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VIPRE launches cybersecurity training for students

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VIPRE expands into student cyber safety with age-based lessons on phishing, AI impersonation and online abuse for schools and partners.
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Japan's digital leap: From cautious adopter to confident standards setter

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Japan urged to turn digital strengths into broader economic gains as GSMA report calls for faster 5G, stronger trust and more inclusive services.
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Japan urged to speed 5G rollout & boost digital trust

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GSMA says Japan must accelerate 5G standalone rollout, close a growing grey digital divide and tighten online security to lift productivity.
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Forrester finds AI training gap stalls workplace gains

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Forrester says workplace AI rollouts are outpacing staff training, with only 16% of employees reaching high readiness in 2025.
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CompTIA launches AI Agent Essentials course for workers

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CompTIA unveils AI Agent Essentials to help non-technical staff understand autonomous workplace tools and the risks of agentic systems.
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Kyndryl Foundation backs JEDI for cyber skills training

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Kyndryl Foundation extends Canadian grant to JEDI, supporting IT and cybersecurity training for Indigenous students amid a growing cyber skills gap.
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Microsoft pledges USD $5.5 billion for Singapore AI

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Microsoft to invest USD $5.5 billion in Singapore as it expands AI infrastructure and free training for students, teachers and nonprofit leaders.
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Orgvue study finds AI divide between executives & managers

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Senior managers lag executives on AI plans, with 63% of leaders expecting redundancies within six months, Orgvue research finds.
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Cognita starts rolling out AI learning platform to schools around the world

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Cognita ties AI rollout to teacher training as it extends the platform after pilot showed stronger classroom gains.
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GSMA says Mobile Money hits USD $2 trillion in 2025

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Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.
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CFOs face AI talent squeeze amid market volatility

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CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.
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OXIL urges safeguarding framework to curb online scams

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OXIL unveils a safeguarding-based blueprint to fight online scams, shifting responsibility from individuals to coordinated organisational action.
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AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth

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AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.
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Norton unveils Genie scam detection assistant in ChatGPT

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Norton launches Genie scam assistant in ChatGPT, letting users tag @Norton to analyse emails, texts, images and links for fraud risks.
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Women tech leaders urge structural change on IWD

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Women tech leaders mark IWD by demanding structural change on trust, mentorship and pay, warning UK firms lose GBP £2bn-£3.5bn a year.
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Cambodia steps up AI push to narrow regional tech gap

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Cambodia steps up its AI push under a draft strategy to drive growth and narrow regional digital gaps by 2030.
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Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI

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Women in cybersecurity, long trained to question and validate, are uniquely placed to lead the era of risky, fast‑moving AI tools.
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Israel-Iran conflict exploited in fresh email scam wave

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Scammers hijack Israel-Iran war headlines for classic advance-fee email cons, security researchers warn, urging users not to respond.
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“I didn't work with a female coder for 10 years - now I feel more hopeful than ever”

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After a decade without female colleagues, coder Midori Fukami now sees rising representation in tech and urges women to claim their space.
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International Women's Day: If women are not shaping AI, they will be shaped by it

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As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.