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Semify Acquires Dragon Metrics to Advance AIO

Semify Acquires Leading Digital Marketing Reporting Platform Dragon Metrics to Accelerate Global AI Optimization Capabilities and Expand International Market Reach

TechEdge AIDecember 8, 2025December 8, 202504 mins

ROCHESTER, NY — December 8, 2025— Semify, a leading white-label digital marketing software platform specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Paid Search Advertising (PPC), Paid Social Advertising, and AI Optimization (AIO), today announced the acquisition of Dragon Metrics, an international SEO/AI/PPC reporting software platform based in Hong Kong. The strategic acquisition significantly expands Semify’s global…

LeapXpert Launches Communications Platform 3.0

LeapXpert Unveils Platform 3.0: The New Standard for Enterprise Communication

TechEdge AIDecember 8, 2025December 8, 202504 mins

| New York, NY (December 8, 2025) — LeapXpert, the leader in responsible business communication, today launched The LeapXpert Communications Platform 3.0, the first enterprise solution built to govern, automate and intelligently activate client conversations across every major consumer messaging channel, including WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS, RCS, Telegram, WeChat, Signal and LINE. At the core of…

Gartner: AI Investment Shift in Auto by 2029

Gartner Predicts Only 5% of Automakers Will Keep Investing Heavily in AI by 2029

TechEdge AIDecember 8, 2025December 8, 202503 mins

STAMFORD, Conn., December 8, 2025 — By 2029, only 5% of automakers will maintain strong AI investment growth, a decline from over 95% today, predicts Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. “The automotive sector is currently experiencing a period of AI euphoria, where many companies want to achieve disruptive value even before building strong AI…

Global EVs to Hit 116M by 2026 – Gartner Forecast

Gartner Forecasts 116 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be on the Road in 2026

TechEdge AIDecember 4, 2025December 4, 202502 mins

STAMFORD, Conn., December 4, 2025 — In 2026, 116 million electric vehicles (EVs) – cars, buses, vans and heavy trucks – are forecast to be on the road, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Expert Take: “Despite the U.S. government introducing tariffs on vehicle imports and many governments removing the subsidies…

Shopify Australians Achieve Record BFCM Sales

Shopify merchants drive $14.6 billion USD in global sales over Black Friday Cyber Monday

TechEdge AIDecember 3, 2025December 3, 202503 mins

SYDNEY, Australia — 3 December 2025 — Australian merchants on Shopify delivered their strongest Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) on record, with the number of local consumers purchasing rising by 15% year-on-year. The surge in Australian demand contributed to a cumulative $14.6 billion USD in global sales* generated by Shopify merchants, a 27% increase (24% on…

Global Gov CIOs Boost AI & Tech Budgets 2026

Gartner Survey Reveals 52% of Government CIOs Outside of the U.S. Expect IT Budgets to Increase in 2026

TechEdge AIDecember 1, 2025December 1, 202504 mins

SYDNEY, Australia, December 1, 2025 – Fifty-two percent of government CIOs (not including the U.S.) expect their IT budgets to increase for AI and other key technologies in 2026, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. This is despite overall budget pressures, with governments recognizing their transformational potential for…

Skyflow Launches DPDP Data Privacy Vault

Skyflow Unveils DPDP Data Privacy Vault for India

TechEdge AIDecember 1, 2025December 1, 202504 mins

Bengaluru – 1 December 2025 – Skyflow, the global leader in AI data security and privacy, today announced the launch of a purpose-built solution to meet Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act’s toughest technical requirements. Skyflow’s DPDP Data Privacy Vault Platform helps enterprises exclusively protect personal data, govern its use, and accelerate safe AI innovation, while…

Confluent Named Leader in Forrester Wave for Streaming Data Platforms

Confluent Named a Leader in Streaming Data Platforms

TechEdge AIDecember 1, 2025December 1, 202504 mins

SYDNEY, Australia — 27 November 2025—Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, today announced it was named a Leader by Forrester Research in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2025. The report states, “Streaming data represents the physical and digital reality of what is happening in your business right now.” This data is essential for…

Trend Micro Predicts AI-Driven Industrialisation of Cybercrime in 2026

Trend Micro Predicts 2026 as the Year Cybercrime Becomes Fully Industrialised

TechEdge AIDecember 1, 2025December 1, 202503 mins

SYDNEY, November 27, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released its annual Security Predictions Report for 2026, warning that the coming year will mark the true industrialisation of cybercrime. Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are now enabling threat actors to run entire campaigns autonomously, from reconnaissance to extortion, creating unprecedented speed, scale, and…