Topic: global operations
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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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Deel buys deepfake-detection firm Clarity amid fake hire surge
Deel acquired Tel Aviv-based AI cybersecurity startup Clarity for $45-50 million, marking its 15th acquisition and first in Israel, as the company surpassed $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue and now serves 40,000+ organizations globally. Clarity's deepfake detection and identity verificati...
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Utility firm Itron discloses breach of internal IT network
Itron confirmed a cyberattack in April 2026 that breached specific internal systems, prompting an immediate response involving law enforcement and external advisors. The breach did not impact customer systems or cause material disruption to business operations, and a significant portion of costs ...
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Iran Claims Major Cyber-Attack on Medical Giant Stryker
A major cyber-attack by the pro-Iranian "Handala group" caused significant global disruption at medical technology firm Stryker, with claims of wiping data from over 200,000 systems and stealing 50 terabytes of sensitive information. Stryker confirmed the attack disrupted its global Microsoft e...
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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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Novo Nordisk breach exposes clinical trial data
Novo Nordisk confirmed a data breach where attackers accessed pseudonymized patient data from clinical trials, including IDs, health information, and lifestyle factors, but stated the data cannot directly identify patients by name. The breach also exposed personal details of healthcare profession...
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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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OnePlus to exit more markets in 2027, Realme reportedly leaving China
OnePlus will begin ceasing operations in the US and Europe as early as this week, and plans to exit India by 2027 while remaining active in China, as part of parent company Oppo's broader restructuring. Realme, another Oppo-owned brand, will also leave the Chinese market as part of the restructur...
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Advantest Hit by Ransomware Attack, Disrupting Chip Testing
Advantest, a key global semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer, confirmed a ransomware attack on its corporate network first detected in February 2026, though core production appears unaffected. The full impact, including whether sensitive customer or employee data was compromised, remains ...
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inDrive Expands into Grocery Delivery with KraveMart Acquisition in Pakistan
inDrive has acquired Pakistan's Krave Mart, a quick-commerce grocery startup, in an all-stock deal to expand its super-app strategy beyond ride-hailing into South Asia's delivery sector. The acquisition follows prior collaboration and investment, with the service now launching as inDrive.Grocerie...
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