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Vultr offers early access to AMD Instinct MI355X GPU, delivering powerful AI and HPC capabilities through its global cloud infrastructure from Q3 2024.

New research shows 92% of firms plan to expand customer education in 2025, despite facing challenges scaling programmes and measuring their impact.

Gallagher Security has launched a new Stockholm office and tech hub, enhancing its Nordic presence and advancing its wider European expansion strategy.

Snowflake and Acxiom have joined forces to launch a secure, AI-driven marketing data platform, revolutionising brand data access and privacy management globally.

VivaTech 2025 attracted 180,000 global visitors, highlighting a 40% surge in AI exhibitors and fostering 640,000 business connections across 171 nationalities.

Cybersecurity expert Alex van Someren has joined Paladin Capital Group as Strategic Advisor to enhance guidance on global cyber and AI threats.

Paynt acquires Canadian payments firm E-xact to boost North American growth, targeting a further US acquisition by late 2025.

Evergreen marks its 100th managed IT services acquisition with Australia's REDD, surpassing $1 billion revenue, while expanding globally.

Ignition is developing an AI tool to help service businesses set smarter prices using real billing data, aiming to boost confidence and optimise revenues.

Global happiness falls to 58% in 2025, yet customer service satisfaction rises, boosted by growing trust in AI-powered support worldwide.

Jenny Welsh joins UniTaskr as Head of Growth and Strategy to spearhead global expansion and promote diversity in the student work platform sector.

Despite instant messaging growth, 48% of IT leaders say email remains the top channel for vital business communications worldwide.

Australian group THDR has launched Neuono, an AI-driven app delivering personalised, made-to-measure menswear and womenswear via smartphone without fittings.

Projectworks has secured NZD $25 million in Series A funding to expand globally, integrating AI tools and boosting its team by 50% amid strong industry recognition.

MiQ has launched Sigma, an AI-driven platform uniting over 300 data feeds to streamline and optimise programmatic advertising globally.

HubSpot has launched a direct ChatGPT connector for CRM insights, enabling users to analyse customer data with natural language queries and no coding.

NiCE has honoured partners across APAC and EMEA for driving AI and automation excellence in customer service with its 2025 International Partner Awards.

The cybercriminal group Scattered Spider has launched sophisticated phishing attacks targeting UK retailers, exploiting social engineering and advanced MFA-bypass tools.

Businesses adopting AI with hybrid pricing models see subscription growth rates double, outperforming those who do not adjust pricing alongside AI integration.

Huma has launched Hi Scribe, an AI tool automating clinical note-taking and billing, now used in 870 practices serving 10 million patients globally.