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Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to lead AI product push
Unified Communications

Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to lead AI product push

Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to spearhead product and technology as it doubles down on AI workflow automation after $100 million raise.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Index Engines expands CyberSense reach & OEM alliances
Storage

Index Engines expands CyberSense reach & OEM alliances

Index Engines' CyberSense spreads to 82 countries as ransomware fears fuel demand and a new US patent and OEM deals extend its reach.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
UK cyber plan tackles state threats & ransomware
Storage

UK cyber plan tackles state threats & ransomware

UK launches cyber action plan as state-backed threats surge, forcing vital services to rethink defences and even return to tape backups.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
ABBYY, Desktop Imaging automate NZ council rebates, invoices
Document Management

ABBYY, Desktop Imaging automate NZ council rebates, invoices

AI document tools slash manual workloads at Wellington City Council and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, boosting compliance and payment speed.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Bitget grows institutional crypto & tokenised trading
Crypto

Bitget grows institutional crypto & tokenised trading

Bitget posts USD $8.17 trillion in 2025 derivatives volume as institutional crypto and tokenised TradFi trading surge on its platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
AI data management market to hit USD $239.15bn by 2034
Unified Communications

AI data management market to hit USD $239.15bn by 2034

AI data management is set to surge to USD $239.15bn by 2034 as cloud, streaming data and governance needs reshape enterprise data strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Nozomi opens APJ HQ in Singapore after USD $1bn deal
IoT Security

Nozomi opens APJ HQ in Singapore after USD $1bn deal

Nozomi opens Asia Pacific and Japan base in Singapore as it ramps up industrial cyber security growth after a USD $1bn Mitsubishi deal.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Apple to build next AI models on Google Gemini cloud
Data Protection

Apple to build next AI models on Google Gemini cloud

Apple will build its next-generation AI foundation models on Google's Gemini cloud, promising a more personalised Siri later this year.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
CFOs back AI to transform finance but trust gap widens
Data Protection

CFOs back AI to transform finance but trust gap widens

CFOs bet big on AI to reshape finance, but a Kyriba survey shows trust is lagging as privacy and security fears intensify worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight
Digital Transformation

UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight

Business leaders are being urged to invest in financial insight as they navigate tighter oversight of artificial intelligence in financial services.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Huawei swap-out blamed as London 5G lags UK rivals
Unified Communications

Huawei swap-out blamed as London 5G lags UK rivals

Huawei kit swap-out blamed as London's 5G speeds and reliability fall behind Glasgow and other UK cities, new analysis suggests.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Australians struggle to spot AI scam images, study shows
Phishing

Australians struggle to spot AI scam images, study shows

Australians greatly overestimate their ability to spot AI-driven scam images, with new research showing they get it right less than half the time.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
FinTech Australia joins new Trade Diversification push
Fintech

FinTech Australia joins new Trade Diversification push

FinTech Australia joins a new AUD $50 million Austrade-backed Trade Diversification Network to ramp up fintech export growth and reach.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
DTCC wins SEC nod for new cleared triparty repo service
Risk & Compliance

DTCC wins SEC nod for new cleared triparty repo service

DTCC wins SEC approval for a new cleared triparty repo service at FICC, leveraging BNY's Global Collateral as US Treasury rules loom.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Select ID gains UK DIATF & ISO 27001 security nods
Data Protection

Select ID gains UK DIATF & ISO 27001 security nods

Select ID becomes UK's only dedicated identity orchestration network with DIATF status and ISO 27001, boosting reusable digital IDs for finance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Indian firms struggle to turn AI pilots into real ROI gains
Digital Transformation

Indian firms struggle to turn AI pilots into real ROI gains

Indian firms ramp up AI pilots for customer engagement and marketing, but most still struggle to prove real returns and scale deployments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Wakam UK names Philip Ward Group CFO amid UK growth
Customer Experience

Wakam UK names Philip Ward Group CFO amid UK growth

Wakam UK promotes Philip Ward to Group CFO as its UK portfolio hits GBP £400 million, backed by a 197% solvency ratio and strong partner scores.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Kendall urges X to curb Grok's AI sexual deepfakes
Generative AI

Kendall urges X to curb Grok's AI sexual deepfakes

Liz Kendall presses X to stop AI tool Grok being used for sexual deepfakes, warning it may be breaching the UK's Online Safety Act rules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026