About Sofiah Nichole
Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.
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Mirai Robotics raises USD $4.2m for autonomous ships
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Italy's Mirai Robotics raises USD $4.2m pre-seed to build autonomous vessels and maritime AI, targeting dual-use coastal and offshore missions.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
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digital transformation
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fintech
Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads
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Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
Survey reveals motherhood penalty men struggle to see
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New UK data shows men see parenthood penalties as gender neutral, even as women report a clear, lasting motherhood hit to pay and progression.
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
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data protection
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endpoint protection
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hybrid cloud
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.
Nasuni buys Resilio to boost edge file access speed
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storage
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vpns
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hybrid cloud
Nasuni snaps up Resilio to fuse edge caching with cloud file services, promising faster access and fewer VPN headaches for remote staff.
NFON & O2 Telefónica hit 100,000 Digital Phone users
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uc
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digital transformation
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NFON and O2 Telefónica Deutschland pass 100,000 Digital Phone users as they pivot from SMEs to larger enterprises and AI-led services.
Buckinghamshire leads UK for rising women inventors
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physical security
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Buckinghamshire emerges as a rare bright spot for women inventors as new data show the UK still lags Europe on gender balance in patents.
Wilbe opens flexible life sciences lab hub in White City
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physical security
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mediaworks
Wilbe launches flexible life sciences lab hub in White City to tackle early-stage startup space crunch and back scientist founders.
UK shoppers warm to AI agents but trust concerns grow
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data protection
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cx
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martech
UK shoppers are embracing AI shopping agents for better deals and ease, but rising data privacy fears risk slowing wider adoption.
Sessions hits 5m orders as virtual kitchens fuel growth
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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smb
London's Sessions hits 5m delivery orders as its 400-plus virtual kitchens offer embattled independent restaurants a lower-cost growth route.
Phoenix consultant is UK's first female VCF Knight
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Phoenix consultant Leaha Torres becomes the UK's first female Broadcom VCF Knight - NSX at 25, bolstering the firm's VMware expertise.
DangleAds names Saurabh Wason Assistant Vice President
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martech
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partner programmes
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social media
DangleAds appoints Saurabh Wason Assistant Vice President, business development, to spearhead partnerships, market expansion and ad product growth.
Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Legal AI firm Ivo opens London and New York offices and plans to triple headcount, after 600% annual recurring revenue growth.
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks
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data protection
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dr
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digital transformation
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.
Reversec names Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as Chief Executive
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devops
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Cyber consultancy Reversec has named former Accenture executive Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as CEO to drive its next phase of global expansion.
EasyPicky sets up Delaware base to drive US growth
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
French retail tech firm EasyPicky opens a Delaware base as it targets the US to help drive 90% of its revenue from international markets by 2028.
Intuit unveils QuickBooks tools for Making Tax Digital
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financial systems
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erp
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Intuit rolls out new QuickBooks tools to help sole traders and landlords gear up for HMRC's Making Tax Digital income tax rules.
Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Vertiv launches a double-stack busway to boost power capacity and save white space in AI-driven colocation and hyperscale data centres.