SAS named to Fast Company’s 2026 Next Big Things in Tech list

SAS recognized for 3D digital twin technology that helps ensure the reliable flow of sterilized surgical instruments CARY, N.C., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global data and AI leader SAS has been named to Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech, an annual list recognizing breakthrough technologies with the potential to transform industries and shape the…

Banks push innovation as digital shift deepens

Banks push innovation as digital shift deepens

HANOI: The banking sector is stepping up digital transformation and modernising its financial infrastructure, but access to funding remains a major obstacle for innovative businesses, particularly startups and technology firms with limited tangible assets and unstable cash flows. The issue was highlighted at the 2026 Financial and Banking Innovation Forum, held in Hanoi on Oct…

Το AI αλλάζει τη “Φυσική” της κυβερνοασφάλειας

Το AI αλλάζει τη “Φυσική” της κυβερνοασφάλειας

Οι μεγαλύτερες κυβερνοαπειλές του 2026 δεν είναι απαραίτητα καινούργιες. Αυτό που αλλάζει δραματικά είναι η ταχύτητα, η κλίμακα, το κόστος και η ευκολία με την οποία γνωστές αδυναμίες μπορούν πλέον να εντοπιστούν και να αξιοποιηθούν. Αυτό είναι ένα από τα βασικά συμπεράσματα του Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2026, που καταγράφει μια σημαντική αλλαγή στη σημερινή…

Greece to Ban Social Media for Under-15s From Jan. 1, Ahead of EU Rules

Greece to Ban Social Media for Under-15s From Jan. 1, Ahead of EU Rules

Greece will ban children under 15 from social media starting Jan. 1, 2027, moving ahead with national legislation rather than waiting for a European Union framework, Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said. Mr. Papastergiou told the state news agency ANA-MPA that Greece’s rules will follow the core principles the EU is developing, with room for…

International Banking Forum in Dushanbe focuses on digital transformation of Central Asia’s financial sector

International Banking Forum in Dushanbe focuses on digital transformation of Central Asia’s financial sector

More than 200 representatives of government agencies, central and national banks, international financial institutions, donor organizations, banks, microfinance institutions, fintech companies and businesses gathered in Dushanbe for the International Banking Forum 2026 to discuss the digital transformation of the financial sector in Tajikistan and Central Asia. Held at the Hyatt Regency Dushanbe under the theme…

Ethiopia is expanding digital transformation in HE

Ethiopia is expanding digital transformation in HE

ETHIOPIA Ethiopia is expanding digital transformation across higher education institutions, with online, blended and micro-credential learning being introduced as part of the education system, Education Minister Berhanu Nega said, reports the Ethiopian News Agency. Delivering the key message of the STRIDE Ethiopia 2.0 Summit 2026, Education Minister Berhanu Nega said Ethiopia’s progress in digital infrastructure…

Odessa’s digital transformation has been extended throu…

Odessa’s digital transformation has been extended throu…

The Odessa program “Digital.Odessa,” originally planned for 2024–2026, has been extended through 2029. At the same time, during the first year of its implementation, 47 of the 98 planned measures did not receive a single hryvnia.This was reported by the Center for Public Investigations, which analyzed a report from the Odesa City Military Administration. The…

Vietnam opens National Innovation Day 2026 with Samsung, Meta among exhibitors

Vietnam opens National Innovation Day 2026 with Samsung, Meta among exhibitors

Held at the National Convention Center, this year’s event carries the theme “Innovation: a driving force for the development of the whole society.” Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said innovation begins with looking at familiar problems from new perspectives, asking questions and finding better ways of doing things. “An innovative nation is…

ITEX 2026: Iraqi AI and tech startups expand

ITEX 2026: Iraqi AI and tech startups expand

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi, regional, and international technology enterprises showcased cutting-edge solutions in artificial intelligence, network synchronization, and enterprise digital transformation during their participation in the Iraq International Information and Communications Technology Exhibition in Baghdad. The participating companies expressed strong ambition to expand operations and capture growing commercial opportunities in Iraq’s rapidly developing technological sector….

Why are Seagate Technology and Western Digital stocks tanking on Friday?

Why are Seagate Technology and Western Digital stocks tanking on Friday?

Seagate Technology and Western Digital shares fell sharply at market open on Friday after a report that Japan’s Toshiba plans to significantly expand hard disk drive manufacturing, raising concerns that additional supply could weaken pricing power in a market benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom. Seagate shares STX fell about 13%, while Western Digital WDC…