factory ambitions.