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Hypersonix to launch DART AE hypersonic test flight
3D Printing

Hypersonix to launch DART AE hypersonic test flight

Australian start-up Hypersonix will flight-test its 3D-printed hydrogen-fuelled scramjet DART AE from Rocket Lab's US site this week.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026

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Lessons from the frontlines: A woman's journey in payments and leadership
Fintech

Lessons from the frontlines: A woman's journey in payments and leadership

From hyperinflation in Sofia to leading fintech in New York, a CFO shows how resilience and risk‑taking can redefine women's careers.

By Aglika Dotcheva • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor
Storage

Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor

Dell broadens Private Cloud to run Nutanix AHV on its infrastructure, targeting multi-hypervisor strategies and reduced vendor lock-in.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Multiverse debuts HyperNova 60B compressed AI model
Edge Computing

Multiverse debuts HyperNova 60B compressed AI model

Multiverse unveils HyperNova 60B 2602, a free, compressed GPT-4-class model promising 50% less memory with near-matching tool performance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales
Customer Relationship Management

How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales

Sales teams waste time on dead numbers; verified phone data turns outreach into real conversations, better leads and higher conversions.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Mobile app installs & sessions keep climbing in 2025
Gaming

Mobile app installs & sessions keep climbing in 2025

Global mobile app installs jumped 10% in 2025 as sessions rose 7%, fuelled by surging finance and eCommerce usage in APAC and beyond.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Tata & OpenAI forge major AI partnership for India
Digital Transformation

Tata & OpenAI forge major AI partnership for India

Tata and OpenAI strike a sweeping India-focused AI pact spanning enterprise tools, new data centres and youth skills programmes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Selector raises USD $32m to boost AI observability push
DevOps

Selector raises USD $32m to boost AI observability push

Selector raises USD $32m at a USD $375m valuation to expand its AI-driven observability platform and accelerate global enterprise growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal
Virtualisation

Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal

Big firms edge away from VMware after Broadcom deal, shifting select workloads to cloud while keeping core systems in place for now.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
ECL unveils FlexGrid to power AI edge data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

ECL unveils FlexGrid to power AI edge data centres

ECL launches FlexGrid, a multi-fuel power platform to scale AI edge data centres where grid capacity and hydrogen ecosystems are limited.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Hypersonix secures NASA slot for debut DART AE flight
3D Printing

Hypersonix secures NASA slot for debut DART AE flight

Australia's Hypersonix has secured a NASA launch window in late February for DART AE, its debut hydrogen-fuelled hypersonic test flight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
FalconX launches leveraged DeFi prime brokerage on Hyperliquid
Crypto

FalconX launches leveraged DeFi prime brokerage on Hyperliquid

FalconX rolls out up to 5x leveraged DeFi prime brokerage on Hyperliquid, unifying margin, risk and custody for institutional crypto traders.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

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Motorola Solutions buys Hyper AI 911 call handling solution
Software-as-a-Service

Motorola Solutions buys Hyper AI 911 call handling solution

Motorola Solutions expands public safety AI with Hyper deal to automate non-emergency calls and ease pressure on understaffed dispatch centres.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Quantum, cloud and cyber take shape in Canadian defence plan
Space Technologies

Quantum, cloud and cyber take shape in Canadian defence plan

Canada is weaving cyber and quantum tech into its defence plan, betting on research strength despite gaps in sovereign cloud capacity.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud
Private Cloud

Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud

Leaseweb has added NVIDIA L4 GPUs to its UK sovereign public cloud, offering pay-per-use AI capacity it claims undercuts hyperscalers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Why the channel is key to driving a new network operating model
Firewalls

Why the channel is key to driving a new network operating model

AI-era networks demand the IT channel pivot from colocation hardware refreshes to cloud-native, automated architectures by 2026.

By Bruce Hockin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Vertiv showcases AI-ready cooling at Data Centre World
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv showcases AI-ready cooling at Data Centre World

Vertiv will spotlight AI-ready liquid cooling and modular data centre designs at Data Centre World 2026 in London's Tech Show.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026