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Business leaders keep betting on AI despite recession
Data Analytics

Business leaders keep betting on AI despite recession

Despite recession fears, 74 per cent of senior executives still plan to keep AI near the top of budgets, KPMG found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Web attacks in EMEA hit two-year high, Akamai warns
Firewalls

Web attacks in EMEA hit two-year high, Akamai warns

Organisations across the region are facing mounting disruption as attack volumes jump 36% year on year, with APIs a growing weak spot.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Harness ranked No. 24 on Fortune's innovation list
DevOps

Harness ranked No. 24 on Fortune's innovation list

The ranking highlights demand for tools that tackle slow, manual software delivery, even as AI speeds up code creation at large enterprises.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
TPV Technology joins labour rights & minerals groups
Digital Signage

TPV Technology joins labour rights & minerals groups

The move bolsters TPV Technology's due diligence as regulators and investors intensify checks on forced labour and conflict minerals in electronics supply chains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Independent hotels hit by weaker demand & OTA pressure
Data Analytics

Independent hotels hit by weaker demand & OTA pressure

Weaker pricing and higher OTA reliance left independent hotels with lower revenue per room as demand softened in 2025.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges
Gaming

APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges

Synthetic identity fraud is emerging as the fastest-growing threat, with more than one in 10 cases now involving false identities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
OpenText study warns of AI security & governance gap
Data Protection

OpenText study warns of AI security & governance gap

Over half of enterprises now deploy generative AI, but an OpenText study warns security, governance and trust are lagging dangerously behind.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
OpenText study finds AI security governance lagging behind
Data Protection

OpenText study finds AI security governance lagging behind

OpenText warns firms are rolling out AI in cybersecurity faster than they build the governance, privacy and trust needed to keep it safe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Thunes links Swift banks to global stablecoin wallets
Crypto

Thunes links Swift banks to global stablecoin wallets

Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Qualtrics names Act XM top APJ partner in debut awards
Digital Transformation

Qualtrics names Act XM top APJ partner in debut awards

Qualtrics crowns Act XM top Asia Pacific Japan partner as it launches inaugural global Partner of the Year Awards across five categories.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Indigo Telecom hires Ilex to drive global growth push
Network Infrastructure

Indigo Telecom hires Ilex to drive global growth push

Indigo Telecom appoints Ilex as global marketing and PR partner to sharpen messaging and support its international expansion strategy.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
3DiVi maps global face recognition lifecycle to 2026
Data Protection

3DiVi maps global face recognition lifecycle to 2026

3DiVi charts a six-stage global face recognition lifecycle to 2026, showing regions split by regulation pace, infrastructure and politics.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Zadara aligns AI cloud platform with NVIDIA security guide
Virtualisation

Zadara aligns AI cloud platform with NVIDIA security guide

Zadara aligns its sovereign multi-tenant AI cloud with NVIDIA's security guide to boost isolation, governance and shared GPU utilisation.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Africa stories

Vertiv launches wall cooling for edge IT sites in EMEA
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv launches wall cooling for edge IT sites in EMEA

Growing edge computing demand is pushing EMEA operators to replace comfort cooling with systems built for small rooms and dense IT loads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Johnny Carpenter makes CRN Channel Leaders EMEA list
Data Protection

Johnny Carpenter makes CRN Channel Leaders EMEA list

The recognition underscores 11:11 Systems’ push to win partners as it expands its VMware cloud business across EMEA.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Vertiv to buy ThermoKey to boost data centre cooling
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv to buy ThermoKey to boost data centre cooling

Vertiv to acquire Italian heat-exchange specialist ThermoKey, boosting EMEA data centre cooling capacity amid rising AI power demands.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Why clarity, not volume, wins B2B tech buyers in an AI-saturated market
Digital Transformation

Why clarity, not volume, wins B2B tech buyers in an AI-saturated market

In an AI-saturated B2B tech market, buyers shun content overload and reward vendors who offer clear, trusted, decision-ready insight.

By Patrick Keenan • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026