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People First Bank launches Backbase digital platform
Digital Transformation

People First Bank launches Backbase digital platform

The staged rollout aims to smooth the merger of two legacy systems for 750,000 customers as the bank overhauls online banking.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
How observability powers Australia's biggest streaming event
DevOps

How observability powers Australia's biggest streaming event

Fans were spared buffering as Seven used New Relic to scale 7plus Sport for AFL demand and meet strict geotargeting rules.

By Aron Marden • 3 min read • This month

Global Stories

Security stories

OpenAI launches ChatGPT platform for Financial Services
Fintech

OpenAI launches ChatGPT platform for Financial Services

Financial institutions will gain access to licensed market data and governance tools as OpenAI targets research, modelling and client documents.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
NTT Data expands AI ops platform for Daimler Truck
Manufacturing

NTT Data expands AI ops platform for Daimler Truck

Daimler Truck's manufacturing operations will get earlier warnings of IT faults as NTT Data adds AI monitoring and automation across its global infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Red Hat AI 3.5 expands AI safety and observability tools
Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat AI 3.5 expands AI safety and observability tools

Enterprises get new governance, monitoring and multi-tenant controls as Red Hat targets safer, scalable AI use beyond pilot projects.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Apple Watch Series 12 adds readiness score & AI audio
Wearables

Apple Watch Series 12 adds readiness score & AI audio

Health-tracking rivals face pressure as the new model adds a daily readiness score, more frequent sensing and AI-powered audio tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
IvedaAir draws defence & government interest worldwide
Space

IvedaAir draws defence & government interest worldwide

Defence contractors and government buyers are weighing a longer-endurance drone that Iveda says can support surveillance, safety and response work.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Google details Antigravity SDK for custom agent hubs
DevOps

Google details Antigravity SDK for custom agent hubs

Developers can now build their own multi-agent control planes with built-in logging, sandboxing and dashboard monitoring for enterprise workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Software-as-a-Service

SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management

The ranking bolsters SUSE's pitch to businesses wanting one control plane for containers, virtual machines and AI workloads across mixed environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Sharon AI signs five-year Rafay deal for GPU orchestration
Software-as-a-Service

Sharon AI signs five-year Rafay deal for GPU orchestration

The arrangement gives the Australian neocloud a single control layer to manage AI infrastructure and support up to 150,000 GPUs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Private Cloud

Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform

Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • This month
Rydoo brings expense approvals into Claude & ChatGPT
Software-as-a-Service

Rydoo brings expense approvals into Claude & ChatGPT

Finance teams can now approve claims and query spending inside Claude and ChatGPT, as Rydoo's connector cuts switching between systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
Embedded systems hit USD $585 billion as edge AI grows
Digital Transformation

Embedded systems hit USD $585 billion as edge AI grows

Embedded systems now make up nearly a third of the electronics market as edge AI shifts design priorities towards security and software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
FIS & Ericsson join forces on digital wallet platform
Fintech

FIS & Ericsson join forces on digital wallet platform

Firms launching wallet services could cut launch delays as the pre-integrated setup joins payments, issuing, identity and ledger tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Security stories

UK small firms' AI use more than doubles in a year
Software-as-a-Service

UK small firms' AI use more than doubles in a year

Security fears and a skills gap are holding back UK small firms, even as nearly half now use AI and more plan to adopt it.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre
Digital Transformation

Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre

The upgrade aims to ease London dependence for Midlands firms needing low-latency AI capacity, security and resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Foxit launches PDF editor with on-device AI workspace
Data Protection

Foxit launches PDF editor with on-device AI workspace

Sensitive document work can now stay offline as Foxit's latest PDF editor runs supported AI tasks on-device for regulated sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week