Topic: global operations
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TCL to Acquire Sony's TV Division
Sony and TCL have signed a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture, with TCL taking a 51% controlling stake in Sony's TV hardware business, aiming to finalize by March and begin operations in 2027. The partnership aims to combine Sony's premium brand and image processing with TCL's display ...
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Radix and Seeq Partner to Transform Industrial Intelligence
Radix and Seeq have formed a strategic partnership to deliver advanced industrial intelligence solutions, focusing on converting complex data into actionable insights for asset-heavy sectors like oil and gas, chemicals, and utilities. The collaboration combines Radix's engineering expertise with ...
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Qilin Ransomware Exposes 40+ Victims Monthly
The Qilin ransomware group has intensified global attacks, listing over 40 new victims monthly and primarily targeting the manufacturing industry, along with professional services and wholesale trade. Qilin uses a double-extortion tactic, encrypting victims' data and stealing sensitive informatio...
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InDrive's Ambitious Plan to Succeed as a Global Super App
InDrive is expanding from ride-hailing into a super-app offering services like grocery delivery and financial products, targeting emerging economies. The company has seen significant global growth with over 360 million downloads and plans to adapt its strategy locally, starting with Kazakhstan. I...
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Codan's HR Chief on SAP Connect 2025: A Customer Spotlight
Codan's strategic implementation of SAP SuccessFactors has enabled them to manage rapid international growth, transitioning from a limited HR system to a comprehensive one that connects all employees as the company expanded from 250 to over 1,000 staff through acquisitions. At SAP Connect 2025, i...
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IFS Names Mihita Podobnik as Chief People Officer
IFS has appointed Mihita Podobnik as its new Chief People Officer, emphasizing its commitment to a people-first culture and high-performance organization. Podobnik, previously Chief of Staff, is recognized for her strategic leadership and ability to align vision with implementation to advance the...
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Ex-Microsoft Execs Launch AI to Replace Excel in Finance
Despite significant investments in enterprise financial software, many finance departments still rely heavily on Excel for critical tasks like closing books and audits, prompting the launch of Maximor, an AI-powered platform by former Microsoft executives to automate manual processes. Maximor's A...
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Everstone Merges Wingify and AB Tasty in $100M+ Digital Experience Deal
Private equity firm Everstone Capital is merging India's Wingify and France's AB Tasty, creating a new digital experience platform with over $100 million in annual revenue and a global client base of over 4,000 businesses. The combined company will be led by Wingify's Sparsh Gupta as CEO, with a ...
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Enterprise CRM vs. Basic CRM: Key Differences Explained
Enterprise CRM software is designed for large-scale operations, providing robust infrastructure for global teams, complex integrations, and advanced security, unlike basic systems suited for simpler, smaller-scale needs. A company should upgrade to an enterprise CRM when facing operational comple...
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TCL's ECORA: A Game-Changer Made From Upcycled Ceramic Waste
TCL ECORA is an innovative sustainable material made from upcycled ceramic waste and plastic, set to be used in products like TVs and appliances starting next year. The material offers exceptional durability and a premium finish, developed under the TCLGreen program to merge eco-friendliness with...
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Chinese Beverage Chains Challenge Starbucks in the US
Chinese beverage chains like Luckin Coffee and Heytea are expanding into the U.S., challenging Starbucks with digital ordering, competitive pricing, and unique flavors. Starbucks is facing significant challenges, including store closures, corporate job cuts, union strikes, and a partial sale of i...
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Stephen Liang Retires, Scott Armul Named Chief Product and Technology Officer
Stephen Liang, Vertiv's Chief Technology Officer, will retire on January 1, 2026, after thirty years of service, during which he significantly shaped the company's technology strategy and innovation. Scott Armul has been appointed as the new chief product and technology officer, effective the sam...
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Cassava Technologies Names Marco Gagiano Global Head of Connectivity
Cassava Technologies has appointed Marco Gagiano as Global Head of Connectivity to expand its digital solutions across Africa and beyond, overseeing fibre, satellite, wireless, and wholesale services. Gagiano brings over 20 years of international telecommunications expertise from roles at MTN, Vo...
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Google Exposes Internal Security Threats
The profile of cybercriminals is shifting from state-sponsored actors to individuals, including teenagers in Western nations, who pose a growing internal threat. Groups like Scattered Spider, composed of minors from allied countries, engage in diverse criminal activities from sextortion to ransom...
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Emergent's $70M Funding Triples Valuation to $300M
Emergent, an AI-powered development startup, raised $70 million in Series B funding, tripling its valuation to $300 million and signaling strong investor confidence in the AI-assisted coding sector. The platform enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to build applications without large engine...
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Dataminr Acquires ThreatConnect for $290M to Boost AI Cyber Defense
Dataminr has acquired ThreatConnect for $290 million to merge their technologies into a unified, AI-driven defense platform that provides real-time, personalized insights for clients. The integration will combine Dataminr's public data analysis with ThreatConnect's internal intelligence managemen...
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Barracuda Names Rohit Ghai as New CEO, Replacing Hatem Naguib
Barracuda has appointed Rohit Ghai as its new CEO, replacing Hatem Naguib to drive the company's next growth phase with his expertise in scaling global technology operations. Hatem Naguib's tenure as CEO was marked by achievements including the launch of the AI-powered BarracudaONE platform, port...
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Jaguar Land Rover Supply Chain Crippled by Cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover has halted production for nearly three weeks due to a severe cyberattack, causing significant disruption to its UK operations and threatening the wider automotive supply chain. The shutdown is resulting in estimated weekly losses of up to £50 million for JLR, with widespread job...
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AI Model Identifies Plants with Precision
Carbon Robotics has developed a Large Plant Model (LPM), an AI trained on over 150 million images that can instantly identify plant species, eliminating the need for lengthy manual retraining of its robotic weeders. The system allows farmers to instruct robots in real-time to target new weeds wit...
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Google Ads Improves Advertiser Suspension Accuracy
Google has significantly reduced mistaken advertiser suspensions by over 80% and now resolves 99% of appeals within one business day, enhancing stability for businesses. The improvements were driven by clearer policy wording, AI-powered detection with Gemini technology, and optimized appeal proce...
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AI Arms Race: Rapid7's Craig Adams on the New Cybersecurity Threat
Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI to launch widespread, rapid attacks, compelling businesses to adopt AI-driven defenses to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. Organizations must prioritize gaining comprehensive visibility into their attack surfaces and consolidating fragmented s...
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Vertiv Names New EMEA Leadership in Strategic Shift
Karsten Winther will retire as president of Vertiv's EMEA operations on December 31, 2025, after significantly strengthening the region and building lasting customer relationships. Paul Ryan, the current chief procurement officer, will succeed Winther on January 1, 2026, bringing over two decades...
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Global Autonomous Leader Places $1.8M Order for Guardian BdMS Expansion
A North American autonomous vehicle developer placed a $1.8 million order for Guardian Backup-driver Monitoring System units from Seeing Machines to support the expansion of its autonomous test fleet in the U.S. The Guardian BdMS ensures safety by monitoring the backup driver's alertness and read...
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Amperity Launches Real-Time Customer Profiles for Instant Engagement
Amperity's Real-Time Profiles merge live customer signals with historical data to enable instant, personalized interactions across marketing and service teams. This innovation eliminates the traditional compromise between speed and data completeness by providing a continuously updated, unified cu...
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Ubisoft Names New CCO in January 2026 Jobs Roundup
Major gaming companies like Ubisoft, Paramount, and Microsoft are appointing new executives in communications, games strategy, and governance to drive growth and transformation. Several studios, including Secret Mode, Frontier Developments, and Niantic, are expanding or refreshing their leadershi...
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Sedgwick Subsidiary Breach Exposes Government Contractor Data
A data breach at Sedgwick Government Solutions exposed sensitive information from over twenty federal agency clients, including CISA, DHS, and CBP, though the parent company's core network was unaffected. The breach was isolated to a file transfer system, with no evidence of access to primary cla...
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Nikkei Data Breach Exposes 17,000 People's Information
A data breach at Nikkei compromised personal details of over 17,000 individuals via unauthorized access to its Slack platform, using stolen credentials from a malware-infected employee computer. Exposed information includes names, email addresses, and chat histories, but the company confirmed no ...
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