According to new research from RepRisk, the data-as-a-service (DaaS) leader in reputational risk intelligence, two-thirds of all supply chain risk incidents in the fashion sector over the past five years stem from social issues—namely, poor working conditions and human rights violations.
In partnership with telecom giant Ooredoo, Syntys has launched Qatar’s first sovereign AI cloud, hosted on GPU-accelerated data centers built for next-gen workloads. Fueled by NVIDIA Hopper GPUs, the project reflects a growing regional trend: building in-country AI compute capacity to support everything from government digital strategies to private-sector innovation.
The drug safety business just got a serious AI upgrade. Pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim has deployed LifeSphere® NavaX™, the cognitive automation engine from ArisGlobal, to supercharge its global safety operations—and the early numbers show it’s more than just a fancy new workflow tool.
AI in academic publishing isn’t just about speed and accuracy anymore—it’s about access. Cactus Communications, best known for its AI-powered solutions under the Paperpal brand, has announced full compliance with European Accessibility Act (EAA) and WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. That’s a big deal for the sprawling and often exclusionary world of research tech.
Confluent, Inc., the data streaming pioneer, today released findings from its fourth annual Data Streaming Report, which surveyed 4,175 IT leaders across 12 countries, including 225 from Australia. The results make it clear that data streaming platforms (DSPs) are no longer optional; they are critical to artificial intelligence (AI) success and broader business transformation. A majority of Australian IT leaders (85%) believe data streaming platforms will increasingly be used to feed AI systems with real-time, up to date, contextual and trustworthy data — key requirements for real-time AI applications.
OpenNebula Systems has officially launched version 7.0—code-named Phoenix—a major overhaul of its open-source cloud and edge orchestration platform. If version numbers were measured in ambition, this would be a 10. The release is packed with features aimed squarely at enterprises looking to escape the gravitational pull of VMware and embrace a more open, AI-accelerated, and sovereignty-friendly future.
fileAI, a leader in AI-powered workflow automation, today announced the launch of its V2 platform, a next-generation solution built to help enterprises and SMBs access, collect, and structure business-critical data trapped in fragmented formats and siloed systems.
Contify, a leader in AI-native Market and Competitive Intelligence (M&CI), has officially launched Athena, its proprietary Agentic AI insights engine. Purpose-built for enterprise intelligence teams, Athena automates the traditionally manual, time-consuming tasks of monitoring, analyzing, and synthesizing market and competitor updates, enabling faster and more confident decision-making.
The European automotive industry is undergoing a pivotal transformation in 2025, driven by tightening EU climate regulations, rising consumer expectations, and global supply chain pressures. According to the latest ISG Provider Lens® Automotive and Mobility Services and Solutions report, enterprises are ramping up adoption of AI, IoT, robotics, and digital platforms to meet these challenges head-on.
