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Exclusive: Zoho's Chief Cyber Evangelist on why MFA alone is not enough

Canadian businesses risk a cyber false comfort zone as Zoho research shows AI optimism far outpaces readiness, especially among smaller firms.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • 3 days ago

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Hybrid Cloud

Kyndryl adds AI to prevent IT outages before they happen

Kyndryl bolsters Kyndryl Bridge with agentic AI to spot IT risks early, helping customers avert outages and cut downtime costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

DevOps

Atlassian opens Teamwork Graph to third-party AI tools

Atlassian lets third-party AI agents tap Teamwork Graph as the software giant expands Rovo, Jira and Confluence with new automation tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Virtualisation

Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud

Vultr, SUSE and Supermicro unveil cloud-to-edge AI setup to help enterprises run workloads nearer data sources and cut latency.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Everywhen warns AI use is straining energy & water

Everywhen warns AI's soaring use is driving up energy and water demand, as Neil D'Mello urges businesses to curb wasteful prompts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Hyperscale

AWS previews Bedrock AgentCore payments for AI agents

AWS previews Bedrock AgentCore payments, letting AI agents settle micropayments for data, content and APIs via Coinbase and Stripe wallets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Wearables

TeamViewer utilising AI to cut costly digital friction

TeamViewer says AI tools are easing workplace tech frustration, while smart glasses are helping aged care and Mercedes AMG Petronas.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

APAC firms struggle as AI identities swell, survey finds

Asia-Pacific firms face mounting identity security strain as AI agents and machine accounts swell, with 94% of IT leaders reporting difficulties.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Blockchain

DTCC tokenisation launch puts post-trade systems on alert

DTCC's planned July 2026 tokenisation service launch is forcing brokers, custodians and clearing firms to overhaul manual post-trade workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

DevOps

Smartsheet launches Portfolios & Scenario Planning tools

Smartsheet launches Portfolios and Scenario Planning to help teams track related projects, test resourcing changes and cut manual coordination.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Adobe launches productivity agent for Acrobat AI plans

Adobe adds a productivity agent to Acrobat, blending document intelligence with AI creation tools for PDFs, presentations, podcasts and social posts.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Unified Communications

PolyAI picks Kong to scale enterprise API platform

PolyAI taps Kong to unify API management as it expands enterprise AI services, adding self-service onboarding, analytics and monetisation controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago

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Software-as-a-Service

ZyG raises USD $60 million to scale AI commerce tools

Accel backs Tel Aviv-based ZyG with USD $60 million for its AI-powered operating system to help direct-to-consumer brands scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Axis Bank launches AI tools for business account compliance

Axis Bank rolls out AI-powered ReKYC and business profile updates for current accounts, aiming to cut paperwork and speed compliance checks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Unified Communications

BAI Communications completes Titan ICT integration & rebrand

BAI Communications deepens its push into critical networks by folding Titan ICT into its operations, broadening services across mining, energy and transport.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Firewalls

Glasgow digital twin tests networks 25,000 times faster

University of Glasgow researchers say a machine learning digital twin tested computer networks in 4.78 seconds, versus 33 hours in a simulator.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Gaming

nmatic.ai & Alibi Studios launch hybrid AI VFX studio

nmatic.ai and Alibi Studios launch The Next Valley, a hybrid AI VFX studio led by Mark Benson, Nick Price and Nicolas Cotta.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Unified Communications

CX is an outcome of the network beneath it

Customer experience depends on resilient networks, Gamma Communications says, as reliability, security and performance shape every digital interaction.

By Richard Hall • 5 min read • 3 days ago