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Asif mujtaba

Securing the digital classroom: A layered cybersecurity approach for K-12 schools

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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As classrooms digitise, SonicWall pushes layered cybersecurity to shield K-12 schools from ransomware, phishing and zero-day threats.
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Synsira unveils Kind, a private desktop AI search tool

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Synsira launches Kind, an AI desktop app that privately searches users' own files for grounded answers instead of trawling the open web.
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Gigamon named 2026 public sector observability leader

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan's 2026 public sector observability award as governments battle cyber threats in complex hybrid IT estates.
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Futurense launches academy to train AI deployment talent

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Futurense launches FDE Academy in Bengaluru to train engineers for high-demand Forward Deployed Engineering and AI deployment roles.
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EC-Council unveils new AI risk & CISO training suite

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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EC-Council rolls out its biggest training expansion in 25 years, unveiling an AI risk credential suite and revamped CISO leadership course.
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Ruckus expands AV-over-IP switches, joins SDVoE group

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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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.
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Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.
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Scrum.org launches new course on stakeholder collaboration

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Scrum.org debuts a five-hour self-paced course to help Scrum Teams build trust and collaborate more effectively with stakeholders.
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Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.
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OpenAI launches Prism, free AI-native LaTeX workspace

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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OpenAI has unveiled Prism, a free AI-native LaTeX workspace that embeds GPT-5.2 to unify scientific drafting, collaboration and publication.
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Sparkli raises USD $5m for AI play-based learning app

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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Zurich startup Sparkli exits stealth with USD $5m to launch a multimodal AI play-based learning app for children aged 5 to 12 worldwide.
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Learning marketplace Preply raises $150 million to fuel global AI push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Language learning platform Preply secures $150 million to boost AI tools and global growth, valuing the business at $1.2 billion.
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Nureva adds coverage map, camera switching to HDL310

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Nureva upgrades its HDL310 with real-time coverage maps and automated camera switching to streamline hybrid meetings and learning spaces.
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Persistent revenue grows as AI, cloud deals accelerate

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Persistent lifts quarterly revenue 17.3% year-on-year to USD $422.5 million as accelerating AI and cloud deals drive larger client wins.
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Adobe adds AI tools to Acrobat for slides & podcasts

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Adobe folds new generative AI into Acrobat Studio, auto-making slide decks, chat-edited PDFs and podcast-style summaries from documents.
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Preply raises USD $150m to scale AI-backed language app

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Preply secures USD $150m Series D from WestCap at a USD $1.2b valuation to scale its human-led, AI-backed language learning platform.
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Wordly forecasts AI to impact three key areas of events sector

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Wordly predicts AI-driven personalisation, live captions and multilingual tools will define leaner, data-led events and trade shows by 2026.
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Google debuts Disco to test AI-powered GenTabs apps

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Google has unveiled Disco, a Labs testbed debuting GenTabs, an AI tool that turns browsing activity and prompts into web apps.
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Nomad Futurist, DE-CIX expand free digital infra training

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Nomad Futurist and DE-CIX are teaming up to offer free, industry-certified digital infrastructure training to workers and students worldwide.
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AGIBOT opens Malaysia AI robotics hub for APAC push

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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AGIBOT launches Malaysia AI robotics hub and experience centre in Selangor as it kicks off wider Asia-Pacific embodied robotics push for 2026.