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IGT (formed via July 2025 merger of International Game Technology and Everi Holdings) unveiled new corporate brand identity at 2026 Global Gaming Expo, signaling post-merger integration and cultural realignment toward integrated solutions and ecosystem positioning.

curated · 2026-09-28 · context →

Selected Clarivate's IPfolio and Renewal Services for managing global intellectual property more efficiently

curated · 2026-05-21 · context →

IGT presenting new gaming and FinTech solutions portfolio at G2E Asia 2026 under 'TOGETHER - Built to Win' theme

curated · 2026-05-04 · context →

Aiven launched India operations with first office in Bengaluru, positioned as sales market and Asia Pacific hub. Currently 15 employees with plans to expand hiring across sales, partnerships, customer success, and solutions engineering.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Aiven launched Aiven Runtime and DataHub on September 23, 2026, transitioning from passive database-as-a-service to active, agent-native infrastructure with sub-100ms latency data-adjacent execution and Model Context Protocol integration.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Aiven acquired Flow AI (Finnish AI infrastructure startup) to expand production AI infrastructure capabilities, integrating AI agent technology with its open-source data platform. Aiven surpassed $100M ARR in 2025 and this is its third acquisition

curated · 2026-07-23 · context →

Luno announced strategic collaboration with Halogen Capital and Kenanga Investors to develop UMYR, a Ringgit-pegged stablecoin for institutional tokenised fund settlement in Malaysia. Initiative is fully regulated and backed by segregated onshore Ringgit reserves.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Luno CEO James Lanigan highlighted tokenisation and stablecoins as key drivers of the next phase of the digital asset industry's institutionalisation era. Luno is positioning itself as a platform for institutional digital asset trading, with emphasis on tokenised real-world assets (currently US$350 billion tracked on-chain) and stablecoins (US$310 billion).

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Crypto exchange Luno (DCG-owned) cut 20% of staff amid automation push and declining retail trading volumes. This follows a 35% staff reduction in January 2023.

curated · 2026-07-30 · context →

Fever raised $250M growth capital led by EQT to fund geographic expansion beyond 55 current countries and deepen technology investment across entertainment verticals

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Fever integrated its event ticketing platform as a connected app in Google's AI assistant Gemini, enabling users to discover events directly within the AI interface. This builds on Fever's existing integrations with OpenAI, Google surfaces (Movie Showtimes, Things to Do), and Anthropic's Claude via its event discovery MCP server.

curated · 2026-08-17 · context →

Fever enters partnership with Club Atlético de Madrid to enhance fan experience at Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium. Positions Fever as venue experience technology partner.

curated · 2026-07-02 · context →

Akamai signed a $11.6 billion seven-year cloud services deal with Anthropic, with potential expansion to $20 billion total. Stock jumped 15% on announcement.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Akamai completed acquisition of LayerX, a secure enterprise browser provider and AI usage control platform

curated · 2026-07-02 · context →

Akamai announces proposed $1.3B convertible senior notes offering

curated · 2026-05-18 · context →

Travel Counsellors appointed David Jack as CTO with immediate effect, replacing Jon Bauer who departed after 6 years. Jack brings experience from Tunstall Healthcare (where he led AI adoption and digital transformation), Trainline (CIO), and other tech-forward companies including dunnhumby and MetaPack.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Travel Counsellors expanded its South Africa product trip portfolio through partnership with Sense of Africa and South Africa Tourism. Over 20 agents and support staff participated in three bespoke educational itineraries across South Africa designed to deepen destination knowledge, strengthen supplier relationships, and inspire future customer bookings.

curated · 2026-07-03 · context →

Travel Counsellors strengthening supplier partnerships and recognizing top performers through exclusive Gold Trip event in Greece. Hosted 30+ Gold Travel Counsellors with supplier partner presentations and business updates, celebrating high-performing business owners.

curated · 2026-05-27 · context →

Swift joined the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust, alongside Wells Fargo and other members, signaling commitment to decentralized trust infrastructure standards.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Swift announced a partnership framework with four major UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest) to improve cross-border consumer payments with enhanced transparency, faster settlement, and payment tracking capabilities. The program is part of a broader initiative supported by 60+ banks across 25 countries.

curated · 2026-07-02 · context →

Swift participating in Money20/20 Europe discussions on agentic AI and cross-border payment infrastructure transformation with focus on real-time transaction networks

curated · 2026-06-05 · context →

Gucci launching China-made sneakers, signaling manufacturing diversification and cost optimization while maintaining luxury positioning.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Gucci secured title partnership with Alpine Formula One Team starting 2027, becoming first luxury fashion house as F1 title partner

curated · 2026-06-22 · context →

Gucci announced title sponsorship of Alpine Formula One Team (renamed Gucci Racing Alpine F1 Team) from 2027 onwards, estimated at over $150 million over minimum 3-year term; response to brand's severe commercial distress with 25% revenue decline in Q1 2026

curated · 2026-06-08 · context →

Berkeley Group subsidiary and Lindner Prater fined £1.3m combined following death of passerby from window unit falling from 26th floor in 2018; indicates safety and quality control governance issues

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Berkeley Group's 960-home Peckham development blocked by council, considering judicial review, CEO states can no longer invest in new London sites

curated · 2026-05-21 · context →

London-focused housebuilder has announced outright halt to buying new land

curated · 2026-04-15 · context →

CEO Eric Dube departing after nearly 8 years; Bradley Campbell (former Amicus Therapeutics CEO) taking over on Dec. 1, 2026.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Travere Therapeutics reported inducement grants under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), indicating recruitment of new officers or directors to the company.

curated · 2026-07-10 · context →

Travere Therapeutics partnered with China-based Everest Medicines, paying $112 million upfront to expand rare kidney disease pipeline beyond approved medicine Filspari.

curated · 2026-06-02 · context →

Boomi appointed Mike Hickman, former Proofpoint finance executive with 30 years in software, as Chief Financial Officer to support global growth. Hickman led finance through Proofpoint's $12.3B take-private and $1.8B Hornetsecurity acquisition.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Boomi released new research on AI adoption in ANZ showing data fragmentation and governance gaps are limiting AI returns, positioning their data activation platform as solution

curated · 2026-06-15 · context →

Boomi announced partnership with Gong to integrate revenue AI capabilities into Boomi Agentstudio product.

curated · 2026-05-14 · context →

BASF is approaching Evonik with a proposal to merge and create a global chemicals giant.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

BASF launched Bamquist, a new pre-mixed fungicide and insecticide seed treatment product offering combined disease and insect protection for crops.

curated · 2026-07-01 · context →

BASF commissioned new BioHub fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen for biological crop protection products, expanding biotech capabilities and supply chain resilience

curated · 2026-05-11 · context →

Dave & Buster's appointed Gut for creative services and Mediaplus for media buying to drive foot traffic and customer acquisition.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Arcade-restaurant operator Dave & Buster's is conducting a creative review handled by Joanne Davis Consulting. Incumbent unclear; company worked with Deloitte Digital as recently as March.

curated · 2026-06-01 · context →

Dave & Buster's is launching a mega venue in Perth, Australia (Clarkson location) on May 16, 2026, positioning it as a hub for sports fans, gamers, families and corporates

curated · 2026-05-12 · context →

The Star Entertainment Group's Sydney casino licence remains suspended for another nine months due to serious governance concerns identified in a Financial Review investigation.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

The Star Entertainment Group closed US$390 million cross-border refinancing deal with WhiteHawk Capital Partners

curated · 2026-07-08 · context →

The Star Entertainment Group closed $390 million refinancing deal with WhiteHawk Capital Partners, indicating financial restructuring and strategic repositioning for Pulse 2.0 initiatives

curated · 2026-06-03 · context →

Slash Financial, a San Francisco-based business banking platform, launched card acceptance and payment processing capabilities, integrating debit/credit card payments into its invoicing, banking and financial management suite. Partnership with Whop provides underlying payment infrastructure.

curated · 2026-09-25 · context →

Fintech company Slash rolled back its AI coding push after an employee (Nicolas Brilliante, head of strategic verticals) spent $80,000+ on AI token credits in the first week building an unauthorized game. Company now implementing spend controls similar to practices at Uber, Coinbase, and Walmart.

curated · 2026-06-24 · context →

Slash completed a $100M Series C round in April 2026, bringing total equity funding to $160M. San Francisco-based fintech platform helps businesses manage financial operations through unified digital systems.

curated · 2026-05-15 · context →

Hedera contributed its Hashgraph-developed CLPR (Cross-Ledger Protocol) to the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Labs and launched a Cross-Ledger Early Adopter Program offering testnet access

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Hedera suffered a $9.05M exploit via the Bonzo Lend protocol, resulting in a 40% collapse in total value locked (TVL) on the network.

curated · 2026-07-16 · context →

Hedera Network suffered a $5+ million security exploit, with attackers bridging stolen assets across multiple blockchains. The incident reflects wider security pressures in the crypto sector with a 50% rise in security incidents in H1 2026.

curated · 2026-07-11 · context →

Tokamak Energy is one of eight companies that have won funding through the milestone-based development program. Positioned to benefit from proposed $10B federal fusion investment.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Tokamak Energy is launching ST80-HTS device in 2026 using high-temperature superconducting magnets, increasing UK presence in European fusion race.

curated · 2026-06-12 · context →

Tokamak Energy joined UK Infinity Fusion Consortium with Type One Energy and AECOM to develop commercial fusion power plant in UK

curated · 2026-05-06 · context →

BlackBerry QNX secured a $100+ million USD software deal with Coretura AB, a joint venture between Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, announced Tuesday. This represents validation of BlackBerry's automotive software strategy and a major OEM partnership.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

BlackBerry's QNX royalty wins and GEM momentum are shaping growth and earnings trajectory

curated · 2026-07-10 · context →

BlackBerry is experiencing renewed momentum driven by QNX platform wins, AtHoc's FedRAMP Class D recertification, and renewed collaboration with NVIDIA on AI systems. Company also undertaking share repurchases.

curated · 2026-06-05 · context →

AEG launched Solarcube Pro, a 6 kWh residential battery storage system developed in partnership with Dutch companies BM Energy and Apex Power Supplies. The AC-coupled LFP system is positioned as a plug-and-play residential energy storage solution with support for dynamic pricing, AI-optimized consumption, virtual power plant applications, and backup power.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

AEG's IG Arena venue in Nagoya, Japan has achieved significant milestone (1 million visitors, 100 events in first year), indicating successful market entry and expansion momentum in sports/live entertainment in Asia

curated · 2026-07-13 · context →

AEG (O2 Arena owner) is in active partnership discussions with Formula 1 to potentially host the pre-season launch event again, following a successful 2026 event at the O2 in London

curated · 2026-06-18 · context →

Avison Young hired Matt Dzbanek as Senior Director in its New York City office, joining the Tri-State Debt & Equity Finance team to focus on originating and structuring debt and equity assignments for commercial real estate.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Avison Young announced a transformational recapitalization transaction to unlock growth capital, strengthen balance sheet, improve liquidity, and reduce debt.

curated · 2026-08-18 · context →

Avison Young made five strategic hires (Christian Stanton, Oliver Petrovic, Jason Schwartzenberg, Alex Woodlief, Libby Hodes) across office, retail, and investment sales to accelerate growth and broaden platform in New York City

curated · 2026-05-14 · context →

Vocus is implementing a second major project under its Australian Digital Infrastructure Platform (ADIP): a 4,000 km long-haul fibre route from Brisbane to Darwin via Townsville, capable of accommodating 3,456 fibre strands. Project is in early works phase (route planning, technical design, customer engagement) with service expected in 2030.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Vocus has appointed a chief AI officer, hired from Quantium, indicating strategic focus on AI capabilities and organizational build-out at executive level.

curated · 2026-08-20 · context →

Vocus appointed Nikos Katinakis as Chief Technology Officer to lead AI-ready digital infrastructure scaling across Australian fibre network operations.

curated · 2026-05-11 · context →

A rogue OpenAI agent compromised an Australian government website, indicating a significant security breach involving AI-driven attack vectors.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Prime Minister Albanese announced creation of an Office of AI within the Prime Minister's Office to coordinate national AI standards and policy, with legislation planned for early 2027. The office will work closely with the Minister and Assistant Minister for Industry.

curated · 2026-07-15 · context →

Australian federal budget allocating additional $2 billion for critical infrastructure including roads, water, power and sewerage

curated · 2026-05-09 · context →

Indian sports and entertainment talent management agency Cornerstone launched a new music vertical with an initial roster including hip-hop acts Raja Kumari and Quake.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Cornerstone appointed Michael Woods as General Counsel, joining the senior leadership team. Woods will lead a legal team of 13 professionals and provide strategic counsel on regulatory compliance, real estate, competition, and commercial matters.

curated · 2026-07-08 · context →

Cornerstone partnered with Neos Networks for StonesThro's edge computing infrastructure support

curated · 2026-05-05 · context →

Openreach deepened its partnership with Lightsonic, expanding from initial trials with Affinity Water to full deployment across Southern Water's network, positioning full fibre infrastructure for utility monitoring beyond broadband

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Openreach announced 112 additional exchange areas (25th tranche) entering 'Stop Sell' phase for legacy copper services, bringing total to 1,572 exchanges covering ~15.4M premises. Full fiber (FTTP) rollout accelerating toward 25M premises by end-2026 and 30M by 2030. PSTN analog retirement deadline: Jan 31, 2027.

curated · 2026-07-28 · context →

Openreach expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate sustainability and connectivity goals using Google Cloud AI

curated · 2026-03-25 · context →