About Jed
Jed Nykolle Harme
Editor
With over six years of experience in the journalism industry, Jed Nykolle is a freelance writer, community journalist, and editor specializing in fintech, technology, science, and news, with a soft spot for travel and feature SEO stories. When she’s not chasing deadlines, she’s probably writing poems, getting lost in beaches, or hiking mountains in search of the perfect sunset.
Former TechDay team member.
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Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to boost global AI comms
Sat, 10th May 2025
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crm
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uc
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digital transformation
Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to launch AI-powered agentic experiences, enhancing global customer communication across messaging, voice, and email channels.
Broadcom forces VMware clients to roll back crucial updates
Sat, 10th May 2025
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firewalls
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data protection
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dr
Broadcom forces VMware customers on expired support to roll back security updates, risking exposure to known vulnerabilities and increased cyberattack threats.
Outpost24 expands platform for data & social threat defense
Fri, 9th May 2025
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
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dark web
Outpost24 enhances its External Attack Surface Management platform with Social Media and Data Leakage modules to boost threat detection across digital channels.
Phase One closes $2.1m fund, backs 14 tech startups
Thu, 8th May 2025
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agricultural technology
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ai
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icehouse
Phase One Ventures closes its early-stage NZD $2.1m fund after backing 14 startups, with 12 securing follow-on funding and creating 100+ jobs.
Litmaps acquires ResearchRabbit, raises $1 million for AI
Thu, 8th May 2025
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edutech
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ai
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healthtech
New Zealand's Litmaps has acquired US tool ResearchRabbit and secured USD $1 million in funding to advance AI-driven research discovery and expand its reach.
ServiceNow unveils AI Platform to unify operations
Thu, 8th May 2025
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crm
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digital transformation
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martech
ServiceNow launches a new AI Platform unifying data, intelligence and orchestration to boost enterprise-wide automation and operational efficiency globally.
Bugcrowd Grows Global Reach via AWS ISV Accelerate
Thu, 8th May 2025
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devops
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hyperscale
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cloud security
Bugcrowd joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program, enhancing global reach and co-selling to offer crowdsourced security services via AWS sales teams worldwide.
Endava to accelerate Google Agentspace enterprise AI
Wed, 7th May 2025
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digital transformation
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ai
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agentic ai
Endava partners with Google as an implementation ally for Agentspace, aiding businesses to adopt AI-driven agents for enhanced workflow efficiency.
NZ startup founders paid $205,000 on average, gaps remain
Wed, 7th May 2025
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mental health
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entrepreneurship
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startup ecosystem
The New Zealand Founder Pay Report 2025 reveals average founder salaries at NZD $205,000, highlighting gender, location, and role pay disparities across startups.
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Udemy appoints Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh to lead CX
Wed, 7th May 2025
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Udemy appoints Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh as its first Chief Customer Experience Officer to lead global customer success and operations strategy.
Kore.ai, Microsoft link up to advance enterprise AI
Wed, 7th May 2025
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uc
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digital transformation
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it automation
Kore.ai and Microsoft have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Kore.ai's AI agent platform with Microsoft's cloud and AI tools, advancing enterprise automation.
Teradata appoints John Ederer as Chief Financial Officer
Wed, 7th May 2025
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data analytics
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lcnc
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ai
Teradata appoints John Ederer as CFO, bringing extensive software and financial expertise to drive growth and AI market opportunities.
Tim McIntire named Chief Technology Officer at Hyland
Tue, 6th May 2025
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data analytics
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ai
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software development
Hyland appoints Tim McIntire as CTO to steer global engineering and enhance AI, cloud, and automation across its product suite.
Saviynt, Chillisoft partner to boost NZ identity security
Tue, 6th May 2025
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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phishing
Saviynt partners with New Zealand's Chillisoft to boost identity security amid a 58% rise in cyber incidents, focusing on enterprise and government sectors.
Calabrio appoints Frank Ciccone as new Chief Revenue Officer
Tue, 6th May 2025
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uc
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cx
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martech
Calabrio appoints Frank Ciccone as Chief Revenue Officer to spearhead global sales and growth in customer experience sector.
Alibaba launches Qwen3, open-source AI for global developers
Mon, 5th May 2025
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ai
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software development
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agentic ai
Alibaba has open-sourced Qwen3, a new large language model series with up to 235B parameters, supporting 119 languages and advanced hybrid reasoning.
Allvue boosts AI & data with new hires & R&D investment
Sat, 3rd May 2025
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data analytics
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fintech
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ai
Allvue Systems boosts its AI and data capabilities with a 70% R&D budget rise and key hires, aiming to enhance tools for alternative investment markets.
Visa launches AI-assisted shopping with security focus
Thu, 1st May 2025
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digital transformation
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crypto
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fintech
Visa has launched Intelligent Commerce, partnering with AI leaders to enable secure, AI-assisted shopping and payments tailored to user preferences.
Intelligent transport market to reach USD $124.8bn by 2035
Thu, 1st May 2025
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smart cities
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data analytics
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iot
The global intelligent transport system market is forecast to grow from USD $41.7bn in 2024 to USD $124.8bn by 2035, driven by urbanisation and tech advances.
Saviynt launches AI tool for identity risk management
Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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cloud security
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physical security
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iam
Saviynt has launched an AI-driven Identity Security Posture Management tool to help firms proactively tackle identity risks and reduce audit times by up to 90%.