Defence stories
Cicada opens applications for its 2026 Tech23 deep tech week, seeking 23 startups as alumni funding tops USD $280 million nationwide.
Ramco secures Tata defence MRO software deal to power digital C130J maintenance hub for the Indian Air Force in India.
Fortinet launches FortiOS 8.0, adding AI governance, flexible SASE deployment and post-quantum cryptography across its Security Fabric.
Glasswall launches Foresight AI, scoring file-borne threat risk from CDR telemetry to help security teams prioritise offline investigations.
Teradata upgrades Enterprise Vector Store with multimodal AI and agents to unify unstructured search and workflow orchestration at scale.
Teradata boosts Enterprise Vector Store with agentic, multimodal tools to unify unstructured data for governed, large-scale AI workloads.
Nord Security taps Wavelink to distribute its business security suite to MSPs and resellers across Australia and New Zealand.
Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with “Thinking” mode and native computer control, targeting advanced coding, office workflows and safer automation.
DataIQ's 2026 Top 10 names Europe's most influential data and AI leaders, with UK-based executives dominating the cross-sector list.
Sahar Group picks Ramco's aviation suite to digitise Black Hawk MRO, unifying maintenance, supply chain and finance on one platform.
Multiverse launches CompactifAI, a quantum-inspired app that runs compressed AI models offline on mobiles, targeting strict data regimes.
Female leaders at SAS Australia and New Zealand are mentoring, advocating and innovating to build pathways for the next generation in tech.
Everspin's UNISYST MRAM targets edge AI with unified code-and-data memory, promising far faster writes and greater endurance than NOR flash.
Canada and Japan launch a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific pact spanning defence, clean energy, critical minerals, trade and advanced technology.
German start-up Ubitium tapes out universal RISC-V chip on Samsung 8nm, aiming to replace dozens of embedded processors with one device.
Italy's Mirai Robotics raises USD $4.2m pre-seed to build autonomous vessels and maritime AI, targeting dual-use coastal and offshore missions.
Everspin boosts PERSYST MRAM range, qualifying 64Mb for harsh environments and adding 128Mb, 256Mb parts for 2026 high-reliability designs.
VORTIQ-X debuts an AI governance hypervisor in EMEA, enforcing runtime controls to meet looming EU AI Act demands on high-risk systems.
QuSecure lands a USD $3.9m AFWERX contract to mature quantum-resilient encryption for sensitive US Air Force Global Strike missions.