About Sofiah Nichole
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.
Stories by Sofiah Nichole - Page 24
Ditto raises USD $9.2m for AI iMessage dating push
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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edutech
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ai
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social networking
Campus dating start-up Ditto lands USD 9.2 million to grow its AI-powered iMessage matchmaking service for US college students.
Snowflake unveils Postgres to make enterprise data AI-ready
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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dr
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hybrid cloud
Snowflake launches Postgres and new governance, sharing and backup tools to keep enterprise data ready for production AI workloads.
Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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uc
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digital transformation
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fintech
Oracle launches an AI agent platform for retail banks, blending autonomous agents and human oversight to automate and personalise services.
Oz Pearlman to headline AI-focused FICO World 2026
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.
SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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storage
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gaming
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hyperscale
SPhotonix taps Project Silica talent and optics veteran to scale 5D glass memory and advanced optics after an oversubscribed USD $4.5 million pre-seed.
GoCab raises USD $45m to grow African gig mobility
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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fintech
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cartech
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risk & compliance
GoCab secures USD $45m in equity and debt to expand gig driver vehicle financing and electric mobility across Africa and emerging markets.
WealthArc expands custodian network & builds AI agents
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
WealthArc boosts global custodian links and builds AI agents to clean, reconcile and scale portfolio data for cross-border wealth managers.
Panera breach exposes 14m in wave of SaaS extortion attacks
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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crm
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data protection
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ransomware
Panera data breach exposes details of 14 million customers, spotlighting a surge in SaaS-focused extortion and identity-driven cyber attacks.
OpenAI rolls out age checks ahead of ChatGPT adult mode
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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data protection
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breach prevention
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data privacy
OpenAI deploys behavioural age prediction for ChatGPT as it prepares a 2026 adult mode, raising fresh privacy and child-safety concerns.
Snowflake, OpenAI agree USD $200m enterprise AI deal
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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saas
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dr
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data analytics
Snowflake strikes USD $200m deal to embed OpenAI models across its data platform, promising native AI tools for 12,600 enterprise customers.
Data privacy urged as strategic board issue in AI era
Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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data analytics
Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.
AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps
Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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storage
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.
AI, cyber threats & the rise of strategic data privacy
Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
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digital transformation
AI-fuelled cyber threats and stricter rules are forcing APAC organisations to treat data privacy as a strategic advantage, not mere compliance.
Cognizant & Adobe deepen AI pact on content at scale
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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martech
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partner programmes
Cognizant and Adobe are deepening their AI alliance to speed and govern large-scale content creation for heavily regulated global enterprises.
Gen Z more likely to engage with phishing than Boomers
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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mfa
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phishing
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physical security
Gen Z click on phishing links nearly three times more than Baby Boomers, despite heavier use of multi-factor authentication, Yubico finds.
Mphasis gains AWS AI Competency for generative AI work
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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cx
Mphasis wins AWS AI Competency, bolstering its generative AI credentials and signalling readiness to scale enterprise deployments on AWS.
Smartphone app claims to deliver full eye prescriptions
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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ai
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healthtech
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telehealth
A Copenhagen startup says its Argus software can generate full eye prescriptions from a single smartphone photo in under a minute.
Sphera rolls out hazardous materials system for NASA
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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erp
Sphera's hazardous materials platform becomes NASA's standard system, launched with Defence Logistics Agency backing across key centres.
LFB rebrands data centre cooling arm as Apx in Europe
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
LFB Group rebrands its data centre cooling arm as Apx, targeting AI-driven demand, higher rack densities and co-engineered cooling solutions.
SCALA & Optilogic partner on AI supply chain design
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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manufacturing
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supply chain
SCALA partners with Optilogic to formalise use of its AI-driven Cosmic Frog platform for advanced supply chain network design and risk analysis.