IT Industry stories

Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI coding skills for developers, aiming to speed custom app building and reduce errors across 25 platforms.

Xero expands its Canadian engineering footprint with a Vancouver hub focused on AI, the Accounting Engine and Anthropic integrations.

Ottawa-based H2O Vision is prioritising US sales of its AI drowning detection system as founder Justin Dyer says Canadian adoption is too slow.

YFM Equity Partners invests GBP £7.6 million in Exeter-based Shopify agency Swanky, funding hiring, service expansion and selective acquisitions.

Civica splits product and engineering as Ian O'Brien and Neal Watkins take top roles to drive AI-led public sector software push.

Cognitiv chief executive Jeremy Fain lands EY New York finalist spot as ContextGPT revenue jumps 388% and AudienceGPT gains traction.

Safe Software has named seasoned executives Judd Lee and Vanessa Ribreau to key leadership roles as it pushes towards USD $250 million in revenue by 2028.

Tredence and Google Cloud unveil agentic AI accelerators to help enterprises shift from pilots to production across data, supply chains and customer service.

Anthropic and OpenAI take rival paths on AI cyber tools, as one keeps access tightly restricted while the other widens vetted user access.

Quantium joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise push with a new AI practice aimed at moving enterprise agents from pilots into production.

Infosys and Google Cloud widen partnership to package agentic AI tools for major industries, while training 100,000 staff on Gemini Enterprise.

GTIA study finds 97% of IT service providers use AI, but just 28% have formal strategy and governance in place.

Index Engines wins third straight CRN Storage 100 spot as cyber recovery demand rises and partners seek cleaner ransomware restoration.

TCS, University of Cincinnati and Salesforce launch three-month AI training scheme to fast-track graduates into paid roles and full-time work.

ETS, Khan Academy and TED plan AI-focused higher education model with skills-based progression and corporate backing, aimed at costing under $10,000.

US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.

Caruso lands AUD $9.3 million from Icehouse Ventures and GD1 as Centuria joins 80-plus clients using its AI-native fund administration platform.

Backblaze appoints Anuj Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate AI-focused growth, as B2 Cloud Storage expands with neocloud demand.

SoftServe study finds 72% of executives expect AI agents to run software lifecycles within two years, as hiring shifts towards AI engineers.

Siemens and NVIDIA claim a verification breakthrough as Veloce proFPGA CS runs trillions of pre-silicon cycles in days for AI chip designs.