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HTEC & Xsolis to add agentic AI to Dragonfly platform
Enterprise Resource Planning

HTEC & Xsolis to add agentic AI to Dragonfly platform

Faster approvals and fewer disputes could follow as the partnership targets slow, manual utilisation management across healthcare systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Icon launches digital asset payments framework for banks
Digital Transformation

Icon launches digital asset payments framework for banks

Banks may avoid building separate systems for stablecoins, tokenised deposits and CBDCs as UK regulators back tokenisation in wholesale markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
Frontier finance teams to reshape decisions by 2030
Digital Transformation

Frontier finance teams to reshape decisions by 2030

By 2030, AI-enabled finance teams could speed up scenario planning, sharpen risk calls and change how enterprises make decisions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
UK tech could lose GBP £14.5bn from graduate decline
Artificial Intelligence

UK tech could lose GBP £14.5bn from graduate decline

A smaller pipeline of tech graduates could leave the UK economy GBP £14.5 billion worse off by 2035, a new study warns.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Why does CX and UC need to be designed together?
Unified Communications

Why does CX and UC need to be designed together?

Disconnected customer and internal communications are driving missed calls, repeat contacts and burned-out agents, according to the article.

By Samantha Mooney • 6 min read • This month

Global Stories

Productivity stories

Kyndryl launches AI orchestration for enterprise workflows
Hybrid Cloud

Kyndryl launches AI orchestration for enterprise workflows

Many firms are still stuck in AI pilot purgatory, and Kyndryl's new orchestration tool aims to move projects into day-to-day operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Rivvun AI raises USD $7.55m seed round led by Sitara
Customer Relationship Management

Rivvun AI raises USD $7.55m seed round led by Sitara

The funding will help the Seattle-based startup tackle revenue and spend leakage that can cost large companies billions across complex supply chains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Syspro named Leader in Nucleus SMB ERP value matrix
Digital Transformation

Syspro named Leader in Nucleus SMB ERP value matrix

The upgrade reflects demand for ERP systems that cut manual work and help mid-sized manufacturers and distributors manage tighter operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools
DevOps

Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools

Outages in Kubernetes clusters can now be triaged automatically inside AI tools, cutting the time on-call engineers spend hunting root causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Data Protection

Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly

Attackers are using generative AI to flood inboxes, pushing phishing to 36.5% of security teams' hours and USD $51,948 per analyst yearly.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Multiverse opens Edinburgh tech hub with Amazon veteran
Generative AI

Multiverse opens Edinburgh tech hub with Amazon veteran

The expansion will add 200 jobs and deepen the skills group's AI engineering footprint as it seeks talent beyond London.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

TBC Uzbekistan launches digital SME payroll feature
Digital Transformation

TBC Uzbekistan launches digital SME payroll feature

Small businesses in Uzbekistan can now pay staff instantly at weekends and holidays, as TBC Business adds a digital payroll tool.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
AI: Powering the next wave of smarter logistics
Data Analytics

AI: Powering the next wave of smarter logistics

Australia's vast distances are pushing transport firms to use AI to predict delays, reroute shipments and cut costly delivery errors.

By Prashant Menon • 6 min read • This month
ManageEngine adds real-time telemetry & SOAR to tools
Security Information and Event Management

ManageEngine adds real-time telemetry & SOAR to tools

Real-time network monitoring and automated security response are meant to help teams spot brief outages faster and cut handoffs between tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
KYC for Neobanks in Asia region
Data Protection

KYC for Neobanks in Asia region

Fast-growing digital banks in Asia face tighter checks as varied rules and weak data systems make customer verification harder across borders.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • This month
Xynon launches AI onboarding tool for advice firms
Data Protection

Xynon launches AI onboarding tool for advice firms

The tool aims to cut paperwork before advisers charge fees, as Australia's financial advice sector shrinks and compliance burdens mount.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Asana unveils AI work suite for human & agent teams
Customer Relationship Management

Asana unveils AI work suite for human & agent teams

Australian businesses may struggle to keep up as Asana expands AI across workflows, with only 14% having scaled it organisation-wide.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month