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Revolutionary SuperPac aircraft debuts in Australia tour & race

The SuperPac 750XL-II, a revolutionary short take-off aircraft, debuts in Australia, touring ahead of the 2025 Outback Air Race supporting the RFDS.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Aug 2025

EduTech

Alibaba DAMO Academy partners to drive AI in health, climate

Alibaba DAMO Academy partners with the International Telecommunication Union to advance global AI solutions in health, climate, and science through joint initiatives.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025

Phishing

KnowBe4 shares tips to spot eco-themed cyber scams

KnowBe4 warns of a rise in eco-themed cyber scams on World Environment Day, urging caution and secure practices to protect supporters of green causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025

Encryption

SandboxAQ joins UN AI Hub to enhance AI security solutions

SandboxAQ joins the UN's AI Hub as a founding member, set to provide cutting-edge AI solutions and encryption management to enhance cybersecurity for global organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Mar 2025

Social Media

Gen Z to hit USD$12 trillion global spending by 2030

Generation Z is forecasted to become the wealthiest generation ever, with global spending projected to hit $12 trillion by 2030.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024

Customer Relationship Management

Zendesk appoints Lila Tretikov to board of directors

Zendesk appoints AI strategy expert Lila Tretikov to its Board of Directors, enhancing the company's focus on leveraging AI to boost customer experience.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Aug 2024

Marketing Technologies

UN releases global principles to tackle misinformation online

The UN's new Global Principles for Information Integrity aim to curb online misinformation and hate speech, facing critique for not addressing deepfakes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence

IWD 2024: Are we investing enough in women and open-source?

IWD 2024 puts spotlight on the need for greater investment and inclusion of women in the tech sector, particularly in the historically male-dominated world of open-source.

By Ann Schlemmer • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

Cybersecurity

IWD 2024: Championing women in cybersecurity every step of the way

Amid a push for diversity in cybersecurity, experts highlight four key strategies to support women, potentially unlocking an additional $400 billion annually for the IT sector.

By Jo Stewart-Rattray • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Fintech

IWD 2024: Digital tools key to opening the door for women's economic empowerment

Digital learning tools hold a potential catalyst for boosting the economic presence of women, as this IWD 2024 highlights, aiming to bridge the gap for unbanked women in Asia-Pacific.

By Nirri Shah • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Health Technologies

A digital revolution in animal conservation

United Nations World Wildlife Day highlights the crucial role of digital innovation in enhancing animal conservation efforts, as demonstrated by IAR's partner YIARI's forest protection project in Indonesia.

By Gavin Bruce • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024

Digital Transformation

Fujitsu and Palantir expand partnership for societal and business transformation

Fujitsu and Palantir strengthen their global partnership to boost societal and business transformation using AI and data integration.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2023

Cloud Access Security Broker

Netskope completes expansion of 'Localization Zones' in global private cloud

Netskope's global private cloud expansion offers a localised safe browsing experience to users from over 220 countries.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023

EduTech

Bletchley Park AI summit highlights global threat & essential safety strategy

Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit underscored serious artificial intelligence threats, urging for a global safety roadmap.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2023

Firewalls

Fortinet joins the United Nations Global Compact initiative

Fortinet has joined the UNGC initiative, a voluntary platform for developing, implementing, and disclosing responsible business practices.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Sep 2023

United Nations

14-year-old launches UN AI & mental health initiative

The Dynamic Teen Coalition, co-led by an Australian teen, will debut at IGF 2023 in Kyoto, amplifying teen voices for a brighter technological future.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2023

Unified Communications

Huawei joins ITU and IAEA's AI for Good 5G Challenge

The 5G energy consumption modelling challenge, curated by Huawei, aims to develop machine learning models that reduce energy consumption.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2023

Desktop-as-a-Service

IGEL partners with Plant-for-the-Planet initiative

IGEL partners with Plant-for-the-Planet to support the Trillion Trees campaign, pledging to plant and protect 20,000 trees.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2023

Stories from Other Regions

United Nations stories

Data Protection

Data protection importance grows with AI & digital twins

The rise of AI and digital twins heightens the relevance of Data Protection Day, urges Jon Fielding of Apricorn, as personal data faces growing threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Jan 2025

Customer Experience

Reboxed launches ReboxedOS to boost circular economy efforts

Reboxed unveils ReboxedOS, a platform aiding brands and retailers in embracing circular economy practices through advanced recommerce solutions and sustainability tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Aug 2024