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Planys raises INR ₹100 crore, launches defence arm

Underwater robotics startup Planys raises INR ₹100 crore and launches defence arm Planys Ark to power global growth and military contracts.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

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EduTech

UAE launches first AI Centre of Excellence to boost local talent

The UAE has launched the Gulf's first AI Centre of Excellence in Abu Dhabi to develop local talent and advance sovereign AI capabilities with Australian partners.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2025

Firewalls

Cisco pushes forward on AI with new partnerships & tech advances

Cisco advances in AI with new partnerships, tech breakthroughs, and strong Q3 results, including joining the Stargate UAE consortium and launching a Quantum Network Chip.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Cisco joins Stargate UAE in major Abu Dhabi AI data centre push

Cisco joins Stargate UAE consortium to develop a 1 GW AI data centre in Abu Dhabi, partnering with G42, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and SoftBank Group.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Fintech

Airwallex secures USD $300 million to drive global expansion

Airwallex has secured USD $300 million in Series F funding, valuing the fintech firm at USD $6.2 billion and fuelling plans for global expansion.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025

Crypto

Binance secures USD $2 billion institutional backing by MGX

Binance has secured its first institutional investment, a groundbreaking USD $2 billion from Abu Dhabi's MGX, marking a pivotal moment in cryptocurrency.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Mar 2025

Unified Communications

SingularityNET & Bitgrit form partnership for AGI boost

SingularityNET has partnered with Bitgrit, uniting over 35,000 AI engineers to enhance its decentralised AI marketplace and accelerate AGI development.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Feb 2025

Crypto

Binance teams up with Gasly for fan-designed F1 helmet

Binance has teamed up with Formula One driver Pierre Gasly for an exciting helmet design contest, allowing fans to win exclusive prizes ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Jan 2025

High Performance Computing

High-performance computing market on the rise – report

Global high-performance computing (HPC) market to reach $62.0 billion by 2032, driven by IT sector expansion and hybrid HPC devices, reports FMI.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Apr 2023

Hyperscale

Data centre operator PDG closes US$350 million equity deal

Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has closed an equity investment from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) as a lead investor for US$350 million.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Feb 2022

Software-as-a-Service

Avaya makes contact-centre-as-a-service solution available on Azure

The service will launch in the first half of 2020, initially covering the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries before general worldwide availability.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Oct 2019

Partner Programmes

SAS recognises global partner innovation and collaboration

SAS celebrates partners' innovation at awards; Alliance with Accord, ITOCHU & FACTS honoured for analytics excellence.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd May 2019

Coding

The perfect place to attend a coding bootcamp

Learn to code at NEXT Academy's coding bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur. Low cost of living, amazing food, and a chance to explore Southeast Asia.

By Jeannette Goon • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018

Storage

Hitachi Vantara delivers digital evidence management solution for law enforcement

Law enforcement officials are challenged by compliance policies and procedures such as evidence disclosure rules.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2018

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Data Analytics

ABB buys IPEC to boost predictive maintenance tech

ABB is acquiring UK diagnostics specialist IPEC to bolster AI-driven predictive maintenance for data centres and critical infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Hyperscale

Mercury Power & Apex Investments join forces in tech push

Mercury Power and Apex Investments have teamed up to revolutionise data centre solutions, merging technical expertise and investment strength for sustainable growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Feb 2025

Application Programming Interface

Artificial intelligence reducing the justice gap

Justice Connect employs AI to bridge the justice gap, harnessing NLP to streamline legal aid for vulnerable Australians, boosting efficiency and impact.

By Justice Connect • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024