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Global fintech funding climbs 21% as UK takes second spot
Data Analytics

Global fintech funding climbs 21% as UK takes second spot

Global fintech funding jumped 21% to USD $53 billion in 2025, as the UK secured second place worldwide with USD $3.6 billion.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
xAI raises USD $20 billion to expand Grok AI platform
Digital Transformation

xAI raises USD $20 billion to expand Grok AI platform

Elon Musk's xAI raises USD $20 billion, turbocharging Grok model training and GPU build-out as rivalry in frontier AI heats up.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
EcoPhi slashes substation costs with open virtualisation
Virtualisation

EcoPhi slashes substation costs with open virtualisation

EcoPhi deploys open virtualisation in over 200 substations, cutting hardware and wiring costs by up to 70% and boosting fault prediction.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO
DevOps

BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO

BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Outsized launches independent consulting squads in ANZ
DevOps

Outsized launches independent consulting squads in ANZ

Outsized rolls out pre-built independent consulting squads for ANZ banks, targeting AUD $200,000-AUD $2 million transformation projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom
Semiconductors

AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom

AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
PPDS unveils Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide signage
Digital Signage

PPDS unveils Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide signage

PPDS launches 37in Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide 32:9 signage, targeting tight retail and transport spaces with Android 13 on board.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Astrikos AI secures Gorilla backing for global rollout
Smart Cities

Astrikos AI secures Gorilla backing for global rollout

Astrikos AI wins strategic backing from Gorilla to scale its S!aP platform and target fast-growing smart city and data centre markets.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
What business leaders need to know about AI in 2026 and risk
DevOps

What business leaders need to know about AI in 2026 and risk

AI in 2026 will bring harsher harms and huge gains, forcing business to prioritise governance, greener models and pragmatic industrial uses.

By Caspar Herzberg • 10 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
WiseTech & Elm join forces on Saudi logistics tech
Software-as-a-Service

WiseTech & Elm join forces on Saudi logistics tech

WiseTech and Elm sign Saudi logistics tech memorandum to explore digital tools that boost efficiency, integration and customer experience.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Superbo secures Deep Capital backing for AI expansion
Gaming

Superbo secures Deep Capital backing for AI expansion

Agentic AI start-up Superbo wins strategic backing from Deep Capital to scale its Opero Suite and accelerate global expansion plans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Airwallex names James Teodorini new ANZ head & record volume
Digital Transformation

Airwallex names James Teodorini new ANZ head & record volume

Airwallex has named James Teodorini Head of ANZ to spearhead growth in Australia and New Zealand after hitting USD $235 billion in volume.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
10x Banking & audax join forces to speed bank upgrades
Disaster Recovery

10x Banking & audax join forces to speed bank upgrades

10x Banking and Singapore's audax have teamed up to help banks launch full digital services in six months while phasing out legacy cores.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
LG unveils CLOiD robot at heart of new AI strategy
DataCentre infrastructure

LG unveils CLOiD robot at heart of new AI strategy

LG has unveiled its CLOiD home robot as the centrepiece of a sweeping AI strategy linking homes, cars and commercial systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Freshworks adds AI tools to streamline customer service
Software-as-a-Service

Freshworks adds AI tools to streamline customer service

Freshworks rolls out new AI tools for Freshdesk to unify channels, cut agent drudgery and boost resolution speeds for service teams.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
UAE's Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings
Open source

UAE's Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings

Abu Dhabi's Falcon-H1 Arabic AI model debuts with a hybrid Mamba-Transformer design, topping the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus
Digital Transformation

AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus

AirTrunk will pour AUD $5bn into a second Melbourne hyperscale campus, boosting its local AI and cloud data capacity beyond 630MW.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025

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Middle East stories

Optix marks 25 years with European push & new tech
Data Analytics

Optix marks 25 years with European push & new tech

Optix marks 25 years with a European expansion, senior hires and new fatigue-detection tech as it targets faster global fleet-safety growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026