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Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows

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Dify secures USD $30m to expand its open-source platform for production-ready AI agent workflows across global enterprise teams.
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Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments

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Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
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Dashmote raises $6 million to launch AI agent for field sales

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Dashmote has raised $6 million to launch DashSalesAI, an AI agent boosting efficiency for field sales teams via mobile platforms like WhatsApp.
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Climate risks threaten 27% of global data centres by 2050

Sat, 12th Jul 2025
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Climate change threats could place 27% of global data centres at high or moderate risk by 2050, raising insurance costs and risking digital infrastructure.
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Prezzee & UnionPay partner to expand global digital gifting

Sat, 14th Jun 2025
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Prezzee and UnionPay International have partnered to expand digital gifting globally, enhancing secure, borderless payment solutions across 183 countries.
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ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.1 update brings VDR roles & templates

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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ONLYOFFICE launches DocSpace 3.1, enhancing Virtual Data Rooms with role-based forms, guest management, templates and AES-256 encryption for self-hosted users.
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Riding in safety: How technology can protect female passengers on the road

Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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This International Women's Day, focus on advancing female safety in travel as technology and chauffeur services enhance the security of solo female passengers.
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Liquid Instruments announces 2023 Global Roadshow

Thu, 13th Jul 2023
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Liquid Instruments, an innovator of software-defined instrumentation, will host a 2023 Global Roadshow in major cities across Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Asia Pacific data center market outpacing UK for growth

Wed, 15th Sep 2021
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The four fastest-growing data center marketing in Asia Pacific will grow 90% over three years, with Australia growing 97%.
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Apple reclaims spot as world's most valuable brand

Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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Apple has been named the world's most valuable brand by the Brand Finance Global 500 2021, with a brand value of $263.4 billion.
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TeleGeography releases data center benchmark tool

Fri, 22nd Jan 2021
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TeleGeography launches new WAN Geography Benchmark tool to help users find connected data center facilities worldwide.
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Open Compute Foundation certifies first China data center as OCP Ready

Wed, 28th Oct 2020
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Chayora Limited develops and operates data center campuses in China, including the TJ1 facility that serves the Greater Beijing region in Tianjin.
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Increased demand from enterprises to close digital gaps at the edge

Fri, 16th Oct 2020
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Digital service providers are forecast to increase private connectivity by five times the current rates between 2019 and 2023.
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Revealed: Global trends in technology investment

Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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The US and China see total investment values drop year-on-year, but the UK records a rise in investment into British tech companies.
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R&M announces sales are up, but profit is down for 2019

Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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R&M has announced it has experienced increased sales in 2019, reaching CHF276.7 million, with sites now in the US East Coast and China.
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Global data centers - ranked

Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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Data centers are now a cornerstone of the information economy, with USD$100 billion having been poured into the asset class over the past decade.
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XTransfer raises $15m funding to expand global network

Mon, 14th Oct 2019
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The company provides service solutions such as cross-border and local collection, payment, foreign exchange, lending, and other treasury management services.
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Equinix reveals investment plans for 2019 – and there's a lot

Thu, 9th May 2019
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The colocation giant has revealed its plans for the year that contains significant amounts of investment for expansion and new facilities.
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Silicon Valley to lose its tech centre crown to global cities

Fri, 22nd Feb 2019
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A new survey of tech industry leaders found the majority believe it is likely the Valley will be usurped within four years by other cities around the world.
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IDC forecasts smart city spending will reach $158 billion by 2022

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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On a geographic basis, the APAC region, including China and Japan, will account for nearly 42% of global spending in 2018.