.webp)
.webp)
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.
Stories by Sofiah Nichole - Page 4
Ericsson, Future Technologies deepen AI-ready 5G push
Last week
#
uc
#
firewalls
#
smart cities
Ericsson and Future Technologies are deepening their North American push to deliver AI-ready private 5G for industrial and critical infrastructure.
Google backs 14 Canadian AI startups in new cohort
Last week
#
agricultural technology
#
data protection
#
smart cities
Google has picked 14 Canadian AI startups for its latest accelerator cohort, spanning healthcare, finance, industry and agriculture.
Anchr raises USD $5.8m to build AI OS for distributors
Last week
#
digital transformation
#
partner programmes
#
rpa
New York-based Anchr raises USD $5.8m seed round to build an AI-native OS automating core workflows for food distributors worldwide.
Denodo 9.4 boosts unified data access & AI at scale
Last week
#
virtualisation
#
data analytics
#
digital transformation
Denodo Platform 9.4 targets production AI with unified governed data access, vector and MCP integration, plus a faster lakehouse engine.
SITA links Google Find Hub with WorldTracer baggage data
Last week
#
data protection
#
digital transformation
#
encryption
SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.
Smart Communications names David Hamilton as Chairman
Last week
#
saas
#
document management
#
digital transformation
Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.
Linedata unveils Mosaic to unify fixed income trading
Last week
#
digital transformation
#
fintech
#
partner programmes
Linedata has launched Mosaic, an FDC3-based workspace unifying fixed income trading tools to cut integration time and manual rekeying.
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
Last week
#
digital transformation
#
fintech
#
genai
Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.
Teradata adds agentic, multimodal tools to vector store
Last week
#
hybrid cloud
#
martech
#
physical security
Teradata boosts Enterprise Vector Store with agentic, multimodal tools to unify unstructured data for governed, large-scale AI workloads.
AI startup Mega raises USD $11.5m to rival ad agencies
Last week
#
saas
#
data analytics
#
martech
AI startup Mega raises USD $11.5m to expand its automated marketing platform, pitching a software alternative to traditional ad agencies.
Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth
Last week
#
fintech
#
martech
#
risk & compliance
Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
Last week
#
saas
#
digital transformation
#
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
This month
#
cx
#
martech
#
rpa
Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
iVisa launches B1/B2 support amid tighter US scrutiny
This month
#
risk & compliance
#
tourism
#
travel technologies
iVisa unveils B1/B2 visa support as the US tightens visitor scrutiny and pilots bonds of up to USD $15,000 for higher-risk applicants.
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
This month
#
hybrid cloud
#
digital transformation
#
hyperscale
MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
This month
#
data protection
#
endpoint protection
#
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
This month
#
storage
#
vpns
#
hybrid cloud
Nasuni snaps up Resilio to fuse edge caching with cloud file services, promising faster access and fewer VPN headaches for remote staff.
Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth
This month
#
digital transformation
#
cx
#
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
This month
#
data protection
#
dr
#
digital transformation
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.
KYND hires Aaron Aanenson to lead US cyber insurance
This month
#
ransomware
#
cybersecurity insurance
#
supply chain
KYND appoints Aaron Aanenson to spearhead its North American cyber insurance push, targeting sharper SME risk assessment and underwriting.