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AutoRek leaders honoured at Women in Tech & Data Awards
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AutoRek's Michelle Earp and Amelia Doyle win top Women in Tech & Data Awards for marketing leadership and diversity and inclusion work.
Meta removes nearly 6m scam ads after DSA reports
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Meta took down nearly 6m scam ads in 2025 after alerts from Lithuanian watchdog Debunk.org under the EU's Digital Services Act system.
VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA
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VORTIQ-X debuts an AI governance hypervisor in EMEA, enforcing runtime controls to meet looming EU AI Act demands on high-risk systems.
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
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Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.
Distributors emerge as digital force in cloud & AI
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IT distributors are emerging as strategic cloud and AI power-brokers, driving subscription growth, hyperscaler ties and digital platforms.
Three hard truths about being a woman in tech
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Women are entering tech in greater numbers, but real power lies in shaping revenue, strategy and growth, not just filling headcount targets.
From the basketball court to the boardroom: pushing boundaries and building legacies at Infobip
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From war-time basketball courts to steering Infobip's EMEA engine, a former “assist queen” shows how giving to others drives global growth.
Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana
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Holographic doctor in Ghana shows how immersive tech can deliver trusted breast cancer education to remote women and reshape care.
Being a female founder in payments: My message for the future
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On International Women's Day, a fintech founder urges women to seize complex payments as a frontier for real inclusion and global impact.
SHAREit pivots from file sharing app to ad powerhouse
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SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.
AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems
Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.
A-LIGN opens London hub as EMEA AI compliance surges
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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A-LIGN opens a London hub and boosts EMEA headcount 40% as demand surges for cybersecurity and AI compliance amid new EU regulations.
Denmark tops 2026 FM Resilience Index as Europe leads
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the top 10 and all three United States zones miss out.
Denmark tops 2026 FM resilience ranking, India climbs
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the rankings and India makes broad-based gains across all zones.
IDC warns smartphone shipments to fall on memory shock
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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IDC says a memory shortage will drive a record 12.9% drop in 2026 smartphone shipments, hitting low-cost Android makers hardest.
GenAI misuse & ransomware drive surge in cyber attacks
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Global cyber attacks hit 2,090 a week in January as ransomware surges and risky GenAI use exposes fresh data-leak and intrusion paths.
Apricorn gains AS9100 for aerospace-grade USB security
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Apricorn wins AS9100 certification, becoming the sole maker of hardware-encrypted USB drives approved to aerospace and defence standards.
Cloudinary launches global Creators Community for devs
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Cloudinary launches a global Creators Community, offering free media-focused training, projects and certifications for developers worldwide.
Insider risk costs soar as AI reshapes workplace data
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Insider risk now costs organisations an average USD $19.5 million a year as AI reshapes data access and employee negligence drives losses.
GSMA unveils global fund for green mobile innovation
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.