About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine
System1 adds AI-led tools to Test Your Ad platform
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System1 adds AI-led reporting and predictive tools to Test Your Ad, aiming to speed up creative analysis while keeping consumer testing central.
Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management
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Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
Perpetuals.com launches on-prem AI for hedge funds
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Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.
New Zealanders fear online fraud & AI-driven scams
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cx
New Zealanders fear online fraud as Experian survey finds rising scams, with identity theft and AI-driven attacks among the top concerns.
One NZ readies satellite texts as Cyclone Vaianu nears
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spacetech
One NZ on alert as Cyclone Vaianu threatens outages, with satellite texting ready for compatible phones if mobile coverage fails.
Atlassian adds AI Remix & partner agents to Confluence
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digital transformation
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rpa
Atlassian rolls out Confluence Remix and partner agents for Lovable, Replit and Gamma to turn pages into visuals, prototypes and presentations.
MSPs face AI adoption hurdle over governance rules
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AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.
Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks
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rpa
Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.
Kyndryl launches AI Digital Twin for the workplace
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data analytics
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hcm
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Kyndryl's AI workplace Digital Twin uses Microsoft Foundry to spot IT faults before staff are hit, as firms seek faster, predictive support.
Shoppers turn against AI social content, survey finds
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partner programmes
Shoppers increasingly prefer human-led social posts over AI-generated material, with Gen Z driving brands towards micro-influencers and niche creators.
OpenNebula 7.2 adds gRPC API for sovereign AI clouds
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storage
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virtualisation
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data protection
OpenNebula 7.2 adds gRPC APIs, NVIDIA support and tighter security controls for sovereign cloud and AI deployments.
Layercake & Ceeblue launch sub-second streaming service
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edge computing
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digital entertainment
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rpa
Layercake joins Ceeblue to offer sub-second live video streaming with automated failover, broad CDN support and instant VOD replay.
Custodia warns of AI record-keeping risk in finance
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risk & compliance
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Custodia says financial firms must widen record-keeping to cover collaboration tools, messaging apps and AI-generated content as regulators step up scrutiny.
LoopMe launches Chartboost Direct for app publishers
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digital entertainment
LoopMe unveils Chartboost Direct to help app publishers tap brand ad spend as AI usage reshapes search, web traffic and mobile gaming habits.
Intruder adds container image scanning to cloud platform
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Intruder expands cloud security platform with registry-level container image scanning for AWS, Google Cloud and Azure users.
Google expands healthcare ad certification to India & New Zealand
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data protection
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martech
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risk & compliance
Google and LegitScript widen healthcare ad certification to India and New Zealand, tightening rules for pharmacies and telemedicine providers.
Siemens, NVIDIA hit chip verification milestone for AI
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dc
Siemens and NVIDIA claim a verification breakthrough as Veloce proFPGA CS runs trillions of pre-silicon cycles in days for AI chip designs.
Workers bypass AI as trust gap widens, WalkMe warns
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data protection
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digital transformation
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hcm
Workers increasingly sidestep approved AI systems, while WalkMe's latest report finds executives remain far more upbeat than staff over workplace technology.
Catalogic adds web NDMP management & encryption controls
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storage
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data protection
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dr
Catalogic updates DPX 4.15 with browser-based NDMP management, vCentre tag-driven VMware backups and stronger encryption controls.
Governance & compliance block MSP AI adoption, report says
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Governance and compliance are stalling MSP AI rollouts, with AvePoint and Omdia finding operational strain is widening the gap between investment and delivery.