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Compumedics posts record revenue as profit turns positive
Software-as-a-Service

Compumedics posts record revenue as profit turns positive

Higher orders and stronger cash flow helped the medtech group return to profit, despite margin pressure from tariffs and mix shifts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Malaysia & Indonesia launch lithium-ion battery cell
Supply Chain

Malaysia & Indonesia launch lithium-ion battery cell

Six new partnerships and a cross-border pouch cell debut in Sepang as ASEAN moves to turn battery research into production.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
UltraViolet Cyber names Andrew Park as security chief
DevOps

UltraViolet Cyber names Andrew Park as security chief

The appointment gives UltraViolet Cyber a CISO who knows its operations from the client side and will steer AI governance and internal security.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets
Software-as-a-Service

Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets

Labour-heavy services face the biggest squeeze as AI shifts spending towards infrastructure, data management and security, Forrester says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
TCS launches AgentHub for drug development AI tasks
Digital Transformation

TCS launches AgentHub for drug development AI tasks

Pharmaceutical groups could cut safety processing costs by 30% as the platform automates regulated drug development tasks under human oversight.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
LG deepens NVIDIA robotics tie-up with Seoul data factory
Robotics

LG deepens NVIDIA robotics tie-up with Seoul data factory

The Seoul site could speed LG's push into home and industrial robots, as the group aims to gather 100,000 hours of training data.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

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Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas
Agricultural Technology

Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas

Sales of QuadSense climbed more than 50 per cent in New Zealand as Bovonic prepares to scale the mastitis system in the UK and Ireland.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Savex expands PeopleLink AV distribution across India
Unified Communications

Savex expands PeopleLink AV distribution across India

Enterprise and public sector buyers in India will get wider access to AV collaboration tools as Savex extends PeopleLink products through 10,000 partners.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Kore.ai wins Leader nods in five enterprise AI reviews
Software-as-a-Service

Kore.ai wins Leader nods in five enterprise AI reviews

Enterprise buyers are weighing governance and auditability more heavily as the AI vendor secures top marks across five analyst categories.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
CBRE ranks eight Canadian cities among top tech markets
Data centers

CBRE ranks eight Canadian cities among top tech markets

Canada's tech talent rise is helping drive AI office demand, with six cities now in North America's top 15 and Halifax near the top of emerging markets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week
TechWorks widens AESIN to aerospace, defence & more
Robotics

TechWorks widens AESIN to aerospace, defence & more

The move opens the network to aerospace, defence and industrial firms grappling with the same software, security and systems challenges as automakers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
ANS Academy expands AI leadership apprenticeship sixfold
Digital Transformation

ANS Academy expands AI leadership apprenticeship sixfold

Growing employer demand has pushed the AI leadership apprenticeship to six cohorts, with 71 learners now in the pipeline.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Proofpoint expands in India with Hyderabad AI centre
Data Protection

Proofpoint expands in India with Hyderabad AI centre

Tripled demand in the past year is prompting the cybersecurity group to add a Hyderabad AI centre and a Delhi office.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Queensland opens Australia's first quantum testbed
High Performance Computing

Queensland opens Australia's first quantum testbed

The open-access facility gives start-ups and researchers a cheaper way to test quantum ideas on real hardware after access shortages slowed progress.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Space Forge picks Texas A&M for first US chip plant
Supply Chain

Space Forge picks Texas A&M for first US chip plant

The partnership gives the Florida-based firm a US foothold as it seeks domestic production of advanced semiconductor materials.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
AtkinsRéalis, Arup win Hong Kong Northern Metropolis deal
Smart Cities

AtkinsRéalis, Arup win Hong Kong Northern Metropolis deal

The deal extends AtkinsRéalis and Arup's role in one of Hong Kong's largest urban expansion schemes, covering housing and transport works.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
UK AI minister urged to prioritise skills & adoption
Data Protection

UK AI minister urged to prioritise skills & adoption

Britain could miss the bigger economic prize if ministers focus on AI start-ups rather than skills, adoption and productivity gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Royal Navy radar trial runs without satellite timing
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Royal Navy radar trial runs without satellite timing

A quantum clock trial could help keep military radar working in jamming or spoofing attacks, protecting a £1.42 billion-a-day UK risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week