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AI demands could drive USD $500 billion annual data centre spend

Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
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AI demand could drive USD $500 billion in annual data centre spending by 2030, creating a USD $2 trillion cloud revenue opportunity despite funding shortfalls.
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Cloudflare to recruit interns in 2026 & boost student support

Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
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Cloudflare will hire 1,111 interns worldwide in 2026, vastly expanding its programme and offering US students free access to its developer platform for a year.
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Understanding the US manufacturing slowdown

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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The US manufacturing slowdown reflects structural shifts and post-boom normalisation, with rising AI investment reshaping the sector amid tariff pressures.
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Ransomware attacks steady at 328 as cyber gangs join forces

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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Ransomware attacks held steady at 328 in August, with cyber gangs collaborating to boost impact, says NCC Group report highlighting persistent global risks.
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Tenable council aims to bridge cyber risk gap with new framework

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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Tenable launches Exposure Management Leadership Council to help CISOs bridge the cyber risk communication gap with business leaders across key sectors.
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US commits USD $42 billion to boost UK tech amid AI concerns

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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US tech giants pledge USD $42 billion investment to boost UK AI, quantum computing, and nuclear sectors amid calls for equal UK benefits in partnerships.
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Cloud hyperscalers & AI integration reshape IoT market outlook

Thu, 18th Sep 2025
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Cloud giants AWS and Microsoft now dominate the reshaped IoT platform market, as AI integration becomes key amid industry consolidation and slowed growth.
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AI reshapes workplace learning as L&D budgets & metrics evolve

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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AI is transforming workplace learning as businesses across the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand boost L&D budgets and adopt data-driven metrics.
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Siemens joins CHERI Alliance to boost cybersecurity in EDA sector

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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Siemens has joined the CHERI Alliance to advance cybersecurity in Electronic Design Automation by promoting hardware-enforced memory safety technology.
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Check Point Software earns spot on TIME's best companies list

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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Check Point Software has been named on TIME and Statista's World's Best Companies of 2025 list, highlighting its growth, employee satisfaction, and sustainability efforts.
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Nebius signs multi-year AI cloud deal with Microsoft worth billions

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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Nebius has struck a multi-billion USD $ deal with Microsoft to supply AI cloud infrastructure from its new Vineland data centre, boosting growth from 2026.
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AegisAI raises USD $13M to reinvent enterprise email security

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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Cybersecurity startup AegisAI raises USD $13 million to launch AI-driven email security platform combating phishing and malware threats more effectively.
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Aonic acquires Prime Insights for $250m in tech sector push

Fri, 5th Sep 2025
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Aonic acquires Prime Insights for $250m, expanding beyond gaming into research tech and adtech to boost its global data platform reach.
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Chief Trust Officer role rises as tech firms prioritise trust

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Tech and B2B firms are appointing Chief Trust Officers to boost security, privacy, and trust amid rising client and regulator concerns, says Forrester.
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Omnissa named a leader in Gartner 2025 DaaS Magic Quadrant

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Omnissa has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service for the third year running, praised for top scores in critical capabilities.
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Hemanth Vedagarbha named Firebolt CEO to drive global growth

Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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Firebolt appoints Hemanth Vedagarbha as CEO to lead global expansion and strengthen its position in the analytical database market amid rising AI demand.
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IREN posts record revenue of USD $501 million & rapid AI growth

Mon, 1st Sep 2025
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IREN reports record FY25 revenue of USD $501 million and net income of USD $86.9 million, driven by rapid growth in AI Cloud and Bitcoin mining sectors.
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Enero posts steady FY25 EBITDA growth as agency teams win awards

Sat, 30th Aug 2025
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Enero Group posted a 2% rise in FY25 EBITDA, boosted by award-winning agencies Hotwire, BMF, ROI·DNA and Orchard driving steady growth and margins.
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Alluxio delivers sub-millisecond AI data platform & 50% growth

Fri, 29th Aug 2025
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Alluxio reports 50% customer growth, launching AI data platform version 3.7 with sub-millisecond latency and record-breaking AI workload performance.
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Snowflake reports product revenue up 32% to USD $1.09B

Fri, 29th Aug 2025
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Snowflake's product revenue rose 32% to USD $1.09 billion in Q2 FY2026, driven by strong customer growth and a net revenue retention rate of 125%.