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Snowflake & Mandai launch Animal 360 for animal care
Data Analytics

Snowflake & Mandai launch Animal 360 for animal care

Keepers and vets at Mandai Wildlife Reserve can now query 600,000 records in seconds, cutting time spent piecing together animal histories.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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Blee raises USD $27 million to scale compliance software
Software-as-a-Service

Blee raises USD $27 million to scale compliance software

AI-driven content growth is forcing larger firms to speed up compliance checks, as the New York start-up targets more sectors and regions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Teletrac Navman appoints Sara Epstein as Legal Chief
Data Protection

Teletrac Navman appoints Sara Epstein as Legal Chief

After its Respida Capital takeover, the company is tightening governance as Sara Epstein takes on legal, compliance and people duties.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
iManage links governed legal data to Gemini Enterprise
Software-as-a-Service

iManage links governed legal data to Gemini Enterprise

Law firms can now query governed case files and precedent in Gemini Enterprise without creating risky copies of sensitive records.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
FormationQ & Hartree Centre back UK quantum adoption
Manufacturing

FormationQ & Hartree Centre back UK quantum adoption

A skills shortage is slowing quantum take-up in the UK, prompting a new partnership to help sectors move from trials to deployment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud & Box add Gemini to multimodal search
Software-as-a-Service

Google Cloud & Box add Gemini to multimodal search

Businesses will be able to search charts, tables and images in Box content using Gemini Multimodal Embeddings 2, reducing missed context in files.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
TCS launches AgentHub for drug development AI tasks
Digital Transformation

TCS launches AgentHub for drug development AI tasks

Pharmaceutical groups could cut safety processing costs by 30% as the platform automates regulated drug development tasks under human oversight.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

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Clinibase named among Fast Company innovation winners
Software-as-a-Service

Clinibase named among Fast Company innovation winners

The honour highlights Clinibase's rapid scaling, as its clinical trial software and recruitment teams now use live data to cut delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Rockwell hosts OT cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton
Manufacturing

Rockwell hosts OT cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton

Industrial operators face mounting cyber risks as the roundtable will focus on keeping critical services running while tightening OT defences.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago
British Business Bank backs Zinc Science-for-Impact Fund
Artificial Intelligence

British Business Bank backs Zinc Science-for-Impact Fund

Up to GBP £46 million in public backing should help Zinc reach a GBP £70 million close and fund 80 UK deep tech start-ups.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
MicroCare appoints Sean Gallimore as Chief Operating Officer
Space

MicroCare appoints Sean Gallimore as Chief Operating Officer

The move gives the Connecticut maker of cleaning products a stronger hand in global operations as it pushes into electronics and medical markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
EY Ireland & CrowdStrike launch cyber resilience tie-up
Digital Transformation

EY Ireland & CrowdStrike launch cyber resilience tie-up

Critical sectors in Ireland are under growing pressure to keep services running as AI-driven cyberattacks outpace traditional defences.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
iManage links legal AI to Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise
Software-as-a-Service

iManage links legal AI to Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise

Legal teams could tap governed case files and precedent inside Gemini Enterprise for Legal, reducing compliance risks from copied data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
GPACTS summit to focus on AI & compliance in Hyderabad
Data Protection

GPACTS summit to focus on AI & compliance in Hyderabad

Pharmaceutical leaders will weigh AI deployment risks against compliance and security demands at a summit drawing up to 400 executives in Hyderabad.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
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 month
FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption
Manufacturing

FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption

More than 40% of respondents cite a skills shortage as quantum computing's adoption barrier, as the UK seeks practical uses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery
Digital Transformation

Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery

Businesses could cut weeks from app projects as Netcall's new AI tools automate process mapping, search and specification drafting.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month