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Float raises CAD $85 million to expand AI finance platform
Software-as-a-Service

Float raises CAD $85 million to expand AI finance platform

Its valuation has jumped 70% as the Toronto fintech uses fresh capital to broaden AI tools and hire across the business.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Cloud stories

CoreView launches SharePoint tool to curb AI data risks
Software-as-a-Service

CoreView launches SharePoint tool to curb AI data risks

IT teams are under pressure to expose hidden SharePoint permissions before AI assistants in Microsoft 365 surface confidential files.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Neocloud providers set to grab AI cloud market share
Data Protection

Neocloud providers set to grab AI cloud market share

Gartner says specialist providers are gaining ground as enterprises seek cheaper, sovereign access to scarce GPU capacity for AI projects.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud adds cross-region backups for more workloads
Data Protection

Google Cloud adds cross-region backups for more workloads

Customers can now lower disaster-recovery costs while keeping backup copies outside the source region to meet outage and residency needs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Avalara wins TrustRadius tax compliance software award
Software-as-a-Service

Avalara wins TrustRadius tax compliance software award

Verified customer feedback has put Avalara among the top-rated tax compliance tools as businesses grapple with complex rules across jurisdictions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Kong links Insomnia 13 with Konnect for API workflow
Software-as-a-Service

Kong links Insomnia 13 with Konnect for API workflow

Developers can now avoid manual test setup as Kong's new link keeps API definitions, environments and credentials aligned across Insomnia and Konnect.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers
Semiconductors

AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers

The Grenoble startup will use the funding to industrialise its breaker technology as AI data centres and electrified buildings strain power networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Linux Foundation launches Akrites to fix open source flaws
Security Operations Centres

Linux Foundation launches Akrites to fix open source flaws

Backed by Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the scheme aims to speed fixes for flaws that could ripple through banks, hospitals and power grids.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability
DevOps

Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability

The deployment could speed up incident response across Nebius's GPU-heavy AI cloud, where outages can leave costly compute idle and affect customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
AI incidents hit 93% as governance lags, study finds
DevOps

AI incidents hit 93% as governance lags, study finds

Governance gaps are leaving firms exposed, with only 19% meeting the readiness bar as AI-related infrastructure incidents spread across organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Linux Foundation sets 2026 confidential computing summit
Data Protection

Linux Foundation sets 2026 confidential computing summit

Pressure on firms to secure sensitive AI workloads is driving the summit agenda as adoption of confidential computing accelerates, IDC says.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Sage adds AI tools to X3 for manufacturers & distributors
Software-as-a-Service

Sage adds AI tools to X3 for manufacturers & distributors

Manufacturers and distributors could cut manual work as the software maker embeds AI, e-invoicing and cloud tools into Sage X3.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Tech Mahindra expands Telefónica Germany cloud deal
Storage

Tech Mahindra expands Telefónica Germany cloud deal

The multi-year project aims to give Telefónica Germany more control over data, resilience and AI-ready services as it modernises infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
LumApps launches AI Employee Hub for everyday work
Software-as-a-Service

LumApps launches AI Employee Hub for everyday work

The platform aims to close the gap between heavy AI spending and everyday use, especially for frontline staff across fragmented workplace systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud stories

Australia's resilience problem isn't redundancy. It's shared infrastructure
Network Infrastructure

Australia's resilience problem isn't redundancy. It's shared infrastructure

Shared fibre routes can leave supposedly redundant links exposed to the same outage, a risk growing as AI workloads demand uninterrupted connectivity.

By Mark Rafferty • 5 min read • Last month
Gallagher Security launches podcast on access control
Digital Transformation

Gallagher Security launches podcast on access control

Security teams and IT departments are being pulled closer together as access control becomes part of wider digital infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
In AI, control is the real advantage
Data Protection

In AI, control is the real advantage

Australian firms risk losing AI advantage if core models and pricing stay offshore, as sovereign control becomes a resilience and trust issue.

By Gavin Seewooruttun • 5 min read • Last month