Digital Economy stories - Page 13

Goodman Group posts a record operating profit of AUD $2,049 million for FY24, a 15% rise. Despite this, a statutory loss of AUD $98.9 million was recorded.

Hexaware Technologies partners with upGrad Enterprise to train 100+ employees in generative AI, aiming to enhance its AI-first strategy and bolster workforce skills.

Industry leaders react to the King's Speech, highlighting the importance of connectivity, cybersecurity, and AI in the new Labour government's legislative agenda.

Markko unveils Markko Labs to empower non-technical marketplace founders with essential resources, reducing financial and technical barriers in the eCommerce sector.

Adobe projects a record-breaking USD $14 billion online spend for Prime Day, driven by significant discounts, mobile shopping, and BNPL services.

OpenUK's Open Manifesto urges the UK government to boost open technology through skill development, public sector integration, and AI transparency.

Colt Data Centre Services has cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 2019, keeping on track for its 1.5°C 2030 targets.

Barracuda Networks boosts its Email Protection platform with enhanced AI, blocking 70% more BEC attacks for Microsoft 365 users and saving IT resources.

Pulsant, the UK data centre service, unveils a new partner initiative aimed at boosting access to its platformEDGE digital infrastructure and fostering business collaboration.

Zepto, an account-to-account payments technology leader, embraces growth by naming industry veteran Colin Baines as Chief Commercial Officer.

IT-ISAC establishes a new special interest group, DC-SIG, designed to fortify global data centre security by bolstering threat intelligence sharing.

Zyxel Networks showcases how artificial intelligence can revolutionise network infrastructure management, especially for SMBs, by optimising operations, security, and performance.

Akamai Technologies boosts security with significant upgrades to its App and API Protector, providing advanced DDoS defenses, browser impersonation detection, and improved API security.

The UK's tech sector falls short in diversity, with women occupying only 28% of positions and a mere 22% in senior roles, hindering innovation and widening the industry's skill gap.

Akamai Technologies bolsters App and API Protector with precise DDoS attack mitigation, URL Protection and Browser Impersonation Detection.

At a Parliamentary Skills Summit, tech industry leaders urged the UK government for significant investment in digital AI training, aiming to upskill future generations and close the digital skill gap.

European Parliament's core groups ratified a landmark AI Act, potentially forming the world's first legislation on artificial intelligence technology usage, ahead of April's vote.

Goodman Group reports a 29% increase in interim FY24 profit to A$1.127 billion, prompting a revision of their earnings guidance to 11%.

Fintech leaders urge UK regulators to impose stricter AI laws to foster confidence and responsible usage in financial services.

Amid an IT paradigm shift, 80% of global digital infrastructure investments will be via subscription services by 2026.