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Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts

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Fortinet backs AI governance and quantum-safe upgrades as sustainability report highlights lower product energy use and training progress.
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Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

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Güntner taps former FläktGroup executive Yan Evans to unify its data centre push as AI-fuelled demand drives cooling expansion.
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ServiceNow & Google Cloud widen AI agent partnership

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ServiceNow and Google Cloud deepen AI tie-up as quarterly subscription revenue rises 19% and guidance is lifted after strong contract wins.
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Canadian employers face fiercer battle for tech talent

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Canadian firms are finding that pay is no longer enough, as hybrid working and AI skills reshape how employers recruit and promote tech staff.
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Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

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Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.
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SAP & Google Cloud expand AI partnership for marketers

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SAP and Google Cloud widen AI partnership to give marketers agent-driven campaign tools linking customer data, activation and optimisation.
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Canada moves to set up first domestic space launch capability

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Canada moves to set up first domestic space launch rules, aiming to cut reliance on foreign providers and build a sovereign orbital market.
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Wagepoint names Alexander Gonçalves as Chief Commercial Officer

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Wagepoint hires Alexander Gonçalves to lead sales and marketing as the Canadian payroll software firm intensifies its growth push for small businesses.
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Anthropic expands Amazon tie-up in USD $5 billion deal

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Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with USD $5 billion injection and capacity for up to 5 gigawatts of new AI computing.
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Casting a wide net: Vection Technologies' push across emerging tech markets

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Vection Technologies showcases AI and VR tools for defence, healthcare and property as CEO Gianmarco Biagi targets wider international growth.
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OpenAI says weekly users top 900 million as AI reshapes work

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OpenAI's weekly user base has surged past 900 million as experts warn AI's economic impact is still hiding in official data.
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US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion

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US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.
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iManage appoints Ryan Begin & David Zember to partner roles

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iManage strengthens its global partner push with two senior hires as the software group looks to widen ecosystem links and sharpen channel execution.
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WatchGuard & HaloPSA integrate security tools for MSPs

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WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.
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Motorola Solutions buys Hyper AI 911 call handling solution

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Motorola Solutions expands public safety AI with Hyper deal to automate non-emergency calls and ease pressure on understaffed dispatch centres.
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Betashares expands robotics ETF & adds humanoid theme

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Betashares broadens its robotics ETF to 60 holdings, adds China A-shares and a humanoid robotics theme as it tightens AI rules.
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AI agents expose major API security gap, Salt warns

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Salt warns AI agents are widening the API security gap, with 92% of organisations still short of advanced defences and 47% delaying releases.
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Wasabi buys Seagate's Lyve Cloud business in storage push

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Wasabi to take over Seagate's Lyve Cloud as David Friend's company expands enterprise storage reach and Seagate shifts back to hardware.
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Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management

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Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
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Canadians tracking astronaut health with AI for lunar missions

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Canadian researchers use AI to monitor astronaut health in real time as lunar mission planners seek better medical support beyond Earth.