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3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare
Data Protection

3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare

Healthcare providers will be able to keep scans, prompts and AI inference inside national borders as 3verest expands sovereign cloud controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
UltraViolet Cyber names Andrew Park as security chief
DevOps

UltraViolet Cyber names Andrew Park as security chief

The appointment gives UltraViolet Cyber a CISO who knows its operations from the client side and will steer AI governance and internal security.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Blue Cloud starts USD $150m SpaceX International work
Data centers

Blue Cloud starts USD $150m SpaceX International work

Blue Cloud's US arm has landed a sizeable overseas contract, with billing due to start this quarter on a USD $150 million programme.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
NVIDIA, SAP back OpenBao as secrets tool gains ground
DevOps

NVIDIA, SAP back OpenBao as secrets tool gains ground

Growing use by major tech groups is helping open source secrets manager OpenBao win trust as cloud and AI credential risks mount.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Adelaide Airport picks Amadeus for cloud check-in system
Amadeus

Adelaide Airport picks Amadeus for cloud check-in system

Passengers at Adelaide Airport will gain more self-service options as a cloud-based check-in and bag-drop overhaul replaces fixed counters.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Google Cloud previews quantum-safe key import in KMS
Network Security

Google Cloud previews quantum-safe key import in KMS

The preview aims to reduce the risk of intercepted keys being cracked later by quantum computers, especially in bring your own key deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud warns startups on AI scaling pitfalls
Cloud Security

Google Cloud warns startups on AI scaling pitfalls

Startups risk leaked keys, quota throttling and surprise bills unless they tighten controls as AI prototypes move into production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration
Ransomware

AI models expose new attack surfaces through misconfiguration

Misconfigured models are giving attackers a fresh route into cloud systems, raising the risk of data theft and service compromise.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last week
NeuBird AI sets trust model for production AI agents
Robotics

NeuBird AI sets trust model for production AI agents

Enterprise security teams now have a proposed benchmark for limiting AI agents to approved actions inside live systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
BrainChip links Akida processors with IBM Symphony
Private Cloud

BrainChip links Akida processors with IBM Symphony

Enterprises could cut GPU use and power costs as the open-source bundle lets Akida neuromorphic chips share IBM's scheduler for inference tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudera adds GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 pipelines
Private Cloud

Cloudera adds GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 pipelines

The new feature could cut Spark job runtimes by up to 4x, easing cloud bills for firms running data-heavy AI and analytics workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Vercel launches public bounty to test sandbox escape
Virtualisation

Vercel launches public bounty to test sandbox escape

Researchers can claim up to USD $1 million for breaking Vercel Sandbox's isolation, as the cloud provider opens its boundary to public scrutiny.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudera launches hybrid cloud platform for AI workloads
Private Cloud

Cloudera launches hybrid cloud platform for AI workloads

The platform is aimed at firms struggling to move AI into production while keeping sensitive data in place across mixed environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudera survey finds AI projects stalled by governance
Data Protection

Cloudera survey finds AI projects stalled by governance

Most enterprises are overhauling data systems as 95% say governance and infrastructure hurdles have delayed or cancelled AI projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Question marks over valuation as Canva makes AI pivot
Software-as-a-Service

Question marks over valuation as Canva makes AI pivot

Lower revenues and higher AI costs are challenges for Australian design software company Canva to maintain growth as it mulls IPO.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud guides Spark users on serverless costs
AIOps

Google Cloud guides Spark users on serverless costs

Spark teams risk higher bills or slower jobs unless they tune serverless settings, Google Cloud says, as it adds AI help for failures.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge
DataCentre infrastructure

AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge

Delivery bottlenecks, rather than demand, are now the main risk as AI-fuelled data centre expansion pushes revenue to USD $120 billion by 2030.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

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SCX.ai begins ASX trading after AUD $40 million IPO
Software-as-a-Service

SCX.ai begins ASX trading after AUD $40 million IPO

Growing demand for local AI computing has lifted SCX.ai's contracted annual recurring revenue to AUD $6.5 million and attracted 49 paying customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week