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Enterprises shun plug-and-play AI for tailored builds

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Enterprises ditch plug-and-play AI as Cognizant research shows buyers now favour bespoke builds and services-led, long-term partnerships.
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Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets

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Data centre boom drives new financing structures across Asia Pacific loan markets, APLMA whitepaper finds, reshaping risk and investor mix.
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Ransomware surges across Asia-Pacific as AI fuels risk

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Ransomware attacks in Asia-Pacific surged 59% in 2025 as rapid digitalisation and AI adoption fuel faster, more targeted cyber extortion.
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GenAI drives patient data policy breaches in healthcare

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GenAI use in healthcare is fuelling patient data policy breaches, with regulated records making up 89% of AI-linked violations, research shows.
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Fathom deepens AXA Climate tie-up for flood risk data

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Fathom has deepened its partnership with AXA Climate's Altitude platform to embed richer probabilistic flood and terrain data for investors.
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Cohesity unveils Enterprise AI Resilience for safe scale

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Cohesity launches Enterprise AI Resilience to protect production AI, contain rogue agents and speed recovery across hybrid data estates.
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Chanelle Pharma taps SAP Cloud ERP & AI for expansion

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Chanelle Pharma adopts SAP Cloud ERP and Business AI to modernise global operations, bolster GxP compliance and power expansion to 90+ markets.
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Broadridge links Crypto.com to NYFIX for Asia crypto

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Broadridge links Crypto.com to NYFIX, giving Asia-based brokers FIX access to crypto liquidity through existing multi-asset trading pipes.
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Workiva unveils AI-ready GRC platform for real-time audit

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Workiva launches AI-ready GRC platform to deliver real-time audit, automated controls testing and connected reporting for finance and risk teams.
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Platform consolidation the path to strategic compliance value - Workiva

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Consolidated GRC platforms are turning box-ticking compliance into strategic value, says Workiva, as AI raises the stakes on data quality.
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Goldman Sachs Alternatives backs Schellman expansion

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Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.
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Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility

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As data demand soars, data centres race to cut carbon, water use and waste, redefining digital growth through sustainability by design.
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Healthcare AI pilots outpace sector's regulatory readiness

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Healthcare AI pilots are surging, but Kyndryl warns weak governance and compliance leave most providers stuck in perpetual experimentation.
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Meta removes nearly 6m scam ads after DSA reports

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Meta took down nearly 6m scam ads in 2025 after alerts from Lithuanian watchdog Debunk.org under the EU's Digital Services Act system.
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International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications

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On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.
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AI agents and enterprise transformation: Turning hype into measurable value in 2026

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In 2026, AI agents move from pilots to the enterprise core, forcing firms to prove measurable value under tight governance.
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Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made

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Fintech's risk frameworks are missing a vital safeguard: more women in decision rooms to challenge blind spots and prioritise resilience.
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Smarsh unveils AI tool to cut compliance alert noise

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Smarsh launches AI-powered Noise Reduction Agent to suppress low-risk messages, promising 60% fewer false positives for smaller firms.
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Designing for reality: What my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech

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A technologist's non-traditional path shows why true diversity is now critical to build trustworthy, inclusive AI and products that work in reality.
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Google AI more negative than ChatGPT for brand reputation

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AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.