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SAS names Deloitte, Microsoft & Intel as partner winners

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Deloitte, Microsoft and Intel among SAS partner awards winners as global software vendor spotlights channel growth across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
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Banks test stablecoins for faster cross-border payments

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Banks and multinationals trial tokens to slash cross-border settlement times, as clearer rules and backing bolster wider business use.
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KPMG & INSEAD launch AI governance principles for boards

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KPMG and INSEAD urge boards to tighten AI oversight as they warn that weak expertise could leave directors exposed to rising risk and scrutiny.
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US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion

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US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.
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Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents

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Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.
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KPMG says executives see managed services as key to AI

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Executives now see managed services as a critical route to scaling agentic AI, with most prioritising AI know-how and security over cost savings.
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KPMG survey finds leaders keep AI spending despite recession

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KPMG survey shows global leaders will keep AI investment high through recession fears, as governance and workforce change separate winners from the rest.
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Business leaders keep betting on AI despite recession

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KPMG survey finds most executives will keep pouring money into artificial intelligence through a recession, with USD $186 million planned on average next year.
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Oracle launches agentic AI apps across Fusion Cloud

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Oracle unveils 22 agentic AI apps for Fusion Cloud, aiming to automate core business workflows and embed decision-making into enterprise systems.
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Monash Health adopts Oracle cloud for finance, supply

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Monash Health chooses Oracle cloud to replace eight legacy systems, unifying finance and supply chain to boost efficiency and transparency.
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Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI

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Lineaje launches UnifAI, a security and governance layer to centralise control, discovery and policy for enterprise agentic AI deployments.
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EBANX opens Singapore APAC HQ amid surging payment growth

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EBANX launches Singapore APAC HQ to drive payments innovation and regulation as Total Payment Volume surges 48% and growth shifts beyond Brazil.
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Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools

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Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
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Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty

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Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
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Mind the gap: Why visibility is key to balancing gender scales

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Australia's gender pay gap costs AUD $1.26b weekly as skewed perceptions, hidden data and bias stall real progress on workplace equality.
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Tailscale unveils Aperture to govern workplace AI use

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Tailscale launches Aperture in open alpha, adding an identity-based gateway to log, govern and standardise workplace AI and agent use.
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SOUTHSTART 2026 brings global tech & culture to SA

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SOUTHSTART 2026 will bring OpenAI, Canva, Derek Sivers and Peter Helliar to Adelaide for a three-day tech, climate and culture forum.
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KPMG deepens SAP alliance to drive cloud & AI shift

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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KPMG wins top-tier SAP strategic partner status to accelerate cloud and AI transformations with a trusted, “AI-first” delivery approach.
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Informotion names new CEO to drive Microsoft AI push

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Informotion appoints Shane Parsons as CEO to spearhead a deeper Microsoft AI and cloud pivot, targeting regulated and public sector demand.
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Blue Carbon wins dual KPMG nature prize worth AUD $120,000

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Blue Carbon scoops both top and People's Choice honours in KPMG's Nature Positive Challenge, netting AUD $120,000 for ocean tech.