2026 stories
SonicWall overhauls SecureFirst for 2026, shifting to firm-level skills, role-based training and services to boost partners' recurring revenue.
ECI Software wins 2026 Great Place to Work certification across eight countries, as 82% of staff rate it a great workplace.
HCLTech has been named one of Ethisphere's 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies, securing the ethics accolade for a third consecutive year.
Millennials, Gen Z and Baby Boomers want very different green data, forcing brands to tailor sustainability messaging by age group.
Boomi tops Gartner's 2026 iPaaS Magic Quadrant for Ability to Execute, extending its run in the Leaders segment to a 12th year.
As AI floods marketing channels with competent content, CMOs are racing to quantify trust as their scarcest and most valuable asset.
Spoofed AI agents are hammering major websites with billions of hidden requests, driving up costs and outpacing current security defences.
In eCommerce, clean verified customer address data is now essential to cut costs, stop fraud and keep shoppers loyal worldwide.
Qualtrics again tops Gartner's 2026 Voice of the Customer rankings, leading on execution, vision and AI-driven experience agents.
Bitget's Bitcoin reserves jump 86% and net inflows hit USD $205.95 million as it launches AI trading tools and tokenised TradFi push.
In 2026, AI agents move from pilots to the enterprise core, forcing firms to prove measurable value under tight governance.
Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.
The win gives AirXCarbon S$100,000 in equity-free funding and puts a Singapore founder on top of a global women-led startup field.
Sumitomo Heavy and NEC will build an AI system to spot near-miss incidents from excavator data and auto-generate safety reports by 2027.
UK credit card spending drops in January while missed and repeat payments rise, signalling persistent strain on household finances.
Australian retailers face rising insolvencies and online giants; those failing to harness delivery data risk becoming 2026's biggest losers.
Australian cyber security spending will hit AUD $7.555 billion in 2026, as AI adoption, talent shortages and rising threats fuel fresh investment.
RFPs now touch 40% of enterprise revenue as Loopio reports rising submission volumes and surging generative AI use in bid workflows.
In 2026, Australian businesses face a decisive test: turn years of AI and cloud investment into real advantage, or fall behind.
Sharp swings in online peak spending and 64% checkout abandonment risk derailing retailers' forecasts and promo plans for 2026.
