ICT sector stories
Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.
Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.
GSMA folds the #ChangeTheFace Alliance into its Connectivity for Good programme, bolstering global diversity and inclusion efforts in tech.
NCC flags fourth straight monthly rise in ransomware attacks and growing efforts by major gangs to recruit insiders and cyber staff.
Ransomware gangs are stepping up efforts to recruit insiders, warns NCC Group, as December 2025 attacks jump 13% to 784 globally.
ITSEC Asia boss Patrick Dannacher wins APAC CEO of the Year for steering an AI-led cyber platform shift and regional security expansion.
IAG is rolling out Codafication's Crunchwork platform to unify property claims data, automate workflows and cut delays across suppliers.
Prometheus expands its APAC enterprise push, hiring three senior leaders in Sydney to drive marketing, customer success and solution engineering.
ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI for app building and wins a major Panasonic Avionics deal spanning 300+ airlines.
UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
GitHub Copilot tops 4.7m paid users as GitHub pitches Agent HQ as the central hub for multi-vendor coding agents across its platform.
Wage inflation at IT solution providers is forecast to cool to historic norms by 2026, boosting margins despite stark regional differences.
Infosecurity Europe 2026 will debut a Cyber Startup Programmeme at ExCeL London, adding a startup zone, founder track and pitch award.
Discovery Consulting names SAP specialist Mark Miranda to spearhead NSW mid-market growth, targeting preferred partner status by 2028.
Southeast Asia venture funding surged to USD $3.51 billion in H2 2025 on a handful of large late-stage deals, masking thin overall deal flow.
UK firms told to embed in China as co-creators, not just exporters, with visa-free travel urged to unlock high-tech industrial ties.
Access names Jon Jorgensen co-CEO with Chris Bayne to split tech and commercial roles as it targets AI-fuelled growth off GBP £1.2 billion sales.
C-suite leaders, not junior staff, are emerging as the biggest AI risk in UK workplaces, with heavy use, weak governance and data mishandling.
Cross-party MPs form a data centres group to probe growth, planning and energy use while safeguarding communities and the UK's net zero goals.
Gender equity in tech is no longer a moral sidebar but a core performance lever, boosting execution, innovation, retention and resilience.