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TCS & AMD join forces to scale AI across industries
Gaming

TCS & AMD join forces to scale AI across industries

TCS teams with AMD to build sector-specific AI and GenAI tools, pairing chip power with services to move enterprises beyond pilots.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Regulated sectors & legal teams tipped to lead AI 2026
Data Protection

Regulated sectors & legal teams tipped to lead AI 2026

Heavily regulated sectors and in-house legal teams are set to spearhead enterprise AI in 2026, turning compliance into a competitive edge.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Siemens deepens Nvidia AI pact & unveils digital twin tools
Wearables

Siemens deepens Nvidia AI pact & unveils digital twin tools

Siemens deepens Nvidia AI alliance and debuts digital twin tools, targeting an industrial metaverse and copilots across factory floors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Tricentis predicts AI will transform UK software testing
DevOps

Tricentis predicts AI will transform UK software testing

AI will upend UK software testing by 2026, Tricentis warns, forcing a shift to risk-led quality, autonomous checks and stricter guardrails.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push
Digital Transformation

Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push

Pax8 appoints Avery Moon as Chief Technology Officer to spearhead its global AI-led marketplace and 'operating system' for SMBs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
xtype sees surge in demand for ServiceNow governance
Data Protection

xtype sees surge in demand for ServiceNow governance

xtype sees demand surge as global firms race to tighten ServiceNow governance and prepare AI-driven change across sprawling estates.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Snowflake and Anthropic sign USD $200m AI agents deal
Data Analytics

Snowflake and Anthropic sign USD $200m AI agents deal

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen their Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to power regulated, enterprise-ready AI agents worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Jan 2026
SLK named Major Contender for AI app transformation
DevOps

SLK named Major Contender for AI app transformation

SLK named Major Contender in Everest Group 2025 AI app transformation ranking as enterprises rush to modernise legacy tech for AI at scale.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025
Arthur D. Little & Vega IT launch Axceler8 venture
Platform-as-a-Service

Arthur D. Little & Vega IT launch Axceler8 venture

Arthur D. Little and Vega IT launch Axceler8 Solutions, an AI-driven platform venture debuting with cloud tool Axceler8 Rx for drug trials.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
Nutanix unveils sovereign cloud push for secure AI
Virtualisation

Nutanix unveils sovereign cloud push for secure AI

Nutanix launches distributed sovereign cloud upgrades to secure AI and Kubernetes workloads across dark sites, public clouds and on-premise.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Siemens study sets new benchmark for smart lab ventilation
Power / Energy

Siemens study sets new benchmark for smart lab ventilation

Siemens' PEARL study finds smart, precisely controlled lab airflow boosts safety, slashes energy use and validates digital twin design.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
Snowflake, Anthropic expand USD $200m Claude AI deal
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake, Anthropic expand USD $200m Claude AI deal

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to push compliant AI agents across Snowflake's global data cloud.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
Sanger Institute adopts Sapio LIMS to unify genomics labs
Data Analytics

Sanger Institute adopts Sapio LIMS to unify genomics labs

Wellcome Sanger Institute picks Sapio LIMS as core platform in multi-year drive to unify genomics labs and boost sample, data visibility.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Snowflake hits USD $2 billion in AWS Marketplace sales
Storage

Snowflake hits USD $2 billion in AWS Marketplace sales

Snowflake doubles AWS Marketplace sales to top USD $2 billion in 2025, underscoring surging enterprise demand for integrated data and AI tools.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

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SandboxAQ wins FedRAMP Ready for AQtive Guard
Hybrid Cloud

SandboxAQ wins FedRAMP Ready for AQtive Guard

SandboxAQ's AQtive Guard wins FedRAMP Ready status, opening a clearer path into US federal AI and quantum cybersecurity projects.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
i-GENTIC: Quantum-era governance to reshape fintech & health
Data Protection

i-GENTIC: Quantum-era governance to reshape fintech & health

Fintech and healthcare prepare to tame quantum-era unpredictability, as firms plan AI guardrails and quantum-safe security by 2026.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
NATO backs Avivo's universal blood tech in DIANA 2026
Supply Chain

NATO backs Avivo's universal blood tech in DIANA 2026

NATO selects Vancouver's Avivo for its 2026 DIANA cohort, backing enzyme tech to convert donated blood into universal type O ECO-Blood.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025