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Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Customer Relationship Management

Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers

Approved AI tools are cutting shadow use by staff, but Cohesity warns the bigger risk is corrupted enterprise knowledge and weak governance.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Today
Macquarie launches security centre for universities
Data Protection

Macquarie launches security centre for universities

Australasian universities facing an October cyber deadline get round-the-clock local monitoring to better protect sensitive research and student data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today
GCM signs 24-month thermal deal with Shenzhen ALVC
Data centers

GCM signs 24-month thermal deal with Shenzhen ALVC

The tie-up gives GCM a route into data-centre cooling as AI build-outs intensify power and water pressures on operators.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Insurers warned of hidden AI exposure across portfolios
Data Protection

Insurers warned of hidden AI exposure across portfolios

Insurers face accumulating losses if the same AI platforms sit undetected across multiple policyholders, KYND has warned.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Speedata deploys Arteris FlexNoC in Callisto & Andromeda
DataCentre infrastructure

Speedata deploys Arteris FlexNoC in Callisto & Andromeda

The deal underpins Speedata's bid to cut server counts and costs in data-preparation and ETL workloads as analytics chips get more specialised.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Vetric finds 150 TikTok counterfeit rings targeting luxury
Data Analytics

Vetric finds 150 TikTok counterfeit rings targeting luxury

The findings suggest luxury brands face an industrial counterfeit trade on TikTok, with 4,904 suspect videos drawing more than 2.2 million views.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise
Data Protection

Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise

Rising concern over shadow AI has prompted Cloudbrink to bundle endpoint monitoring, data loss prevention and secure connectivity for enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Intel & Fortinet team up on SP6 security processor
Firewalls

Intel & Fortinet team up on SP6 security processor

The deal should help Fortinet boost supply chain resilience while accelerating development of its next security processor, SP6.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Mithra AI launches to verify enterprise AI responses
Software-as-a-Service

Mithra AI launches to verify enterprise AI responses

Businesses using AI face growing pressure to prove answers are accurate and authorised, as Mithra AI adds cryptographic checks to enterprise data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Asia-Pacific cyber threats rise on AI & geopolitics
Ransomware

Asia-Pacific cyber threats rise on AI & geopolitics

AI-driven phishing and state-linked espionage are pushing Asia-Pacific incident numbers higher, with data breaches still the biggest threat.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Dreame wet & dry vacuum patents pass 2,000 worldwide
Smart Home

Dreame wet & dry vacuum patents pass 2,000 worldwide

The milestone signals Dreame's growing push to defend design features in a competitive floor-cleaning market after shipments topped 10 million units.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Airbus picks Scaleway for sovereign cloud services
Data Protection

Airbus picks Scaleway for sovereign cloud services

The tie-up gives Airbus an extra layer of protection for sensitive industrial data as Europe's sovereignty push reshapes cloud buying decisions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE
Data Protection

Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE

The framework targets CISOs and platform teams as they move AI systems into production, amid rising risks from prompts, models and outputs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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Hydrix wins AUD $3.4 million Remedy Robotics contract
Artificial Intelligence

Hydrix wins AUD $3.4 million Remedy Robotics contract

The deal lifts Hydrix's medical robotics push, with revenue to be recognised progressively in FY2027 as it supports Remedy's N1 platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Paninian unveils Yantur 4.5 kN turbofan engine plan
Robotics

Paninian unveils Yantur 4.5 kN turbofan engine plan

Funding is being sought to take India's first privately developed 4.5 kN turbofan from design into testing for a long-range missile platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Saras Micro Devices hires ex-Amkor chiefs for growth
Semiconductors

Saras Micro Devices hires ex-Amkor chiefs for growth

As AI chips strain power delivery, the Arizona firm is adding senior packaging veterans to turn its technology into commercial sales.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
EHE Ventures opens second raise for AI Growth Fund
Software-as-a-Service

EHE Ventures opens second raise for AI Growth Fund

The Manchester-based investor aims to deploy GBP £1.5 million into early-stage AI start-ups across the UK by the end of the tax year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Professor Girish Dwivedi wins WA Pearcey entrepreneur award
Data Analytics

Professor Girish Dwivedi wins WA Pearcey entrepreneur award

The accolade highlights Western Australia's growing health-tech sector, with his AI cardiac diagnostics work spanning hospitals, universities and start-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month