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Apple unveils new accessibility features & nutrition labels
Wearables

Apple unveils new accessibility features & nutrition labels

Apple will launch new accessibility features, including Magnifier for Mac, which enhances device use for people with disabilities, later this year.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025
CyberArk named leader in secrets management by KuppingerCole
Hybrid Cloud

CyberArk named leader in secrets management by KuppingerCole

CyberArk named Overall Leader in KuppingerCole's 2025 Enterprise Secrets Management report for its AI-powered identity security platform.

By Moritz Florian • 3 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025
Kevin Weil joins Cisco board to support AI & growth strategy
Crypto

Kevin Weil joins Cisco board to support AI & growth strategy

Kevin Weil, OpenAI's Chief Product Officer, joins Cisco's board from May 12, 2025, to boost AI and growth strategies at the tech giant.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025
Aerospike streamlines deployment of Database 8 on Amazon EKS
Virtualisation

Aerospike streamlines deployment of Database 8 on Amazon EKS

Aerospike's new Terraform blueprint simplifies deploying Database 8 on Amazon EKS, cutting setup time to under 30 minutes without AWS or Kubernetes expertise.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025
Game review: MotoGP 25 (Xbox Series X)
Gaming

Game review: MotoGP 25 (Xbox Series X)

MotoGP 25 on Xbox Series X speeds up the series with stunning Unreal Engine 5 graphics and new Arcade mode, balancing fun for rookies and experts alike.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
Exclusive: How sustainability challenges are putting data centres under pressure
Unified Communications

Exclusive: How sustainability challenges are putting data centres under pressure

The global rush to build data centres amid AI boom faces mounting sustainability challenges, threatening their long-term viability and essential services.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
New report reveals major security flaws in multimodal AI models
Generative AI

New report reveals major security flaws in multimodal AI models

Enkrypt AI's report reveals severe vulnerabilities in multimodal AI models, warning of safety risks from harmful prompt injections in images.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 10th May 2025
Creatopy appoints Thibault Imbert to drive AI product growth
Marketing Technologies

Creatopy appoints Thibault Imbert to drive AI product growth

Creatopy appoints Thibault Imbert as Chief Product & Growth Officer, focusing on AI-driven innovation to boost product impact and market expansion.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 9th May 2025
Lenovo unveils Legion 9i with 3D display for creators & gamers
Lenovo

Lenovo unveils Legion 9i with 3D display for creators & gamers

Lenovo unveils Legion 9i (18, 10), a gaming laptop with top-tier specs and AI features, launching June 2025 at EUR €4,499 for gamers and creators alike.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Exclusive: GitHub's Sharryn Napier on Agentic AI reshaping developer productivity
Artificial Intelligence

Exclusive: GitHub's Sharryn Napier on Agentic AI reshaping developer productivity

GitHub's Sharryn Napier highlights how agentic AI is transforming developers into orchestrators, boosting productivity and happiness globally.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Quantum AI seeing rising business interest despite high costs
Data Analytics

Quantum AI seeing rising business interest despite high costs

Over 60% of 500 global business leaders are investing in or exploring quantum AI, citing promise in data analytics amidst cost and knowledge barriers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
NVIDIA launches AI Blueprint for 3D image creation in Blender
Generative AI

NVIDIA launches AI Blueprint for 3D image creation in Blender

NVIDIA launches AI Blueprint enabling rapid 3D image generation in Blender, boosting creativity with advanced tools and RTX GPU optimisation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Businesses turn to quantum AI despite high costs & confusion
Disaster Recovery

Businesses turn to quantum AI despite high costs & confusion

A SAS survey reveals 60% of businesses are exploring quantum AI, despite barriers like cost, knowledge gaps, and lack of regulation hindering adoption.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
SAS Viya expands AI tools with new offerings & cloud services
Data Analytics

SAS Viya expands AI tools with new offerings & cloud services

SAS unveils new AI tools on its Viya platform, including synthetic data maker and AI-powered assistant, aiming to boost speed, productivity and trust.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

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Three start-ups win GBP £25,000 for social innovation ideas
Entrepreneurship

Three start-ups win GBP £25,000 for social innovation ideas

Monzo Business and Enterprise Nation have awarded GBP £10,000 to London's Phyta Biodesign, recognising its bee-friendly mycelium wall panels amidst 3,000 entries.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025
Aligned & Lambda join forces on AI-ready data centre in Texas
DataCentre infrastructure

Aligned & Lambda join forces on AI-ready data centre in Texas

Aligned partners with Lambda to build AI-ready DFW-04 data centre in Plano, Texas, featuring advanced NVIDIA GPU cooling and Lambda's AI Cloud platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
Kubernetes becomes enterprise core as multi-cloud use grows
Virtualisation

Kubernetes becomes enterprise core as multi-cloud use grows

A SUSE survey at KubeCon London shows nearly 40% of firms run all production workloads on Kubernetes, marking its rise as an enterprise staple.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025