UK Stories

Hedgehog lab buys Label Sessions to boost AI growth

Hedgehog lab acquires innovation network Label Sessions to build a full-stack consultancy for AI-driven strategy and product delivery.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sat, 27th Dec 2025

Wearables

Experts urge security checks on new Christmas gadgets

Security experts warn new Christmas smart gadgets could expose personal data, urging buyers to change defaults and tighten app permissions.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Data Protection

Zoho unveils AI-powered spend & billing tools

Zoho launches AI-driven Zoho Spend and Zoho Billing Enterprise to give large firms tighter control of global spend and complex revenues.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Global Stories

Hybrid & Remote Work

espresso Lite 15 launches colourful portable displays at CES

Australian brand espresso unveils Lite 15 portable monitor at CES, a colourful 15.6-inch USB-C display targeting budget-conscious travellers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Encryption

Linxens unveils Hint to detect chip-tampered ID documents

Linxens has launched Hint, a hidden sensor for e-passports and ID cards that alerts border checks to deliberate chip tampering and fraud.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026

Network Infrastructure

Dell unveils thinner XPS 14 & 16, XPS 13 to return

Dell debuts slimmer XPS 14 and 16 with faster AI performance and longer battery life, and promises an ultra-thin XPS 13 later this year.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Freshworks adds AI tools to streamline customer service

Freshworks rolls out new AI tools for Freshdesk to unify channels, cut agent drudgery and boost resolution speeds for service teams.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026

Internet of Things

Dreame unveils whole-home smart ecosystem at CES 2026

Dreame debuts its first whole-home smart ecosystem at CES 2026, expanding from robot vacuums into appliances, wearables and outdoor tech.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sun, 4th Jan 2026

Smart Home

LG & will.i.am unveil AI xboom speakers at CES 2026

LG and will.i.am debut four AI xboom speakers at CES 2026, blending adaptive sound, lighting and creative personas for parties and outdoors.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 31st Dec 2025

Data Protection

AI reshapes loyalty, super apps & customer engagement

AI is transforming loyalty from points to real-time, personalised journeys as super apps and agentic engagement engines rapidly take hold.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2025

Unified Communications

Telecoms shift to trusted, outcome-led network automation

Telecoms pivot from chasing full autonomy to trusted, explainable AI that cuts outages and boosts resilience in critical networks by 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025

Network Infrastructure

Explainer: Undersea cables quietly powering the AI revolution

Undersea fibre-optic cables, carrying 95% of international internet traffic, are expanding rapidly to support soaring AI and cloud computing data demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025

Data Analytics

How AI Is actually changing decision-making inside enterprises

AI is reshaping how enterprises turn data into action, speeding decisions by connecting systems, workflows and accountability at scale.

By Rohit Garewal • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025

Robotics

2026 could be the broadest, most surprising, market rally in a decade

After a bruising 2025, falling inflation, rate cuts and small-cap strength are teeing up 2026 as the widest market rally in years.

By Greg Boland • 6 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Digital wallets & AI threats to reshape ID security

Digital wallets and decentralised IDs are set to surge by 2026 as AI-driven threats push firms to monitor human and machine identities nonstop.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Clean technologies

BLUETTI debuts charger 2: The industry's first unified car and solar smart energy hub

BLUETTI launches Charger 2 at CES 2026, a dual-input car and solar smart hub promising 13× faster off-grid charging for travellers.

By Bluetti • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Unified Communications

CelcomDigi opens 5G AI MediHub for staff health care

CelcomDigi has launched a 5G AI-powered MediHub at its Petaling Jaya HQ, offering staff on-site virtual physical and mental healthcare.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2025

Customer Experience

SquadStack.ai unveils in-app voice AI to cut drop-offs

SquadStack.ai launches in-app voice AI assistant to guide users in real time, aiming to curb high-intent drop-offs across key digital journeys.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Dec 2025

Supply Chain

Qantas to serve 196,000 Cooee Indigenous Christmas cookies

Qantas will serve 196,000 allergen-friendly Indigenous Cooee Christmas cookies, giving the native superfoods brand major national exposure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025

Gaming

Young Australian men swap pub nights for online gaming

Young Australian men are ditching pub nights for online gaming, as new research shows digital hangouts now rival bars for socialising.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025