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Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era
Digital Transformation

Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era

Agentic AI is set to flood infrastructure with billions of virtual users, forcing nations like Australia to rethink open, heterogeneous compute.

By Alexey Navolokin • 5 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand
Security Information and Event Management

WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand

US cyber security firm WitFoo shifts its global base to New Zealand, making the country the launch pad for its “Cyber Grid” defence model.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Grundfos unveils smart pump controller for bore water
Internet of Things

Grundfos unveils smart pump controller for bore water

Grundfos has launched a smart CU 302 pump controller in Australia, adding wireless monitoring to stabilise bore water pressure in homes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Picanol expands Siemens Xcelerator for digital weaving
Manufacturing

Picanol expands Siemens Xcelerator for digital weaving

Picanol broadens its use of Siemens Xcelerator to engineer, manage and simulate next-gen weaving machines and controller platforms.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data
DataCentre infrastructure

Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data

Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Schneider Electric unveils AI-first Resource Advisor+
Supply Chain

Schneider Electric unveils AI-first Resource Advisor+

Schneider Electric has launched Resource Advisor+, an AI-first platform unifying energy, emissions and supply chain data for smarter decarbonisation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand
Network Infrastructure

OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand

OMS orders two Ulstein-designed cable ships for 2028 delivery, boosting its GREAT-Class fleet and targeting lower-emission installations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Energy efficient stories

AI powers maturing Canadian proptech amid slower funding
Robotics

AI powers maturing Canadian proptech amid slower funding

Canadian proptech matures as AI embeds into daily workflows, funding slows to USD $450 million but adoption and discipline rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Global Switch signs Welsh wind power deal for AI hub
DataCentre infrastructure

Global Switch signs Welsh wind power deal for AI hub

Global Switch inks eight-year Welsh wind PPA with RWE to power its London Docklands AI data hub with around 70 GWh of renewables a year.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Global Switch signs RWE wind PPA for AI data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Global Switch signs RWE wind PPA for AI data centre

Global Switch inks eight-year RWE wind PPA to power its AI-focused London Docklands data centre with Welsh onshore renewable electricity.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres
Disaster Recovery

AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres

AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South
Internet of Things

Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South

Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Grundfos unveils smart groundwater controller in NZ
Internet of Things

Grundfos unveils smart groundwater controller in NZ

Grundfos launches CU 302 smart groundwater controller in New Zealand, adding app-based remote monitoring and constant-pressure control.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Vertiv boosts CoolPhase cooling range for EMEA data hubs
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv boosts CoolPhase cooling range for EMEA data hubs

Vertiv expands its CoolPhase Perimeter PAM cooling range across EMEA, boosting free-cooling, efficiency and EU F-Gas compliant operation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Preston's red phone boxes to become digital art hubs
Smart Cities

Preston's red phone boxes to become digital art hubs

Preston's restored red phone boxes are set to become a permanent LED art canvas, blending heritage street furniture with digital culture.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW
Hyperscale

Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW

Canada opens intake for sovereign AI data centres over 100MW, aiming to boost compute capacity, Indigenous equity and green power use.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Singapore - The AI Powerhouse & Leading Digital Gateway to Asia
Software-as-a-Service

Singapore - The AI Powerhouse & Leading Digital Gateway to Asia

Singapore cements its status as Asia's AI and digital gateway, boosted by low-carbon data centres and world-class, neutral connectivity.

By Warren Aw • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Cloover raises USD $1.222bn to boost home clean energy
Software-as-a-Service

Cloover raises USD $1.222bn to boost home clean energy

Berlin's Cloover secures USD $1.222bn to scale AI-powered financing for home solar, batteries and heat pumps across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026