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Marqeta names Patti Kangwankij as new finance chief

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Marqeta has hired veteran payments executive Patti Kangwankij as CFO, completing a leadership reshuffle under chief executive Mike Milotich.
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Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Leaseweb appoints Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and its sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud push.
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Zynap raises EUR €6 million to scale AI cyber defence

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Barcelona cyber start-up Zynap raises EUR €6 million seed extension to scale its AI-driven preventive defence platform globally.
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WithYouWithMe spins out Greenbeam as global SaaS firm

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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WithYouWithMe spins out its Greenbeam software arm as an independent global SaaS workforce intelligence firm led by Cia Kouparitsas.
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Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Pax8 appoints Avery Moon as Chief Technology Officer to spearhead its global AI-led marketplace and 'operating system' for SMBs.
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Cloud security firms, Brivo & Eagle Eye, form AI security giant

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks will merge under the Brivo name to create what they claim is the world's largest AI cloud security platform.
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Semify buys Dragon Metrics to boost global AI SEO reach

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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US-based Semify has bought Hong Kong's Dragon Metrics to expand its global AI-led SEO and reporting services across non-Google markets.
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Recast names Jake Mosey chief product officer to boost Intune tools

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Recast hires former Jamf leader Jake Mosey as chief product officer to steer Intune-focused tools via closer community-driven input.
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CIMPOR's private 5G blueprint boosts efficiency, cuts CO2

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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CIMPOR's new private 5G blueprint lifts plant efficiency by 1%, saves up to USD $15 million a year and cuts CO2 emissions by 140,000 tonnes.
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Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Leaseweb hires Jan Willem des Tombe as Global Strategic Relations Director to sharpen its sovereign and hybrid cloud push worldwide.
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Google backs Emergent to help non‑coders build software

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Google has invested in Emergent, giving the AI start-up early access to Gemini 3 to help millions of non-coders build production software.
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Flexera buys ProsperOps, Chaos Genius to boost FinOps

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.
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Finance teams shift from spreadsheets to smart platforms

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Finance teams ditch manual spreadsheets for integrated, real-time platforms as tighter 2026 reporting demands reshape core processes.
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Tineco carpet cleaner named in TIME Best Inventions list

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Tineco's Carpet One Cruiser wins spot on TIME's Best Inventions 2025 list, boosting its growing floorcare footprint in Australia and NZ.
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Dreame unveils AI whole-home ecosystem, AU launches

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Dreame unveils an AI whole-home ecosystem at CES 2026 and confirms its thinnest robot vacuum and new personal-care device for Australia.
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Why accurate address data is the first line of identity verification

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Accurate address data is emerging as a critical, often overlooked weapon in the fight for reliable digital identity verification and fraud control.
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Airwallex raises USD $330m, sets dual HQ in San Francisco

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Airwallex secures USD $330m at a USD $8b valuation and names San Francisco a dual global HQ as it ramps US expansion and AI investment.
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Wialon adds Lytx AI dashcams to expand video telematics

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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Wialon has added Lytx AI dashcams to its platform, bringing video-based safety and monitoring tools to 4 million connected vehicles.
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Airwallex names James Teodorini new ANZ head & record volume

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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Airwallex has named James Teodorini Head of ANZ to spearhead growth in Australia and New Zealand after hitting USD $235 billion in volume.
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JFrog names Genefa Murphy CMO to drive AI era growth

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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JFrog appoints former Udemy marketing leader Genefa Murphy as CMO to spearhead global growth in AI-driven software supply chain tools.