Jasmin Watson 
Leaders from the world’s top blockchain and gaming firms descended on Abu Dhabi this week for the co-located Global Blockchain Show 2025 and Global Games Show 2025, transforming the UAE capital into a nexus for digital innovation and high-stakes networking. The dual events, held on December 10 and 11 at the state-of-the-art Space42 Arena, drew … Read more
The West Tech Fest, Australia’s longest-running technology and innovation festival, is underway, with its flagship West Tech Main conference emerging as a standout event with high energy and engagement at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The full-day program drew bold thinkers, industry leaders, and innovators who are shaping the nation’s tech landscape through keynote … Read more
The 26th International Robot Exhibition (iREX), billed as the world’s largest gathering of robotics innovators, wrapped up Saturday at Tokyo Big Sight with a record 673 companies and organizations on display, drawing more than 150,000 visitors over four days. Organized by the Japan Robot Association and others, the four-day iREX 2025 highlighted rapid advances in … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — The Upwork Foundation announced Tuesday that it will award $800,000 in grants to nine nonprofit organizations across five continents that are training marginalized communities in skills considered difficult for artificial intelligence to replicate. The 2025 grantees will focus on building proficiency in empathy, creativity, integrity, critical thinking, communication and leadership — competencies … Read more
Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile all-cash offer of $30 per share for Warner Bros. Discovery, valuing the company at $108.4 billion and directly challenging Netflix’s acquisition agreement announced earlier in December. The move comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy a large portion of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets for $27.75 … Read more
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris joined the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) on Monday to launch a new annual report series evaluating economic trends across Ireland and Northern Ireland. The initiative marks a significant step in strengthening data-driven policymaking and understanding shared economic challenges on the island. Developed in partnership with the … Read more
The world’s largest online talent marketplace, Upwork, made a strong impression at NeurIPS 2025, one of the leading global conferences for artificial intelligence, machine learning and computational neuroscience, held this year in San Diego, United States. The event brought together thousands of researchers, builders and innovators exploring the next frontier of AI. The atmosphere was … Read more
Commvault, a global leader in unified data security and enterprise resilience, has been named the 2025 AWS Global Storage Partner of the Year at the annual Geography and Global AWS Partner Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. The award recognizes companies worldwide that help customers innovate and build solutions on Amazon Web Services. This year’s awards … Read more
LONDON – The 16th annual MSP Channel Awards, formerly known as the SDC Awards, celebrated groundbreaking innovation and excellence across the IT channel at a vibrant gala event in London City. Rebranded to reflect the growing dominance of managed services in digital transformation, cybersecurity, cloud, data management, and automation, the awards brought together hundreds of … Read more
One of Latin America’s largest project management events, the PMI São Paulo Summit 2025, concluded successfully in São Paulo, Brazil, after two days focused on the future of project management, leadership, innovation and real organizational impact. The summit brought together professionals from across the region, offering a platform to connect with industry leaders, participate in … Read more
Amazon Web Services has announced the public release of its Trainium3 AI chip, a custom processor designed to reduce the cost and speed up the training of artificial-intelligence models — a move that positions Amazon as a growing competitor to Nvidia in the data-center chip market. AWS said the Trainium3 chip is up to four … Read more
Flexo Summit Asia 2025 delivered its strongest edition yet, drawing global leaders, technology innovators and packaging experts to Jaipur, India for two days of high-impact sessions, panels and workshops focused on the future of flexographic printing. The event, described by organizers as a milestone for the industry, showcased advances in sustainability, automation, hybrid technologies and … Read more
More than 1,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and tech leaders from over 30 countries gathered in Skopje, Macedonia for the inaugural Startup AI Revolution Summit, a four-day event that organizers and attendees hailed as a turning point for the Balkan startup ecosystem. Organized by Startup Club Skopje under the leadership of Sasho Jovanovski, the summit featured more … Read more
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), in partnership with the governments of the United Kingdom and Switzerland, has launched a new phase of regional collaboration aimed at accelerating green and inclusive economic growth across the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The initiative, implemented through Accelerate Prosperity — An AKDN Initiative, seeks to expand climate-smart innovation and … Read more
U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday 2025, according to final figures released by Adobe Analytics — marking a 9.1% jump from last year and cementing Black Friday as the strongest digital shopping day in American retail history. The surge reflects a dramatic shift in consumer behavior as shoppers continue to … Read more
Social media giants including Meta and TikTok will face direct liability for financial scams under a new set of rules agreed to by European Union lawmakers early Thursday. After eight hours of negotiations, the European Parliament and Council struck a deal aimed at strengthening protections against payment fraud and expanding regulatory exposure for major U.S. … Read more