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American Stories

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Ten early-career researchers win WHAM grants for women's health

Ten early-career researchers each received USD $25,000 from WHAM to study key sex-based health differences affecting women worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Customer Experience

Portnox elevates Alison Dixon, launches Technical Account team

Portnox appoints Alison Dixon as Chief Customer Officer and launches a Technical Account team to enhance proactive customer support and partnerships.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Aug 2025

Global Stories

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Software-as-a-Service

PagerDuty names Eric Prengel as Chief Financial Officer

Howard Wilson's retirement will hand PagerDuty a finance chief with deeper banking and public-company experience as it pushes further into AI tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

OpenAI says weekly users top 900 million as AI reshapes work

The surge underscores how quickly AI use is spreading, while economists say official data still misses its impact on jobs and output.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026

Artificial Intelligence

SimCare AI raises USD $2m to enhance training platform

SimCare AI has secured USD $2 million in seed funding to enhance its innovative AI-based healthcare simulation platform aimed at revolutionising clinical training.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2025

Large Language Models

Seed funding secured for Martian AI venture which routes LLM requests

Two University of Pennsylvania graduates secure seed funding to develop Martian, a unique AI venture aiding in LLM model routing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2023

Platform-as-a-Service

Get your SMB off to the right start for 2019

As 2018 ends, small businesses should focus on planning for 2019 by investing in talent, seeking external ideas, taking calculated risks, and automating tasks.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2018

Data Analytics

Study reveals the true value of data literacy

Organisations that rank in the top third of the Data Literacy Index have 3 to 5% higher enterprise value, plus a raft of other benefits.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018

YouTube

Layman's explanation of YouTube

Delve into YouTube, where global connection thrives through user-created videos, from viral sensations to educational vlogs.

By Rebecca Rallo • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2012

Stories from Other Regions

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Software engineering

Ashley Puls promoted to Chief Architect at New Relic

New Relic has promoted Ashley Puls to Chief Architect, tasked with enhancing the reliability of its Intelligent Observability Platform as it drives innovation.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Nov 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Crimson Education brings Ivy League programme to Kiwis

EdTech leader Crimson Education partners with the University of Pennsylvania to provide an innovative, globe-spanning, hybrid entrepreneurship programme, enhancing both online and traditional classroom-based learning methods.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Apr 2024