ICT sector stories
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.