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Pax8 hires former Microsoft leader to drive APAC growth

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Pax8 taps former Microsoft Asia channel leader Sarah Bowden to spearhead APAC sales, marketing and partner growth from 2026.
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Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push

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Hamilton-born Capture The Bug taps top US tech leaders to drive North American growth as demand rises for continuous security testing.
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Calero hires Hyoun Park to lead telecom mobility push

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Calero appoints veteran analyst Hyoun Park as VP of Telecom & Mobility Management to sharpen its Technology Business Management push.
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Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals

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Cloudflare acquires UK AI marketplace Human Native to give creators more control and pay for data used to train and run AI systems.
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CANARIE: The network behind Canada's scientific breakthroughs

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A little-known research network, built before the cloud, now underpins Canada’s AI, biotech and climate science - but its future is uncertain.
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Stop renting intelligence: Why Canada needs to build its own AI stack

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Canada’s GBP £925.6 million AI pledge backs chips and servers, but critics say true sovereignty needs home-grown models, not US black boxes.
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Regulatory delays hinder UK tech & AI project delivery

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Regulatory delays are stalling UK tech and AI projects, with a third of IT providers hit on almost every job, new research reveals.
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MongoDB adds Voyage 4 AI models & automates vector search

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MongoDB bakes Voyage 4 AI models into Atlas and automates vector search, targeting scalable, production-grade retrieval applications.
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Investors pivot to GPUs as long-term AI infrastructure

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Investors are shifting from AI software bets to GPUs and data centres, treating scarce compute capacity as long-term infrastructure.
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Skillsoft names Bernard Barbour as new tech chief

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Skillsoft appoints Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer to drive AI-led evolution of its Percipio skills platform.
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Check Point backs Google Cloud to close ASEAN ‘Cloud Gap’

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Check Point backs Google Cloud tools to close ASEAN’s ‘cloud gap’, promising in-band, AI-driven security without slowing digital growth.
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MongoDB boosts AI startup support with Voyage models

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MongoDB expands its AI-focused startup programme and bakes Voyage AI models into Atlas to unify retrieval and operational data in one stack.
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CapitaLand secures second hyperscaler deal in Navi Mumbai

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CapitaLand India Trust inks a second hyperscaler deal at its Navi Mumbai data centre, taking pre-leasing across its portfolio to 53%.
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How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design

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Schneider Electric and NVIDIA unveil high-density, liquid-cooled AI data centre blueprints to meet megawatt-scale power and cooling demands.
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Avetta unveils Avetta University for safer supply chains

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Avetta launches Avetta University, an e-learning hub in Avetta One to boost health and safety training and compliance across supply chains.
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Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to lead AI product push

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Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to spearhead product and technology as it doubles down on AI workflow automation after $100 million raise.
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Betterworks unveils AI-native NextGen performance platform

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Betterworks launches its AI-native NextGen platform, adding 400+ features to turn everyday performance data into real-time workforce insight.
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Westcon-Comstor unveils NZ data centre Centre of Excellence

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Westcon-Comstor launches a New Zealand data centre Centre of Excellence, led by Rob Purdy, to drive multi-vendor, solutions-first channel sales.
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CelcomDigi powers IOI estates with new 4G networks

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CelcomDigi completes over 100 new 4G sites across IOI plantations, boosting estate connectivity, automation plans and rural coverage in Malaysia.
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For Purpose backs Acredia in AI aged care software rebuild

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For Purpose Aged Care backs Acredia in an AI-driven rebuild of its aged care software platform, aiming to modernise systems nationwide.