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Claroty names James Love as new Chief Revenue Officer
Manufacturing

Claroty names James Love as new Chief Revenue Officer

Cyber-physical systems security vendor Claroty appoints James Love as Chief Revenue Officer to drive CPS-focused growth and AI initiatives.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Attackers target AI agents with prompt & tool hacks
Application Security

Attackers target AI agents with prompt & tool hacks

Attackers are already exploiting AI agents, extracting hidden prompts, bypassing safety checks and abusing tools tied to data and systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Airwallex buys Paynuri to expand fintech reach in Korea
Digital Transformation

Airwallex buys Paynuri to expand fintech reach in Korea

Airwallex acquires Korean fintech Paynuri, securing local payment and FX licences as it accelerates its expansion across Asia-Pacific hubs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Adobe boosts AI video tools & unveils USD $10m fund
Marketing Technologies

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

Adobe unveils expanded AI video tools for Premiere and After Effects and pledges USD $10m in new Film & TV Fund grants for creators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
AI agents push autonomy, but governance gap remains
Digital Transformation

AI agents push autonomy, but governance gap remains

AI agents move from pilots to core enterprise tools by 2026, but new research warns governance remains the missing link for many firms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Wordly forecasts AI to impact three key areas of events sector
Enterprise Resource Planning

Wordly forecasts AI to impact three key areas of events sector

Wordly predicts AI-driven personalisation, live captions and multilingual tools will define leaner, data-led events and trade shows by 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Tanium named Leader in IDC report on Windows tools
IT Automation

Tanium named Leader in IDC report on Windows tools

Tanium again tops IDC MarketScape rankings, named a Leader for worldwide Windows-focused endpoint management tools for 2025-2026.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
VDURA index tracks volatile SSD pricing & AI impact
DataCentre infrastructure

VDURA index tracks volatile SSD pricing & AI impact

VDURA launches index and modelling tool as AI-fuelled SSD volatility drives 189% flash cost surge and widens gap with hard drives.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Ping Identity unveils Universal Services for trust
Data Protection

Ping Identity unveils Universal Services for trust

Ping Identity has launched Universal Services, a continuous trust layer to combat AI-driven fraud and secure risky interactions beyond login.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Banks hit by costly outages as AI drives observability
DevOps

Banks hit by costly outages as AI drives observability

Banks face outages costing USD $1.8 million an hour as New Relic says AI-driven observability becomes vital for risk, CX and resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
eflow posts 23% client growth & 56 new deployments
Software-as-a-Service

eflow posts 23% client growth & 56 new deployments

eflow posts 23% client growth and 56 new deployments in 2025 as demand for AI-driven, explainable trade surveillance tools accelerates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Elsevier unveils LeapSpace AI workspace for researchers
Data Protection

Elsevier unveils LeapSpace AI workspace for researchers

Elsevier launches LeapSpace, an AI research workspace promising trusted, transparent answers built on 18 million peer-reviewed sources.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

2026 stories

More flexibility, less ghosting: Here's what the world of work will look like in 2026
Generative AI

More flexibility, less ghosting: Here's what the world of work will look like in 2026

By 2026, work will be more flexible and AI-driven, as tougher compliance, on-demand jobs and faster hiring reshape life for Kiwi workers.

By Neil Webster • 6 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Mila, Bain & Company urge fivefold boost in Canadian AI VC
Artificial Intelligence

Mila, Bain & Company urge fivefold boost in Canadian AI VC

Mila, Bain & Company urge Canada to turn its AI research edge into homegrown startups by lifting annual AI venture funding from $2 billion to $10 billion.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Isle of Man launches National AI Office with GBP £1m
Data Protection

Isle of Man launches National AI Office with GBP £1m

The Isle of Man has unveiled a National AI Office, backed by GBP £1m, to steer responsible AI use across government and the wider economy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Zayo, Reintel light 400GE Iberian fibre for AI era
Digital Transformation

Zayo, Reintel light 400GE Iberian fibre for AI era

Zayo Europe and Reintel have lit a 400GE Iberian fibre corridor, linking key cities to meet surging AI and cloud bandwidth demand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Mobile & AI power record UK online Christmas sales
Data Analytics

Mobile & AI power record UK online Christmas sales

UK shoppers spent a record GBP £26.9bn online over Christmas 2025, as mobile purchases surged and AI-driven referrals leapt from 2024.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026