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Pinecone launches first serverless cloud region in Singapore

Pinecone opens first serverless cloud region in Singapore as it rolls out Nexus, KnowQL, a Marketplace and a USD $20 Builder tier.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Analytics

Singapore employers struggle to fill tech roles amid AI

Singapore employers widen use of outsourcing and training as 95% struggle to hire tech staff and data roles prove hardest amid AI shift.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Global Stories

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Digital Transformation

Deel launches Akai to automate back-office workflows

Deel expands Akai automation platform to help operations teams cut manual back-office work across finance, tax, payroll and compliance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Tech Mahindra deepens UKG partnership in North America

Tech Mahindra deepens UKG tie-up to deploy workforce software for its own staff and expand services for North American clients.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Human Capital Management

Many firms prioritise AI fluency but make bad hires

TestGorilla says 59% of firms made a bad AI hire last year, as employers in the UK and US struggle to test real fluency.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Human Capital Management

Irish SMEs unprepared for EU pay transparency rules

Irish SMEs face a compliance scramble as HRLocker finds most employers lack the records and systems needed for EU pay transparency rules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

Why workplace AI is creating a quiet legal risk most businesses haven't caught up with yet

AI use is spreading through Australian workplaces, but many businesses lack policies and training, leaving them exposed to privacy, IP and dismissal claims.

By Lauren McKee • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

KPMG expands ServiceNow alliance in USD $40 million AI push

KPMG and ServiceNow expand alliance with USD $40 million agreement to speed AI workflows across finance, HR and IT.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Manufacturing

EvoluteIQ appoints new chiefs after USD $53 million funding

EvoluteIQ names Paul Maguire and Abhinaya S R to key roles as the Stockholm software firm looks to scale globally after USD $53 million funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Origin partners ServiceNow to embed benefits answers

Origin and ServiceNow embed Cuido in Employee Centre, letting workers get benefits answers from structured data without raising HR tickets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Data Analytics

SAP buys Prior Labs to boost enterprise AI research

SAP to invest more than EUR €1 billion in Prior Labs, creating a Europe-based AI research lab for structured business data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Marketing Technologies

Pinecone launches Nexus to boost AI agent task success

Pinecone unveils Nexus and KnowQL to help AI agents cut retrieval overhead, lift task completion and speed enterprise workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 5 days ago

Digital Transformation

Sage unveils glass box AI push across finance & HR

Sage deepens AI drive with PwC and AWS tie-ups, launching new finance, HR and migration tools built around auditable 'glass box' systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Human Capital Management

Dex raises USD $5.3 million seed round led by Notion

Dex, the London-based recruitment technology company, secures USD $5.3 million seed funding to expand its AI talent-matching service into the US.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Cloud Security

Command Zero launches APIs & MCP server for SOC teams

Command Zero unveils APIs and an MCP server to let security teams weave investigations, remediation and AI agents into existing SecOps workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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Human Capital Management

Human Interest flags unexpected retirement plan fees

US small businesses face surprise retirement plan fees as Human Interest study says costs hit workers and employers alike.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Unified Communications

What AI tools did the CRA use in the 2025 tax season?

CRA used 19 AI systems this tax season, with a generative chatbot handling 445,000 chats as online tax filing topped 95.6 per cent.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Human Capital Management

Baxter Freight wins B Corp certification in Nottingham

Baxter Freight wins B Corp status, as the Nottingham logistics firm puts supply-chain emissions, staff welfare and community work under the spotlight.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago