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Zurn Elkay launches smart backflow monitoring in Canada
Digital Transformation

Zurn Elkay launches smart backflow monitoring in Canada

Facilities could cut flood risk and downtime as Zurn Elkay Canada adds real-time backflow monitoring to aging water systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2026

Global Stories

Hospitals stories

Accenture launches Construct for capital project services
Digital Transformation

Accenture launches Construct for capital project services

The move targets a USD $260 billion market as owners seek one partner to cut delays, overruns and accountability gaps on major projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
iPresence launches kubi 2.0 on Kickstarter globally
Robotics

iPresence launches kubi 2.0 on Kickstarter globally

Crowdfunding will open access to a redesigned telepresence robot for schools, hospitals and offices, with donation-backed units for needy recipients.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects
Digital Transformation

Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects

Greater scrutiny will follow major infrastructure programmes as Accenture combines 5,000 specialists into a new capital projects unit.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up
Software-as-a-Service

Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up

Tighter controls could stop overspend, speed approvals and cut audit chasing for lean healthcare finance teams juggling complex funding streams.

By Tanu Kaushik • 5 min read • Last week
Danfoss starts oil-free valve production in Monterrey
Data centers

Danfoss starts oil-free valve production in Monterrey

North American chiller makers should see shorter lead times as Danfoss brings oil-free check valve output closer to them in Mexico.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Victaulic appoints Emmerich to drive early project design
Data centers

Victaulic appoints Emmerich to drive early project design

The move aims to cut redesigns and labour pressure on major European builds by getting pipe-joining decisions made up to 18 months earlier.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare
Data Protection

3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare

Healthcare providers will be able to keep scans, prompts and AI inference inside national borders as 3verest expands sovereign cloud controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2026

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Dorset joins Interweave shared care record network
Digital Transformation

Dorset joins Interweave shared care record network

More than 800,000 Dorset residents will have their records linked into a network now covering over 10 million people across seven NHS regions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Zurich index finds financial insecurity drives vulnerability
Data Science

Zurich index finds financial insecurity drives vulnerability

More than one in five Australians face significant vulnerability, with the new index tying the biggest risks to weak savings, insurance and superannuation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • 3 days ago
Optic Security promotes Hill to WA operations manager
Network Security

Optic Security promotes Hill to WA operations manager

The Perth expansion puts Optic Security closer to large maintenance contracts in Western Australia, where demand is rising across key sectors.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 5 days ago
AI widens skills gap in UK skilled trades, Pearson finds
Risk & Compliance

AI widens skills gap in UK skilled trades, Pearson finds

Training systems are struggling to keep pace as AI changes day-to-day tasks in UK skilled trades and raises replacement demand, Pearson says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Labour pledges $4 billion for state houses, school repairs and hospitals
Schools

Labour pledges $4 billion for state houses, school repairs and hospitals

Unemployment at an 11-year high is driving Labour's plan to spend more than GBP £4 billion on jobs and public repairs.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last week
Clean data, healthy revenue: The key to improving the patient journey
Data governance

Clean data, healthy revenue: The key to improving the patient journey

Flawed patient records are driving claim denials, delayed reimbursements and poorer trust as healthcare leans on AI and automation.

By Bud Walker • 4 min read • Last week
The big construction sustainability win that is often overlooked
Supply Chain

The big construction sustainability win that is often overlooked

Better planning and digital collaboration could cut construction waste, rework and embodied carbon far more than new materials alone.

By Olivia Pearson • 6 min read • Last week
Unlocking the hidden potential of data centres through heat zoning
Data centers

Unlocking the hidden potential of data centres through heat zoning

Heat zoning could turn data centres into local heat suppliers, helping cut emissions and support nearby homes and businesses as demand rises.

By Bryony Evans • 5 min read • Last month
Labour unveils AI plan with tougher rules in New Zealand
Data Protection

Labour unveils AI plan with tougher rules in New Zealand

Public anxiety over jobs, power bills and harmful content is pushing AI to the centre of New Zealand's election campaign.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month