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Exclusive: Edifier outlines next phase of global audio strategy

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Edifier charts next phase of global audio push, targeting hybrid workers with HDMI eARC speakers, studio monitors and planar earbuds.
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Writer’s Toolbox wins Singapore AI schools contracts

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Writer’s Toolbox secures Singapore school contracts as the city-state boosts AI investment with SGD $1 billion for research and development.
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Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio

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Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
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IMP Software named UK education industry leader 2025

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IMP Software has been named The Assignment Report’s UK education company of 2025 after rapid growth supplying finance tools to MATs.
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Quantum Machines to build flagship quantum hub in Chicago

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Quantum Machines will open a flagship quantum hub in Chicago’s Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park to expand US research operations.
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Canada maps public priorities for new national AI plan

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Canada distils record public input into priorities for a 2026 AI strategy, balancing innovation, security, sovereignty and public trust.
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Manchester AI incubator selects first startup cohort

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Manchester’s Turing Innovation Catalyst has picked seven early-stage AI startups for its first TIC Startup Lab incubator cohort.
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Liquium raises NZD $2m to boost cleaner ammonia output

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Liquium secures over NZD$2m to scale green ammonia catalysts, promising major efficiency gains for fertiliser and clean fuel producers.
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QuikBot and Illumia partner on governed airport AI

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QuikBot and Illumia have agreed a partnership to roll out governed Physical AI robots across airport retail, airside logistics and MRO.
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NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO

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NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.
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WARE UK adopts Easy WMS to scale Knowsley facility

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WARE UK adopts Mecalux Easy WMS at its new Knowsley hub to boost stock visibility, speed dispatch and support northern England growth.
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New high-tech manufacturing plant opens in Canterbury

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Enatel opens an 8000sqm high-tech plant in Christchurch, uniting staff and boosting export capacity for its specialised battery chargers.
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OpenAI launches Australia-wide drive for AI skills & jobs

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OpenAI unveils an Australia-wide AI push, pairing a Sydney supercomputer campus with skills training and new startup support schemes.
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Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth

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Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.
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Smartphone app claims to deliver full eye prescriptions

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A Copenhagen startup says its Argus software can generate full eye prescriptions from a single smartphone photo in under a minute.
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UK firms urged to co-create with China, not just export

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UK firms told to embed in China as co-creators, not just exporters, with visa-free travel urged to unlock high-tech industrial ties.
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Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push

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Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.
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KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP

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KnowBe4 marks a decade of its AIDA security AI, now running seven agents for 70,000 clients, and appoints Harlan Parrott VP of AI Innovation.
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xReality surges on US defence, law enforcement deals

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xReality receipts jump 85% as US defence and police contracts swell pipeline to AUD $63 million and support a larger Sydney base.
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OVHcloud, OpenNebula launch certified sovereign EU cloud

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OVHcloud partners with OpenNebula to launch certified sovereign cloud instances across EU data centres under the IPCEI-CIS framework.