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Research and Development (R&D) stories

Akuity adds fleet management to Kargo Enterprise beta

The feature aims to ease a growing bottleneck for platform teams releasing changes across hundreds of Kubernetes clusters and edge devices.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Robotics

Nvidia expands French AI push with new startup bets

The move broadens its European sovereign AI footprint as French firms and public bodies race to keep computing and data under domestic control.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

SonicWall opens Pune office in India expansion push

The expansion will add 400 engineering roles as the cybersecurity firm deepens its research, cloud and AI work for global customers.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Data centers

DeepL selects VAST Data for AI translation platform

The deployment should let DeepL's researchers work on larger language models and real-time voice translation with less manual data movement.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Research and Development

Australian marketers back mindset ads over content

A new survey suggests Australian teams are more convinced than UK and US peers that ads work better when matched to a consumer's mindset.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Data centers

Innovate UK backs eight clean energy firms for Singapore

The move gives eight British clean energy firms a route into Singapore, where rising demand is creating opportunities for efficiency and storage technologies.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last month

Large Language Models

Hadrian raises USD $40 million to expand cybersecurity

The fresh capital will fund Hadrian's expansion across EMEA and the US as companies struggle to prioritise exploitable security risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Partner Programmes

GTIA launches managed intelligence alliance for SMB AI

SMBs could get more secure AI services as GTIA sets common standards to help channel partners turn demand into governed offerings.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Robotics

EU enlists Nvidia to boost AI research across Europe

Researchers and startups could gain easier access to AI tools, training and European computing power as the Commission teams up with Nvidia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Software engineering

Clarios expands battery R&D partnership with Piaxo

The move widens Clarios's European engineering base as it pushes sodium-ion battery work for colder-weather vehicle systems.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Research and Development (R&D) stories

Quantum Computing

New Zealand designs photonic & quantum growth engine

New Zealand could miss out on fast-growing supply chains unless the planned platform turns research strengths into commercial deals and jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget

Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

New Zealand small businesses adopt AI as hold-outs shrink

Uncertainty over returns, not upfront cost, is now the main brake on AI uptake as the share of non-users falls to 36%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

WitFoo offers UC student first Christchurch role

Christchurch's tech ecosystem gets a boost as WitFoo turns a sponsored UC project into a job offer and expands its local footprint.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Agricultural Technology

Charles Sturt, ASII build digital agriculture platform

The partnership aims to close a data gap in agriculture, with less than five per cent of useful information now being analysed for new insights.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Hyperscale

SPhotonix appoints Alex Avramov as Chief Operating Officer

The optical data storage group is strengthening its push into commercial markets and fundraising as AI-driven data volumes boost demand for cold storage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month