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MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes
Fintech

MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes

MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Octave tech to drive Racing Bulls' asset operations
Manufacturing

Octave tech to drive Racing Bulls' asset operations

Octave signs multi-year deal to power Racing Bulls' asset operations with Attune software, targeting reliability gains across F1 season.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Why the future of maintenance depends on women - and AI that learns from them
Manufacturing

Why the future of maintenance depends on women - and AI that learns from them

Maintenance's future hinges on bringing more women into the trades and building AI that learns from their full range of expertise.

By Candi Robison • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace
Digital Transformation

AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace

APAC finance firms race to scale AI from pilots to production as tokenisation and blockchain investments signal deeper market overhaul ahead.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
VAST & TwelveLabs bring AI video search on-premises
Private Cloud

VAST & TwelveLabs bring AI video search on-premises

VAST and TwelveLabs partner to bring customer‑managed AI video search on‑premises for governed, large‑scale, hybrid video archives.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Veyor raises AUD $11m to accelerate US site logistics
DevOps

Veyor raises AUD $11m to accelerate US site logistics

Australian construction tech startup Veyor raises AUD $11m Series A to fuel rapid US expansion as American revenues surge past 30%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Hudson's Bay collapse ends 355 years of Canadian retail
Risk & Compliance

Hudson's Bay collapse ends 355 years of Canadian retail

Canada's oldest retailer closed all stores after 355 years, undone by debt, digital change and declining footfall.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Sentient unveils Arena to stress-test autonomous AI agents
Fintech

Sentient unveils Arena to stress-test autonomous AI agents

Open-source lab Sentient has launched Arena, a vendor-agnostic sandbox to stress-test autonomous AI agents in complex, capital-sensitive tasks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
CPP & Equinix buy Nordic data centre group atNorth
DataCentre infrastructure

CPP & Equinix buy Nordic data centre group atNorth

CPP Investments and Equinix are acquiring Nordic data centre operator atNorth in a deal valuing the business at USD $4 billion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Nexcom unveils fanless panel PCs & rugged edge systems
Robotics

Nexcom unveils fanless panel PCs & rugged edge systems

Nexcom debuts fanless panel PCs and rugged Jetson-powered edge systems at Embedded World 2026, targeting factory, transport and smart cities.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
MarketAxess names William Quan Chief Technology Officer
Software-as-a-Service

MarketAxess names William Quan Chief Technology Officer

MarketAxess has appointed William Quan as chief technology officer to drive global platform modernisation and expand AI across its systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Nuvola & Certis tie up on predictive security tech
Smart Cities

Nuvola & Certis tie up on predictive security tech

Nuvola Media and Certis partner to fuse AI-powered visual analytics with security ops, promising more predictive, data-driven protection.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Aviva names Chris Cochrane as next group CIO for 2026
Digital Transformation

Aviva names Chris Cochrane as next group CIO for 2026

Aviva has named Chris Cochrane as its next group Chief Information Officer, with his appointment due to take effect in summer 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Ultimo names Philip Neal Chief Revenue Officer role
Manufacturing

Ultimo names Philip Neal Chief Revenue Officer role

Ultimo appoints Philip Neal as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and AI-augmented EAM strategy across North America, EMEA and APAC.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Arctic Wolf snaps up Sevco to boost exposure insight
Hybrid Cloud

Arctic Wolf snaps up Sevco to boost exposure insight

Arctic Wolf buys Sevco to fold its exposure assessment tech into the Aurora Platform, promising sharper asset insight for security teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift
Manufacturing

Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift

Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

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QuSecure wins role on missile defence SHIELD deal
Firewalls

QuSecure wins role on missile defence SHIELD deal

QuSecure secures spot on the MDA's SHIELD missile defence contract, joining a USD $151 billion post-quantum cryptography push.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026