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Claroty named Gartner Leader again for CPS protection

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Claroty named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 CPS Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant for a second year, backed by fresh USD $150 million funding.
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Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub

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Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.
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Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights

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Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
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Conifers hires AI leaders to scale CognitiveSOC growth

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Conifers adds senior AI leaders Doron Bachar and Elad Hoffer to accelerate CognitiveSOC development and scale its agentic AI SOC platform.
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Why female voices are essential in shaping our tech

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Female voices are transforming tech from specs to lived experience, proving diverse leadership builds smarter, more human-centred innovation.
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IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing

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IRONSCALES' Winter 2026 Release debuts three AI agents, outbound encryption and Teams deepfake defences to counter next‑gen phishing.
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Flexitech turns to Rimini Street to extend SAP ECC 6

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Flexitech shifts SAP ECC 6 support to Rimini Street to cut maintenance costs, extend ERP life and fund security, compliance and R&D plans.
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Australian DART AE completes landmark hypersonic test

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Australian DART AE hypersonic aircraft hits above Mach 5 in landmark NASA-backed test flight from Wallops Island, Virginia, US.
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Weebit Nano posts record H1 revenue on ReRAM deals

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Weebit Nano posts record half-year revenue of AUD $5.6 million, boosted by major ReRAM licensing deals and reaffirmed FY26 outlook.
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AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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AMD and Nutanix will co-develop an open hybrid agentic AI platform, backed by AMD's USD $250 million investment in Nutanix and joint R&D.
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Ricoh again named Leader in IDC high-speed inkjet study

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Ricoh has secured Leader status for the third time in IDC's global high-speed inkjet MarketScape, citing innovation, service and reliability.
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Linux report shows open source giving fivefold returns

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Linux Foundation research finds active open source contributors gain up to a fivefold ROI, while passive users rack up hidden technical debt.
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Cato Networks' ARR surges past USD $350m amid SASE boom

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Cato Networks' ARR jumps 43% to top USD $350m as enterprises flock to its SASE platform and investors pour in more than USD $1b.
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b<>com unveils Open XG Hub testbed for 5G & 6G R&D

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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b<>com unveils free Open XG Hub testbed to accelerate open 5G and 6G R&D, enabling end-to-end, multi-vendor network experimentation.
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Forrester predicts cautious surge in humanoid robots

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.
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FinTechs push Canberra for fairer tenders, funding

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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FinTech Australia urges Canberra to open tenders to smaller players and revamp startup funding settings in its pre-budget pitch.
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Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.
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Synechron teams with Cognition to bring Devin into banks

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Synechron partners with Cognition to embed AI engineer Devin in bank modernisation work, targeting faster upgrades and legacy code overhauls.
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LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.
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Tech Council of Australia appoints new Chief Executive

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Tech Council of Australia appoints Brighte's Katherine McConnell to its board and names LaunchVic chief Kate Cornick as incoming CEO.