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Record rise in digital squatting fuels phishing wave

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Record digital squatting surge sees 6,200 disputes in 2025, as lookalike domains drive costly phishing, malware and payment fraud.
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Enatel opens new Christchurch hub to power exports

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Enatel opens a new multi-million-dollar Christchurch hub, uniting 200 staff to scale high-tech battery charger exports from New Zealand.
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Process friction holds back firms' agentic AI plans

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Most firms plan agentic AI within three years, but Celonis finds clunky processes and poor context threaten ROI and slow deployment.
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Mastercard rolls out Next Gen fleet payments in Asia Pacific

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Mastercard launches Next Gen fleet payments in Asia Pacific, unifying fuel, EV charging and mobility spend with tighter data controls.
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Routine internal access, not exploits, drives cyber risk

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Routine admin tools, not exotic exploits, let attackers race across networks, compromising over half of systems in under an hour.
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C-suite leaders deploy AI, but struggle to scale it

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.
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Infor appoints Geoff Thomas to lead APJ growth drive

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Infor taps former Qlik leader Geoff Thomas to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan expansion, revamping regional leadership to fuel cloud growth.
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GoCab raises USD $45m to grow African gig mobility

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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GoCab secures USD $45m in equity and debt to expand gig driver vehicle financing and electric mobility across Africa and emerging markets.
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Intruder posts 81% enterprise ARR surge on AI, cloud push

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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London-based Intruder posts 81% surge in enterprise ARR as AI, cloud security and consolidation drive midmarket and enterprise demand.
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LG hits record 2025 sales as tariffs & EV slowdown bite

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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LG posts record 2025 revenue of AUD 88.6 trillion but operating profit slips on U.S. tariffs, EV slowdown and one-off restructuring costs.
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Polestar & Volvo lead NordEast's rapid NZ EV growth

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Polestar and Volvo drive NordEast's rapid NZ EV surge, posting triple-digit and strong double-digit growth in their first full year.
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NTT DATA & AWS target agentic AI in Asia-Pacific deal

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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NTT DATA strikes multi-year AWS deal to drive agentic AI and cloud modernisation for heavily regulated Asia-Pacific enterprises.
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CMC Invest data shows ETFs, Bitcoin lead retail trades

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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CMC Invest data shows Australian retail traders stayed net buyers in 2025, with ETFs dominating turnover and Bitcoin cracking the top 10.
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Trilliant to showcase AI grid-edge tech at DISTRIBUTECH

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Trilliant will unveil AI-driven grid-edge intelligence and AMI innovations as sponsor, speaker and exhibitor at DISTRIBUTECH 2026.
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McLaren partners with Rubrik to secure racing data

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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McLaren Racing has struck a multi-year deal with Rubrik to bolster cyber resilience and safeguard critical data across its F1 and IndyCar teams.
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AutoGrab raises AUD $80m to drive UK, Europe expansion

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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AutoGrab secures AUD $80m Series B at AUD $230m valuation to fuel AI-powered automotive data expansion across the UK and Europe.
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GlobalLogic, Elektrobit deepen software-defined car push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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GlobalLogic and Elektrobit are deepening their 15-year alliance to accelerate software-defined vehicles, safety, cyber security and HPC.
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Digital.ai expands automated testing to Android Auto

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Digital.ai adds automated testing for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, helping automakers validate in-car apps at scale without real vehicles.
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LF Energy audit boosts security of EVerest EV charging

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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LF Energy's audit of the widely used EVerest EV charging stack finds and fixes security flaws, boosting confidence in open source grids.
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AFRY expands BID3 as 'GPS for net-zero' wins ESG award

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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smart grids
AFRY's 'GPS for net-zero' power model BID3 grows users by 25% and wins a major ESG award as energy planners seek cleaner grids.