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Adobe boosts AI video tools & unveils USD $10m fund

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Adobe unveils expanded AI video tools for Premiere and After Effects and pledges USD $10m in new Film & TV Fund grants for creators.
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Avetta launches digital tool to tackle modern slavery

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Avetta rolls out digital ESG social audit in Australia to help companies tackle modern slavery risks in supply chains amid tighter rules.
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Flora & Fauna customers fund greener parcel deliveries

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Flora & Fauna shoppers have funded over 17,000 climate contributions via a checkout tool that matches delivery emissions with green projects.
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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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LVLY shortlisted for three Inside Retail awards 2026

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Australian online florist LVLY is shortlisted in three customer service and online retail categories at the 2026 Inside Retail awards.
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Summa Equity buys Peoplesafe to boost worker safety

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Summa Equity has bought workforce safety provider Peoplesafe from ECI Partners to back its tech-enabled resilience strategy and expansion.
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La Fosse relaunches ConnEx to link executives & charities

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La Fosse has revived its ConnEx scheme, pairing UK charity leaders with volunteer C-suite executives to tackle tech and transformation gaps.
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Microsoft & unions sign landmark AI workplace deal

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Microsoft and the ACTU have struck a first-of-its-kind AI pact to boost worker skills, protect union roles and shape fairer tech policy.
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Exacta Group targets GBP £25m turnover on export push

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Bristol’s Exacta Group eyes GBP £24-25m turnover by 2026 after a 34.5% revenue jump and rapid export-led expansion in key global markets.
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Bitget backs UNICEF games scheme for Cambodian girls

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Bitget deepens its UNICEF partnership to boost Cambodian girls’ digital skills through game design, coding and youth-led Game Jam events.
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Microsoft leads on nature in Europe’s data centres

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Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.
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CelcomDigi boosts flood aid & connectivity nationwide

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CelcomDigi rolls out nationwide flood relief, powering WiFi, charging and targeted alerts to support over 50,000 displaced Malaysians.
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Indosat hailed among top Southeast Asia workplaces

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Indosat has been named to the 2025 Fortune Best Companies to Work For Southeast Asia list, the only Indonesian telecoms operator recognised.
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FourNet wins Palatine award for social value impact

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Manchester’s FourNet has scooped Palatine’s inaugural Leadership in Social Value award after generating GBP £2,660,194 in social value.
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Virgin Media O2 donates phones to tackle digital divide

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Virgin Media O2 donates hundreds of refurbished phones and free data via Multibank hubs to help tackle the UK’s widening digital divide.
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Willow & BNP Paribas bring AI to European buildings

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Willow and BNP Paribas Real Estate link AI with digital twins to turn European buildings into conversational, data-driven assets.
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Pharmacy2U wins first UK online pharmacy B Corp nod

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Pharmacy2U becomes the UK’s first online pharmacy to gain B Corp status after scoring 91.4 in a global social and environmental audit.
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LG unveils ‘Affectionate Intelligence’ vision at CES

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LG showcases “Affectionate Intelligence” at CES 2026, weaving AI through homes, cars and entertainment under “Innovation in tune with you”.
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FedEx impact in Asia Pacific hits USD $5.7 billion

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FedEx says its Asia Pacific operations delivered USD $5.7 billion in economic impact in 2025 as it ramps up routes, tech and green investments.
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Rod Drury awarded knighthood for services to tech

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Xero founder Rod Drury has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and technology.