Investment stories
Financing for batteries is being shaped by predictable revenue and grid access, leaving New Zealand behind larger storage markets.
The capital will help the Queensland company lift production, add jobs and push its autonomy software into more overseas markets.
Funding will help Gyre Energy prove its cooling software can cut costs at a 140,000 sq ft cold chain site run by a global operator.
The investment could speed up AI search and incident review for schools, factories and retailers using Verkada's cloud security platform.
The Cambridge firm's shortlist place boosts its profile as it expands festival and public sector deployments, including work with the NHS.
Europe is set to become a key innovation hub as Xiaomi commits EUR €7.4 billion to AI research and development over 2026 to 2028.
Scale-ups can now compete for recognition and customer validation as the Tech Trailblazers Awards opens 2026 entries worldwide.
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
Rising demand for cyber and compliance advice is driving HCS to broaden its services as Lesley Whelan takes charge of the new practice.
Businesses want clearer tax rules and broader training support as CIMA warns weak productivity could hold back UK growth.
The chipmaker is boosting US investment as AI demand strains advanced capacity and pushes full-year spending higher.
Backing from a major tech investor strengthens Canberra's push for central AI rules as businesses seek clarity and Australians weigh safeguards.
The move could speed SOX and fraud risk work for US clients as Grant Thornton Advisors embeds Fieldguide's AI platform across its advisory practice.
More than 500 delegates will gather as the UK deep-tech body seeks to join up chip design, manufacturing, systems and cyber security.
New oversight is set to shape AI rules, but businesses say success will hinge on practical guidance, skills and sustained investment.
A lack of national coordination risks leaving Australia behind as other countries pour funds into chips vital to defence, AI and industry.
Most of the USD $36 trillion wealth transfer will be saved or invested, with only a modest lift to US consumer demand.
The £3 million site will create skilled jobs in Haydock as demand rises for the infrastructure powering data centres and AI systems.
Australia's net zero goal faces fresh strain as billions flow into data centres that could lift power demand, water use and emissions.
A central challenge for New Zealand tech firms is finding the right investors and partners, organisers say, as 3,000 attend.
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