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Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.

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SCALA & Optilogic partner on AI supply chain design

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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SCALA partners with Optilogic to formalise use of its AI-driven Cosmic Frog platform for advanced supply chain network design and risk analysis.
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20i launches Twentie AI assistant for unlimited hosting help

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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20i unveils Twentie, an AI assistant embedded in its hosting platform, offering account-aware support, reports and analytics with unlimited use.
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LG hits record 2025 sales as tariffs & EV slowdown bite

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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LG posts record 2025 revenue of AUD 88.6 trillion but operating profit slips on U.S. tariffs, EV slowdown and one-off restructuring costs.
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Nexcom unveils NDiS B340 edge PC with PCIe expansion

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Nexcom launches the fanless NDiS B340 edge PC with a dockable PCIe module, targeting compact, high-I/O industrial and retail deployments.
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VDURA pledges 50% undercut on rival all-flash storage

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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VDURA launches Flash Relief Programme, vowing to beat rival all-flash file system quotes by 50% amid surging SSD prices and supply strain.
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Wipro unveils unified AI-led enterprise functions model

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Wipro launches a unified AI-led model to fuse consulting, transformation and operations across people, finance, supply chain and customer work.
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OVHcloud, OpenNebula launch certified sovereign EU cloud

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
OVHcloud partners with OpenNebula to launch certified sovereign cloud instances across EU data centres under the IPCEI-CIS framework.
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Shoppers return to stores for complex tech across Europe

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Shoppers are heading back to tech stores across Europe as complex, big-ticket gadgets push buyers towards in-person advice and demos.
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SMEs step up AI adoption as US pulls ahead of the UK

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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SMEs prioritise AI and face-to-face meetings, but US firms outpace UK peers on dedicated staff and appetite for external AI advice.
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EE opens Lakeside store with AI safety appointments

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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EE has opened a new Lakeside Experience store, piloting 'Stay Safe with AI' sessions amid a GBP £3 million UK retail investment plan.
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C-suite seen as biggest source of workplace AI risk

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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C-suite leaders, not junior staff, are emerging as the biggest AI risk in UK workplaces, with heavy use, weak governance and data mishandling.
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Databarracks warns crisis plans ignore remote working

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Databarracks warns many UK firms' crisis plans still assume office-based teams, leaving remote and hybrid workers at greater risk.
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EuroCTP picks Equinix Frankfurt site for EU share tape

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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EuroCTP selects Equinix's FR2 data centre in Frankfurt to host the EU consolidated share tape, targeting a Q3 2026 live launch.
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Leonard Cheshire launches AI Academy with Multiverse

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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risk & compliance
Leonard Cheshire teams up with Multiverse on an AI Academy to streamline admin, freeing frontline staff to focus more on hands-on care.
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Mastercard unveils BIN Sponsor Plus scheme for UK fintechs

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Mastercard launches BIN Sponsor Plus in the UK, accrediting card sponsors to give fintechs a vetted route into issuing and payments at scale.
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Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.
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US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.
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BCS launches data centre sustainability service amid AI boom

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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BCS launches a Sustainable Development Service for data centres, targeting AI-driven power, planning and community pressures across EMEA.
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Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.
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Bitget names Oliver Stauber to lead new Vienna EU hub

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Bitget taps Oliver Stauber to head its new Vienna-based EU hub as the crypto exchange gears up for the bloc's MiCAR regime.