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Affirm wins exclusive Expedia buy now, pay later deal
Crypto

Affirm wins exclusive Expedia buy now, pay later deal

Affirm secures an exclusive multi-year deal to power Expedia's US instalment travel payments, with a Canadian rollout to follow on select stays.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation
Data Protection

Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation

Event planners in Australia and New Zealand face tighter budgets, faster turnarounds and lingering doubts over AI's place in their work.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use
Hyperscale

Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use

Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 31st Jan 2026
Revizto names new chiefs & launches global CIO forum
DevOps

Revizto names new chiefs & launches global CIO forum

Revizto names new revenue and product chiefs and launches a global CIO advisory network of 75+ leaders to steer its expansion strategy.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip to cut token costs
Hyperscale

Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip to cut token costs

Microsoft launches Maia 200 AI chip in US data centres, claiming 30% cheaper token generation and triple FP4 speed over Amazon Trainium.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
ScreenCloud adds remote control tools for Amazon Signage
Digital Signage

ScreenCloud adds remote control tools for Amazon Signage

ScreenCloud adds remote control tools for Amazon Signage Stick, letting IT teams manage multi-site digital signage without on-site visits.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Jan 2026
Juspay secures USD $50m, hits USD $1.2bn valuation
Fintech

Juspay secures USD $50m, hits USD $1.2bn valuation

Juspay raises USD $50m in follow-on funding led by WestBridge Capital, lifting the payments firm to a USD $1.2bn valuation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Jan 2026
3PL to handle UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam
Marketing Technologies

3PL to handle UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam

3PL has been chosen to run UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam Teas, handling complex B2B orders for major retail and wholesale partners.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams
Malware

Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams

Bitdefender warns of a global surge in fake job emails posing as Amazon, Carrefour and the NHS, stealing data, money and account logins.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Rithum reshapes leadership with new CRO and CFO appointments
Data Analytics

Rithum reshapes leadership with new CRO and CFO appointments

Commerce software group Rithum hires Gregory Banning as CRO and elevates Caitlin Hauser to CFO as it revamps its senior leadership team.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Prism Power plans USD $40m push into booming US data
Hyperscale

Prism Power plans USD $40m push into booming US data

Prism Power plans a USD $40m US acquisition and UK expansion to tackle critical power kit shortages amid a fast-growing data centre boom.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
European banks see AI cutting jobs mainly via attrition
Digital Transformation

European banks see AI cutting jobs mainly via attrition

European banks expect AI to shrink staff only slightly, with most projected job losses coming through routine attrition, not mass cuts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026

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Amazon launches Spend Visibility tool for Aussie firms
Software-as-a-Service

Amazon launches Spend Visibility tool for Aussie firms

Amazon Business has rolled out Spend Visibility in Australia, giving Business Prime members real-time dashboards to track corporate purchasing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Arlo Pro 6 camera brings 2K+ HDR video & AI alerts
Storage

Arlo Pro 6 camera brings 2K+ HDR video & AI alerts

Arlo Europe has unveiled the Pro 6 security camera, offering 2K+ HDR video, colour night vision and AI-powered alerts from GBP £169.99.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Arlo unveils Ultra 3 4K AI camera with early alerts
Storage

Arlo unveils Ultra 3 4K AI camera with early alerts

Arlo launches Ultra 3 4K HDR security camera with AI-powered early alerts, 180-degree view and cloud-linked hub from GBP £529.99 in Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Worldline, YouLend roll out SME cash advances in EU
Fintech

Worldline, YouLend roll out SME cash advances in EU

Worldline and YouLend launch Cash Advance in Belgium and the Netherlands, offering SMEs embedded card-based funding of up to EUR €250,000.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
YouLend & Teya launch SME cash advances in UK, Europe
Fintech

YouLend & Teya launch SME cash advances in UK, Europe

YouLend teams up with Teya to launch flexible cash advances of GBP £1,000-GBP £2 million for more than 30,000 UK SMEs, ahead of EU rollout.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026