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Integrity360 buys Advantus360 to launch Canada hub

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Integrity360 acquires Calgary-based Advantus360 to spearhead its North American push and launch a new cyber hub for Canada and the US.
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Summa Equity buys Peoplesafe to boost worker safety

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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saas
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Summa Equity has bought workforce safety provider Peoplesafe from ECI Partners to back its tech-enabled resilience strategy and expansion.
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Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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data science
Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.
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AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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uc
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data protection
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dr
AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.
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Cybanetix boosts MDR growth with AI & rapid response

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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advanced persistent threat protection
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socs
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genai
Cybanetix reports record recurring revenue as AI-driven MDR and sub-15-minute threat response fuel rapid growth and market share gains.
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Globalstar, Skydio trial private 5G link for drones

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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robots
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smart cities
Globalstar and Skydio trial Band n53 private 5G for drones, eyeing safer public safety missions and uplink-heavy autonomous operations.
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LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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open source
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ai
LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.
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Private 5G & LTE spend to surpass USD $7.2bn by 2028

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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uc
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network infrastructure
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smart cities
Private 5G and LTE spend will top USD $7.2bn by 2028, as industries shift from public mobile networks to standalone private deployments.
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT AI

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
Tanium named a Leader in Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools as demand for AI-driven autonomous IT surges.
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Private 5G network spend to hit USD $7.2bn by 2028

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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uc
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.
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ABB buys IPEC to boost predictive maintenance tech

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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iot
ABB is acquiring UK diagnostics specialist IPEC to bolster AI-driven predictive maintenance for data centres and critical infrastructure.
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Enterprises pivot to smaller, measurable AI projects by 2026

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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saas
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data protection
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manufacturing
Enterprises to shelve grand AI overhauls by 2026, funnelling budgets into smaller, measurable projects and AI-as-a-Service models.
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Opengear achieves SOC 2, ISO 27001 security double

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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firewalls
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data protection
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dr
Opengear secures SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, bolstering trust in its resilient network management and independent control plane.
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Prometheus acquires Actenum to boost AI scheduling

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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erp
Prometheus buys Canadian AI scheduler Actenum to sharpen data-driven planning for asset-heavy sectors from oil and gas to utilities.
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UiPath & Talkdesk unite agentic AI for healthcare CX

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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cx
UiPath and Talkdesk are teaming up to fuse agentic AI, streamlining document-heavy healthcare contact centre workflows and cutting errors.
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AI reshapes cloud spend as firms shift from SaaS to agents

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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saas
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firewalls
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digital transformation
AI is set to end SaaS dominance by 2026 as firms pay for domain-specific agents and governed cloud usage instead of per-seat software.
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Xona & spotit partner to secure European critical infrastructure

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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iam
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zero trust security
Xona and Belgian provider spotit have partnered to enhance secure remote access for Europe's critical infrastructure sectors, ensuring compliance and cybersecurity.
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Myriota launches HyperPulse 5G NTN for IoT in remote regions

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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agricultural technology
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digital transformation
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iot
Myriota has unveiled HyperPulse, a 5G satellite network offering global IoT connectivity for remote sectors like agriculture and mining with low latency and high data.
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TA Associates invests in Aeris to boost AI-driven IoT security

Fri, 28th Nov 2025
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iot security
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iot
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breach prevention
TA Associates takes a minority stake in Aeris to accelerate AI-driven IoT security and bolster the firm's global connectivity and cybersecurity solutions.
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Schneider Electric unveils AI-driven One Digital Grid for utilities

Tue, 25th Nov 2025
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power / energy
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ai
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cybersecurity
Schneider Electric launches the AI-powered One Digital Grid Platform to help utilities modernise operations, cut costs and boost outage management worldwide.