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AI drives cyber budgets yet remains first on the chop list

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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AI is driving sharp rises in cyber spend, yet boards still see it as the easiest line to cut when budgets come under pressure.
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Yubico unveils YubiNation Partners identity channel push

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Yubico launches YubiNation partner tiers and expanded training to boost phishing-resistant identity security amid rising breach costs.
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AI in cloud ERP to speed finance close by 30% by 2028

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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AI-enabled cloud ERP could cut finance close times by 30% by 2028, as Gartner tips modular, automated systems to reshape CFO agendas.
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Everpure rebrands from Pure Storage with 1touch deal

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts as Pure Storage's new name and moves deeper into AI-ready data management with a planned acquisition of 1touch.
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How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Sales teams waste time on dead numbers; verified phone data turns outreach into real conversations, better leads and higher conversions.
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Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts new name on Wall Street and moves deeper into AI by agreeing to acquire data intelligence specialist 1touch.
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Snowflake expands Cortex Code CLI with dbt, Airflow

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Snowflake adds dbt and Apache Airflow support to Cortex Code CLI and unveils its first standalone subscription for non-Snowflake users.
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RingCentral taps OpenAI to power live AI voice calls

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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RingCentral integrates OpenAI's GPT-5.2 to power live AI voice calls, launching new assistants to support customers and employees in real time.
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EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.
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Anker SOLIX cracks top three in SolarQuotes battery list

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Anker SOLIX has surged into SolarQuotes' top three home battery brands, as reviews and backup reliability reshape Australia's solar storage market.
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Google unveils Scenario Planner for Meridian MMM use

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Google has launched Scenario Planner for its open-source Meridian MMM, giving marketers a no-code way to test budget scenarios and ROI.
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Celonis & LeafLabs launch app to decode robot fleets

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Celonis and LeafLabs unveil an app to decode robot fleet data, linking factory‑floor telemetry to real‑world supply chain performance.
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UK CIOs struggle to govern surge in business AI agents

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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UK CIOs embed AI agents in critical workflows but lack real-time oversight as board pressure mounts for provable returns and tighter audits.
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eBPF report shows efficiency, security gains at scale

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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eBPF report finds major cloud players cutting CPU, traffic costs and boosting security at scale, signalling a shift to kernel-level control.
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Infobip boosts WhatsApp marketing ROI with new API tools

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Infobip upgrades its WhatsApp Marketing Messages API with optimisation tools that lift delivery rates and boost ROI by over 60%.
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AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.
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Portnox expands zero trust access to console tools

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Portnox extends zero trust network access to RDP, SSH, VNC and Telnet, promising passwordless admin access and fewer VPN dependencies.
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Exclusive: Rohini Sharma on monday.com's AI shift

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Australian organisations are moving past AI hype, demanding tools that simplify daily work, scale across teams and prove practical value.
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AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.
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Exclusive: Celonis' Kerry Brown warns CIOs to 'remove chaos'

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Celonis touts digital twins and process data as the missing link to turn scattered enterprise AI experiments into measurable business gains.