Healthcare stories

New Zealand SMEs lifted staff hours but eased wage growth in January, leaning on existing rosters as they cautiously test post-holiday demand.

Australia faces world’s highest rate of serious cyberattacks, exposing millions and forcing a rethink of data resilience strategies.

Anthropic opens Bengaluru hub, naming Irina Ghose India MD as it doubles revenue and ramps local-language AI for schools, farms and courts.

Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group’s valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.

Hexaware and CareInsight partner to embed AI in everyday healthcare operations, targeting large-scale rollout across payers and providers.

Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.

Sue Ryder will deploy Heidi’s NHS-approved AI scribe across UK hospices, aiming to cut paperwork and free clinicians for patient care.

Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.

Serbus completes six-strong executive team with new finance and security chiefs to drive UK “connect and protect” critical services push.

Pure Global launches flat-fee device approval model from $2,000 a year, bundling AI-assisted registration and post-market support.

FPT wins HITRUST r2 and AI Security certification for its Hanoi data centre, targeting stricter safeguards for healthcare and regulated sectors.

Experian integrates Aperture Data Studio with Snowflake AI Data Cloud to run in-platform data quality, governance and compliance workflows.

Christchurch AI startup Contented raises NZD $4.1m seed round to grow its meeting-minutes platform and push into Australia, UK and US.

Cloudera posts surging FY26 growth as enterprises embrace governed hybrid AI, fuelling expansion, fresh hires and multi-cloud innovation.

DigiCert hires Christian Stanford as EMEA Partner Chief, sharpening channel strategy amid rising digital trust and compliance demands.

Telehouse Europe names Chris Lamb Enterprise Director to drive sector-led growth and tailored infrastructure for demanding workloads.

AI-driven agents and rising network attacks are reshaping cyber risks, experts warn, as Safer Internet Day 2026 urges ‘verified trust’ online.

ZeroDrift emerges from stealth with USD $2m to automate real-time compliance checks on outbound communications in regulated industries.

Google will expand AI R&D, cloud engineering, health projects and skills training in Singapore, deepening a USD $5 billion tech presence.

Cloudera brings AI inference, analytics and visualisation into customer data centres, promising tighter control over sensitive enterprise data.