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Agentic AI to redefine channel partners' business models
Software-as-a-Service

Agentic AI to redefine channel partners' business models

Agentic AI is poised to upend the tech channel, shifting MSPs and resellers from project delivery to outcome-driven autonomous services.

By Trevor Boal • 5 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents
Customer Experience

Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents

Google launches a Universal Commerce Protocol and Business Agent tools as it bets on AI agents to drive the next era of online shopping.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Ant backs Google's Universal Commerce Protocol push
Crypto

Ant backs Google's Universal Commerce Protocol push

Ant backs Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise how AI agents handle shopping, payments and post-purchase support.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
DTCC to tokenise US Treasuries with Digital Asset, Canton
Crypto

DTCC to tokenise US Treasuries with Digital Asset, Canton

DTCC will tokenise US Treasuries on the Canton Network with Digital Asset, aiming for an MVP in 2026 as part of a multi-year roadmap.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow
Virtualisation

LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow

LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Criteo outlines agentic AI's next phase in eCommerce
Marketing Technologies

Criteo outlines agentic AI's next phase in eCommerce

Criteo says agentic AI will add a powerful new eCommerce layer, reshaping search, retail assistants and LLM ad models without replacing shops.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation
Virtualisation

Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
RingQ & Snom forge global cloud telephony partnership
Unified Communications

RingQ & Snom forge global cloud telephony partnership

RingQ and Snom have sealed a global cloud telephony partnership to streamline IP phone provisioning and unified communications for businesses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Quintauris, SiFive team up on RISC-V car platforms
Hyperscale

Quintauris, SiFive team up on RISC-V car platforms

Quintauris teams with SiFive to embed RISC-V cores at the heart of standardised automotive zonal and ADAS control platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Private markets race to modernise tech amid AI & rules
Digital Transformation

Private markets race to modernise tech amid AI & rules

AI, data and 'governance intelligence' set to transform private markets as regulators, LPs and retail investors demand real-time transparency.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Digital economy seen surging to USD $28 trillion by 2026
Robotics

Digital economy seen surging to USD $28 trillion by 2026

The global digital economy is forecast to hit USD $28 trillion by 2026, growing nearly three times faster than overall world output.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Enreach & Cataleya launch APAC white-label UCaaS push
Customer Relationship Management

Enreach & Cataleya launch APAC white-label UCaaS push

Enreach and Cataleya team up to launch a white-label UCaaS platform for APAC service providers, targeting booming cloud comms demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub
Security Information and Event Management

Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Interoperability stories

UK MoD taps Oracle cloud to modernise legacy systems
Digital Transformation

UK MoD taps Oracle cloud to modernise legacy systems

The UK Ministry of Defence has deepened its Oracle cloud ties to modernise legacy systems, boost AI adoption and treat data as a core asset.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge
Fintech

Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge

Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
What these Aussie tech execs forecast for 2026
Data Protection

What these Aussie tech execs forecast for 2026

Australian tech leaders tip 2026 as the year AI hype cools, privacy platforms surge and digital health reshapes everyday care.

By Erin Carley • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
SEC backs DTC tokenisation of mainstream securities
Crypto

SEC backs DTC tokenisation of mainstream securities

SEC greenlights DTCC unit to tokenise US blue-chip stocks, ETFs and Treasuries, paving way for mainstream blockchain-based securities.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
Vespertec partners with Celestica on open data centres
Network Infrastructure

Vespertec partners with Celestica on open data centres

Vespertec has struck a channel deal with Celestica to deliver open, software-defined data centre networking and storage across the UK.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026