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Selector raises USD $32m to boost AI observability push
DevOps

Selector raises USD $32m to boost AI observability push

Selector raises USD $32m at a USD $375m valuation to expand its AI-driven observability platform and accelerate global enterprise growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints
Software-as-a-Service

Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints

Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Sabre, PayPal & Mindtrip unveil AI travel assistant
Digital Transformation

Sabre, PayPal & Mindtrip unveil AI travel assistant

Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip are teaming up on an AI travel assistant that lets users discover, book and pay for trips in one chat-based flow.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Snap debuts interactive digital safety course for teens
Data Privacy

Snap debuts interactive digital safety course for teens

Snap launches an interactive course to teach teens and parents practical digital safety skills on bullying, sextortion and illicit drugs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Forward Networks unveils AI twin for safer operations
Firewalls

Forward Networks unveils AI twin for safer operations

Forward Networks debuts Forward AI, a digital twin-powered agentic assistant promising safer, verifiable automation for network operations.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sat, 31st Jan 2026
Older Asia-Pacific founders chase unicorn valuations
Risk & Compliance

Older Asia-Pacific founders chase unicorn valuations

Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push
Gaming

Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push

Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
ServiceNow deepens Anthropic tie & wins airline deal
Customer Relationship Management

ServiceNow deepens Anthropic tie & wins airline deal

ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI for app building and wins a major Panasonic Avionics deal spanning 300+ airlines.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Altman sets out OpenAI roadmap for future AI co-workers
Data Protection

Altman sets out OpenAI roadmap for future AI co-workers

Sam Altman says AI co-workers will reshape software jobs, cut team sizes and force firms to compete on ideas, attention and resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 28th 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
Ivo raises USD $55 million to grow AI contract tools
Digital Transformation

Ivo raises USD $55 million to grow AI contract tools

AI contract software startup Ivo secures USD $55 million Series B to speed contract review, as revenue surges 500% and UK expansion looms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Logitech maps five key trends for the hybrid office
Unified Communications

Logitech maps five key trends for the hybrid office

Logitech predicts tech-first, flexible offices in 2026 as firms redesign hybrid workspaces for collaboration, personal kit and meeting equity.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026

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Electric Twin raises USD $14m to scale AI audiences
Data Analytics

Electric Twin raises USD $14m to scale AI audiences

London AI start-up Electric Twin raises USD $14m to grow its synthetic audience tech, pitched as a faster alternative to market research.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap
Unified Communications

AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap

Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Crimson Education names Sir John Key chair amid expansion
Firewalls

Crimson Education names Sir John Key chair amid expansion

Crimson Education names former New Zealand prime minister Sir John Key chair as it accelerates global expansion and ramps up AI-driven growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Fiddler raises $30m Series C to power the control plane for AI Agents
Digital Transformation

Fiddler raises $30m Series C to power the control plane for AI Agents

Fiddler raises USD $30m to expand its AI agent control plane, targeting governance, security and observability for complex enterprise systems.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane
Robotics

Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane

Australia's Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane, uniting ARM Hub, MassRobotics and innovators for a week of AI showcases.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push
DevOps

Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push

Hamilton-born Capture The Bug taps top US tech leaders to drive North American growth as demand rises for continuous security testing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026