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Tech scaleups and startups lack women at the top

The tech sector understands the importance of diverse decision-makers, but startups and scaleups are failing to put this in place early on, leading to a lack of diversity and representation
Groq commits up to $300m in Australia expansion

US chip startup Groq plans to invest up to $300m to provide Australian businesses with compute capacity for AI inferencing and help solve issues around data sovereignty for major users like Quantium
Tech leaders call for united front against AI-driven cyber crime

As AI makes financial scams more personalised and convincing, fintech experts have called for deeper collaboration and the use of behavioural analytics and other technologies to protect consumers
Technology innovation drives accountancy job changes

IT has often driven changes in bookkeeping. Now, joined-up data and conversational AI is helping accountants revisit a previous era
UK investment bank IT outages cost £600k an hour

Survey respondents say there are barriers to resilience for UK investment banks, including a skills shortage and internal resistance
Australia lags regional peers in AI adoption

Report finds governance gaps, a lack of training and fear of risks as key reasons for the nation’s slow uptake of artificial intelligence compared with regional peers

Data retention in the UK: How long should you keep data?

We look at data retention periods, what the key laws and regulations say, how long they recommend to keep different kinds of data, and the software tools that can help
Interview: EcoOnline’s David Picton on finding a business case for IT sustainability

EcoOnline’s senior vice-president for ESG and sustainability explains why sustainability practices should not be seen as a burden, but as a driver of business growth and long-term resilience in an unstable environment
Cohesity leverages AI and cloud flexibility to boost cyber resilience in the Middle East

As data threats grow, Cohesity helps enterprises and government institutions in the UAE and wider Middle East secure, manage, and derive value from their data

NTT & OptQC build 1-million qubit optical quantum computer- CW Developer Network

NTT and OptQC aim to build a 1-million qubit quantum computer built on light-based photonics principles (rather than electricity) to enhance the reliability, scalability and practicality of the ... Continue Reading
NTT R&D Forum 2025: Live keynote report- CW Developer Network

NTT Inc. CEO Akira Shimada kicked off the NTT R&D Forum 2025 conference this year, with the event itself billed as a “Quantum Leap Into The Future”, this gathering was designed to clarify and ... Continue Reading
Supply chains are the overlooked risk in industrial cybersecurity- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Magpie Graham, technical director of threat intelligence, Dragos. The resilience of the UK’s critical infrastructure increasingly depends on trust. Or rather, how far ... Continue Reading
IFS industrialises humanoid robotics with 1X, partners with Siemens- CW Developer Network

IFS has detailed a new partnership with 1X Technologies (1X), to jointly industrialize humanoid robotics for asset-intensive industries. The collaboration will combine 1X’s humanoid robots with ... Continue Reading

How Australian governments can advance AI innovation

To overcome AI adoption challenges, every government department must now develop a formal strategy that puts governance, trust and measurable value at its core
Save money and carbon: The rise of the minimalist CIO

With the link between IT over-consumption and carbon emissions now firmly established, analyst house Gartner sets out how CIOs can counter this trend by taking a more "minimalist" stance on IT projects and spend
Gartner Symposium 2025: VMware NSX migration tips

How should organisations approach migrating off VMware NSX