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AI & drone warfare reshape global conflict, index says

Peacefulness has fallen for a 12th straight year, as conflict deaths, drone attacks and military spending all hit record highs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026

Human Capital Management

IQ-EQ appoints Wyn James to lead APAC asset owners

Rising demand from sovereign wealth and pension funds is prompting a more targeted regional push across Asia-Pacific, where operational complexity is growing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Backbase & Mastercard tie-up boosts cross-border payments

Banks could launch international transfers faster, as the Backbase integration cuts the complexity of linking to Mastercard Move.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Airwallex buys Leapfin to add accounting automation

The deal gives finance teams a way to automate revenue recognition and reconciliation as businesses seek cleaner books and faster closes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Biometrics

Juspay joins Mastercard Engage to expand Click to Pay

Singapore merchants will get a faster online checkout as Juspay brings Mastercard Click to Pay to the city-state and wider Asia-Pacific region.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Drones

OpenSpace tops 1,000 data centre projects worldwide

Rising demand for AI infrastructure is driving faster uptake of digital site monitoring, with OpenSpace now used on more than 1,000 projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Disaster Recovery

EDB adds quorum commit to distributed Postgres 6.4

The update aims to stop conflicting writes across sites in critical sectors such as banking and payments, reducing reconciliation risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Unified Communications

8x8 names 2026 partner award winners across regions

Partners across North America, EMEA and ANZ were rewarded for bookings growth and new customer wins in 8x8's 2026 fiscal year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Tim Cahill backs Nardo's AUD $1m sports tech round

The funding will help the clubwear platform expand into the US, UK and Middle East as it tackles a manual supply chain for grassroots teams.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Sovos launches global e-invoicing compliance network

New mandates in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific are forcing multinationals to juggle varied e-invoicing rules across 150 countries.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Network Infrastructure

AIONOS & Black Box form AI infrastructure alliance

Enterprises in India and beyond stand to gain a single vendor for AI infrastructure and software as the firms target GCC demand and global expansion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Virtualisation

Nakivo Q1 revenue rises as MSP base expands worldwide

Growth in managed service provider demand lifted revenue 4% at NAKIVO, as the backup software group added customers in 190 countries and territories.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Supply Chain

IDC forecasts record smartphone shipment slump in 2026

Higher handset prices and supply shortages are set to hit low-end buyers hardest as worldwide shipments slump 13.9% next year, IDC said.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Smart Cities

Nvidia expands Drive Hyperion with global robotaxi deals

New robotaxi projects in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Europe and Saudi Arabia could help Nvidia turn Drive Hyperion into a standard platform for fleets.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026

Robotics

ESET links China-aligned hacks to oil, Syria & tech

The report says Chinese threat groups are now tracking oil, reconstruction and strategic technologies across Venezuela, Syria, South Korea and the Gulf.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026

Partner Programmes

Black Kite expands EMEA footprint with new UK operations hub

The move gives the cyber risk provider closer access to EMEA customers as demand rises for better oversight of supplier vulnerabilities.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026

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Smart Cities

Neolix & QuikBot team up on Singapore delivery test

The tie-up could speed up autonomous parcel drop-offs in dense cities by linking road vehicles with building access systems and door-to-door handovers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026