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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Owl Labs unveils Meeting Owl 5 Pro for hybrid rooms
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partner programmes
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digital entertainment
Owl Labs launches Meeting Owl 5 Pro, a 360° hybrid room hub with HDMI, Ethernet and IT tools, starting at GBP £2,399 in the UK.
Pricer unveils targeted Pricer Avenue shelf-edge platform
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digital signage
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digital transformation
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cx
Pricer launches Pricer Avenue, a modular, battery-free shelf-edge platform for targeted premium aisles and promotion-heavy store zones.
Dragos deepens Microsoft tie-up to secure OT on Azure
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
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siem
Dragos expands its Microsoft partnership to run OT security on Azure, integrate with Sentinel and offer SaaS from Q1 2026.
Sage X3 gains Copilot, AI agents & smarter automation
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Sage adds Copilot, AI agents and smarter automation to Sage X3, promising faster decisions for mid-sized finance and supply chain teams.
Snowflake unveils Cortex Code AI agent for developers
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devops
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data analytics
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fintech
Snowflake launches Cortex Code, an AI coding agent that embeds Snowflake-aware assistance into developers' everyday tools and workflows.
Cruxy appoints Rebecca Osman to drive global growth
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fintech
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partner programmes
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cfo
Cruxy names Rebecca Osman CFO and COO to spearhead international expansion and deepen work with private equity-backed tech firms.
Ruckus expands AV-over-IP switches, joins SDVoE group
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edutech
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network infrastructure
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digital signage
Ruckus expands its Pro AV ICX switch line, adds AV-focused management tools and deepens AV-over-IP ties with Crestron and the SDVoE Alliance.
Snowflake debuts tools to govern & scale enterprise AI
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data analytics
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data science
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martech
Snowflake launches Semantic View Autopilot and wider AI tooling to speed enterprise AI from experimentation into governed production use.
Ditto raises USD $9.2m for AI iMessage dating push
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edutech
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ai
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social networking
Campus dating start-up Ditto lands USD 9.2 million to grow its AI-powered iMessage matchmaking service for US college students.
Snowflake unveils Postgres to make enterprise data AI-ready
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virtualisation
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dr
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hybrid cloud
Snowflake launches Postgres and new governance, sharing and backup tools to keep enterprise data ready for production AI workloads.
Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks
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uc
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digital transformation
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fintech
Oracle launches an AI agent platform for retail banks, blending autonomous agents and human oversight to automate and personalise services.
Oz Pearlman to headline AI-focused FICO World 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.
SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory
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storage
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gaming
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hyperscale
SPhotonix taps Project Silica talent and optics veteran to scale 5D glass memory and advanced optics after an oversubscribed USD $4.5 million pre-seed.
GoCab raises USD $45m to grow African gig mobility
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fintech
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cartech
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risk & compliance
GoCab secures USD $45m in equity and debt to expand gig driver vehicle financing and electric mobility across Africa and emerging markets.
WealthArc expands custodian network & builds AI agents
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
WealthArc boosts global custodian links and builds AI agents to clean, reconcile and scale portfolio data for cross-border wealth managers.
Panera breach exposes 14m in wave of SaaS extortion attacks
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crm
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data protection
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ransomware
Panera data breach exposes details of 14 million customers, spotlighting a surge in SaaS-focused extortion and identity-driven cyber attacks.
OpenAI rolls out age checks ahead of ChatGPT adult mode
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data protection
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breach prevention
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data privacy
OpenAI deploys behavioural age prediction for ChatGPT as it prepares a 2026 adult mode, raising fresh privacy and child-safety concerns.
Snowflake, OpenAI agree USD $200m enterprise AI deal
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saas
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dr
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data analytics
Snowflake strikes USD $200m deal to embed OpenAI models across its data platform, promising native AI tools for 12,600 enterprise customers.
Data privacy urged as strategic board issue in AI era
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firewalls
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data protection
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data analytics
Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.
AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps
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storage
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.