Research and Development (R&D) stories - Page 4
New foundation to track real-world AI in accounting
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
A new foundation has launched to study how AI is transforming real-world accounting and finance work, from tax and audit to advisory.
Trane Technologies to buy LiquidStack in AI cooling push
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Trane Technologies will acquire AI-focused data centre cooling specialist LiquidStack, expanding its liquid and rack-level thermal management range.
Exclusive: Edifier outlines next phase of global audio strategy
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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gaming
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uc
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manufacturing
Edifier charts next phase of global audio push, targeting hybrid workers with HDMI eARC speakers, studio monitors and planar earbuds.
Motorola opens Cork R&D hub for public safety radio
Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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ai
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cybersecurity
Motorola opens a Cork R&D hub to develop mission-critical radio software, hiring nearly 200 staff to bolster global public safety systems.
Quantum Machines to build flagship quantum hub in Chicago
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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quantum computing
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ai
Quantum Machines will open a flagship quantum hub in Chicago's Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park to expand US research operations.
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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storage
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virtualisation
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devops
NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.
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.
Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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gaming
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wearables
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digital entertainment
Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.
KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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cloud security
KnowBe4 marks a decade of its AIDA security AI, now running seven agents for 70,000 clients, and appoints Harlan Parrott VP of AI Innovation.
xReality surges on US defence, law enforcement deals
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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erp
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ai
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ar, vr & metaverse
xReality receipts jump 85% as US defence and police contracts swell pipeline to AUD $63 million and support a larger Sydney base.
Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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cx
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martech
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supply chain
Gartner identifies four finance tactics it says helped 105 US-listed firms beat peers with a 51% total shareholder return premium.
Nike probes suspected cyberattack & huge data leak
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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ransomware
Nike is probing a suspected cyberattack after a hacker group claimed to leak 1.4TB of internal data, raising supply chain security fears.
Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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devops
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.
WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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siem
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data science
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socs
US cyber security firm WitFoo shifts its global base to New Zealand, making the country the launch pad for its “Cyber Grid” defence model.
e& enterprise, Emergence AI in MENAT agentic AI deal
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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rpa
e& enterprise and Emergence AI team up to roll out autonomous agentic AI for regulated organisations across MENAT and Türkiye.
Qubitra plots quantum push for finance & marketplace
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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hpc
Qubitra, backed by SC Ventures and Fujitsu, maps out quantum apps and a marketplace to push finance use cases into production by 2026.
Syntiant opens major AI manufacturing campus in Penang
Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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semiconductors
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iot
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supply chain
Syntiant opens its largest AI campus in Penang, doubling local footprint and lifting annual production capacity to 1.6 billion units.
ADLINK gains IEC 62443-4-1 nod for secure edge R&D
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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robots
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uc
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devops
ADLINK secures IEC 62443-4-1 certification, formalising a secure-by-design R&D framework for its industrial edge and OT computing products.
Teradata scales enterprise AI deployments across sectors
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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surveillance
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hybrid cloud
Teradata claims over 150 large-scale AI deployments in 2025 as enterprises shift from pilots to governed, production-grade roll-outs.
LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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open source
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ai
LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.