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OMAN DESIGN & BUILD WEEK – 11 – 13 MAY 2026
Procurement

OMAN DESIGN & BUILD WEEK – 11 – 13 MAY 2026

Oman's property market is drawing investors as residential prices rise 18.7% and transactions hit OMR 3.3 billion, ahead of a May expo.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 22nd Feb 2026

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AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems
EduTech

AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems

AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Survey reveals data sovereignty gap despite high spend
Data Protection

Survey reveals data sovereignty gap despite high spend

Firms spend millions on data sovereignty and rate awareness high, yet Kiteworks survey finds persistent breaches and cross-border exposure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
IDC warns smartphone shipments to fall on memory shock
Semiconductors

IDC warns smartphone shipments to fall on memory shock

IDC says a memory shortage will drive a record 12.9% drop in 2026 smartphone shipments, hitting low-cost Android makers hardest.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Apricorn gains AS9100 for aerospace-grade USB security
Data Protection

Apricorn gains AS9100 for aerospace-grade USB security

Apricorn wins AS9100 certification, becoming the sole maker of hardware-encrypted USB drives approved to aerospace and defence standards.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
AI drives cyber budgets yet remains first on the chop list
Manufacturing

AI drives cyber budgets yet remains first on the chop list

AI is driving sharp rises in cyber spend, yet boards still see it as the easiest line to cut when budgets come under pressure.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
How to hike the chasm from AI hype to reality in customer experience
Data Protection

How to hike the chasm from AI hype to reality in customer experience

Firms face a chasm between AI hype and CX reality, with security, compliance and organisational readiness the real keys to progress.

By Brad Murdoch • 9 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Insider risk costs soar as AI reshapes workplace data
Data Protection

Insider risk costs soar as AI reshapes workplace data

Insider risk now costs organisations an average USD $19.5 million a year as AI reshapes data access and employee negligence drives losses.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Firms race to counter fast-evolving AI-driven fraud
Data Analytics

Firms race to counter fast-evolving AI-driven fraud

Half of fraud chiefs say fast-changing, AI-powered scams are outpacing their defences, forcing a shift to real-time, adaptive protection.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Radware warns of surging DDoS & app attacks in 2025
Fintech

Radware warns of surging DDoS & app attacks in 2025

Radware warns 2025 cyberattacks are exploding, with network DDoS up 168% and web DDoS up 101% as bots, apps and APIs face heavier fire.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Zoho marks 30th year with 1m customers, 150m users
Software-as-a-Service

Zoho marks 30th year with 1m customers, 150m users

Zoho marks 30 years in business as it surpasses 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide, with revenue up 20% in 2025.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Unicity Labs raises USD $3m to build agentic AI rails
Encryption

Unicity Labs raises USD $3m to build agentic AI rails

Unicity Labs raises USD $3m seed round to build peer-to-peer protocol powering high-throughput autonomous agentic AI marketplaces.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026

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NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore
Robotics

NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore

NCS and Autonomous A2Z will co-develop autonomous mobility systems in Singapore, targeting safe, compliant and scalable AV deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
A-LIGN opens London hub as EMEA AI compliance surges
Data Protection

A-LIGN opens London hub as EMEA AI compliance surges

A-LIGN opens a London hub and boosts EMEA headcount 40% as demand surges for cybersecurity and AI compliance amid new EU regulations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Evam unveils Evo AI agent platform ahead of MWC demo
Digital Transformation

Evam unveils Evo AI agent platform ahead of MWC demo

Evam launches Evo AI and Maker Agent at MWC, embedding operational AI agents into live orchestration for real-time customer journeys.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market
Agricultural Technology

Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market

Open-source drives India's AI boom, with 76% of startups using it as the market soars from USD $6 billion to nearly USD $32 billion by 2031.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Bank of Beirut UK adopts Temenos core to drive growth
Digital Transformation

Bank of Beirut UK adopts Temenos core to drive growth

Bank of Beirut UK has gone live on Temenos core banking and payments to modernise systems and fuel growth in trade and corporate banking.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026