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…
Enterprise voice AI has promise—but also a notorious failure rate. Large call centers, healthcare operations, and insurance providers have all learned the hard way that deploying AI at scale is rarely just about the model itself. Latency, brittle integrations, routing errors, compliance issues, and inconsistent behavior often derail even the most advanced conversational AI systems….
At HPE Discover Barcelona 2025, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) showcased a sweeping expansion of its AI-native networking portfolio, cementing its ambition to deliver self-driving infrastructure across data centers, the edge, and hybrid clouds. The announcements mark a significant milestone in HPE’s Juniper Networks integration, just five months after the acquisition closed, and highlight a vision…
Tech companies have spent the last decade building stickier screens. KID Company is taking the opposite route. Today, the startup unveiled KID®, a self-contained creative AI device designed specifically for children ages 4 to 12. No ads. No browsing. No algorithmic rabbit holes. KID is pitched as a “childhood-first” gadget meant to spark imagination—without feeding…
For much of the past decade, LumRisk has been known as a quiet but influential player in Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) and multi-asset analytics—two corners of institutional finance where transparency, high-quality data, and model explainability are now table stakes rather than luxuries. Today, the company is effectively hitting the reset button. LumRisk announced what it’s…
AI has quietly (and sometimes not-so-quietly) embedded itself across enterprise infrastructure. It now runs automations, drives decision engines, powers security products, and increasingly acts as an autonomous agent inside corporate systems. That same expansion has blown open the attack surface: AI models, agent frameworks, data pipelines, and LLM-powered applications now operate at speeds—and with complexities—that…
HARMAN has finalized the sale of its Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit to Wipro Limited, marking a strategic pivot toward its core Automotive and Lifestyle businesses. The transaction comes after all regulatory approvals were secured and ensures continuity for DTS employees and customers. “This milestone reflects our disciplined approach to portfolio management and our…
Radiant Logic, a pioneer in Identity Data Fabric and Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), has unveiled major upgrades to its RadiantOne Platform, bringing AI-driven, real-time intelligence and collaborative remediation to the forefront of identity security. The enhancements aim to strengthen Zero Trust frameworks and provide organizations with actionable insights to proactively manage identity risks. AI-Powered…
Legacy industrial automation systems may be quietly draining millions from manufacturers each year, according to new research from Schneider Electric. The report, Open vs. Closed: The $11.28 Million Question for Industrial Leaders, shows that closed, hardware-defined automation systems are eroding competitiveness and inflating costs across mid-sized and large enterprises alike. The study, conducted with Omdia,…
