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TitanX raises USD $27m million to expand Phone Intent AI
Mergers and Acquisitions

TitanX raises USD $27m million to expand Phone Intent AI

TitanX secures USD $27m Series A to scale its Phone Intent AI, promising higher connect rates for pressured outbound sales teams.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026

Global Stories

Snowflake unveils AI Data Cloud 'Energy Solutions'
Mergers and Acquisitions

Snowflake unveils AI Data Cloud 'Energy Solutions'

Snowflake launches Energy Solutions for its AI Data Cloud, unifying energy sector data to modernise grid planning and asset management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
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Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push

Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption
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OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption

OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Apadmi targets 20 percent FY26 growth with new hires
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Apadmi targets 20 percent FY26 growth with new hires

Apadmi eyes 20% FY26 growth after posting GBP £30 million revenue, fuelled by fresh client wins and senior hires in Amsterdam and marketing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth
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Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth

Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases
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Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases

Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Zepz buys Pomelo to add credit cards to remittances
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Zepz buys Pomelo to add credit cards to remittances

Zepz has bought fintech Pomelo to bolt credit cards and lending onto its remittance brands, deepening its push into cross-border finance.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Payoneer buys Boundless to bolster European hiring push
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Payoneer buys Boundless to bolster European hiring push

Payoneer snaps up Ireland's Boundless to deepen its European workforce push and expand tools for hiring and paying cross-border teams.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

LevelBlue buys Alert Logic MDR unit in Fortra pact
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LevelBlue buys Alert Logic MDR unit in Fortra pact

LevelBlue is buying Fortra's Alert Logic MDR business in a strategic pact, expanding its global managed security and technology partnership.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Houlihan Lokey hires Mark Ward to boost IT services
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Houlihan Lokey hires Mark Ward to boost IT services

Houlihan Lokey hires Mark Ward as Managing Director to expand European IT services coverage from its Manchester and London offices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Deloitte Ireland hires Ron Doyle to boost aviation tax
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Deloitte Ireland hires Ron Doyle to boost aviation tax

Deloitte Ireland hires aviation finance tax specialist Ron Doyle from PwC as partner to strengthen aircraft leasing advisory work.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Five tech trends to reshape Australia's digital future
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Five tech trends to reshape Australia's digital future

Australia's digital economy heads for a 2026 reset as collaboration, AI literacy and sovereign cloud reshape work, data and family life.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
BDO Canada buys GrantMatch to boost grants advisory
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BDO Canada buys GrantMatch to boost grants advisory

BDO Canada acquires GrantMatch, adding grants specialists and a funding-tracking platform to expand its Credits & Incentives services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Keyloop to buy Motortech.ai to boost dealer AI tools
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Keyloop to buy Motortech.ai to boost dealer AI tools

Keyloop moves to acquire Motortech.ai, aiming to embed its AIME conversational agent across Fusion tools used by car dealers worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Jan 2026
SER rebrands as Doxis, unveiling document intelligence push
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SER rebrands as Doxis, unveiling document intelligence push

SER rebrands as Doxis, sharpening its focus on “document intelligence” and naming a Chief AI Officer in a wider leadership shake-up.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Aliter unites trio as Serbus to drive UK security push
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Aliter unites trio as Serbus to drive UK security push

Aliter folds three tech firms into Serbus to target UK critical infrastructure security, eyeing GBP £75m revenue within two years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026