About Karen Joy
Karen Joy Bacudo
Finance Editor
Karen wears two hats at TechDay, balancing her role as an editor while assisting with finance tasks. She bridges writing content and reconciling numbers to support the team, with the same level of accuracy and precision.
Stories by Karen Joy - Page 16
Beast Industries buys Step in fintech for Gen Z push
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Beast Industries acquires fintech app Step, betting on financial literacy tools to turn his vast creator audience into customers.
Tech giants plan USD $650 billion AI investment surge
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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robots
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet eye USD $650 billion AI splurge for 2026, stirring investor unease over margins and cloud growth.
Entuity V23.0 boosts remote monitoring with agents
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Entuity V23.0 debuts lightweight remote agents and streaming telemetry to extend secure monitoring across remote, distributed IT estates.
SentinelOne debuts lifecycle platform for AI security
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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storage
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data protection
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cloud security
SentinelOne has launched an end-to-end AI security lifecycle platform, adding DSPM, CSPM and runtime protections for enterprise AI deployments.
TCS to modernise Flight Centre's global tech services
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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dr
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digital transformation
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cx
TCS will overhaul Flight Centre's global tech backbone, standardising cloud, networks and platforms to boost resilience and performance.
Four Sage executives named to 2026 CRN Channel Chiefs list
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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hcm
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it automation
Sage sees four senior leaders named 2026 CRN Channel Chiefs as it leans on partners to drive AI-led growth for SMB finance and HR.
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.
Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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ai
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cybersecurity
Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
Portal26 unveils AI tool to measure GenAI business impact
Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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casb
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risk & compliance
Portal26 launches AI Value Realisation tool to help enterprises prove generative AI ROI, tracking usage, cost and impact across teams.
Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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saas
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crm
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firewalls
Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT lifts income as portfolio grows
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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physical security
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iam
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
Conga acquires PROS B2B arm to boost pricing platform
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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ecm
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martech
Conga buys PROS' B2B software unit, fusing AI-driven pricing with quoting and contract tools for over 10,000 enterprise customers.
CyberFOX lands nine-figure funding to boost MSP security
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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saas
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firewalls
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data protection
CyberFOX secures nine-figure backing from Level Equity and Radian to scale MSP-focused security tools, AI projects and global expansion.
Sage boosts X3 ERP with AI copilots & automation tools
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Sage adds AI copilots, finance automation and supply chain intelligence to Sage X3, promising faster insight for mid-sized firms.
Fieldguide raises USD $75m to expand agentic AI in audit
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Fieldguide secures USD $75m Series C from Goldman Sachs to scale agentic AI for audit firms, lifting its valuation to USD $700m.
Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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crm
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devops
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digital transformation
Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.
Fragmented treasury pushes CFOs towards consolidation
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Adyen and Boston Consulting Group warn fragmented banking is sapping treasurers' time and cash visibility, urging consolidation of providers.
RobCo raises USD $100m to scale Physical AI robotics
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cartech
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ai
RobCo secures USD $100m in Series C funding to scale its Physical AI industrial robots across the US and Europe and deepen factory autonomy.
Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Xero rolls out a redesigned, widget-led homepage that surfaces real-time profit, cash flow and tasks in a custom view for each user.