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Safran unit picks Dassault tools for Australia engineering

The move should help Safran Electronics & Defence Australasia tighten design control and traceability as Australia pushes for more sovereign defence capability.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Space

Airbus Brisbane wins CASA approval for aircraft design

CASA approval lets Airbus's Brisbane engineers sign off aircraft repairs and modifications locally, cutting reliance on overseas review.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Housing

Somerset Developments refines Rosemount subdivision plan

More than 50 layouts have been tested as technical constraints reshape Somerset Developments' plan for eight acreage homesites on a 17-acre Rosemount site.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Australian businesses warn of supply chain & cost pressure

Supply shortages and inflation are squeezing Australian design and construction firms, while more than half now say geopolitical tensions are making their chains fragile.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

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Fintech

Guardsquare opens first Asia-Pacific office in Singapore

Its Asia-Pacific revenue has been rising 50% a year as the mobile security group opens a Singapore hub for sales, support and engineering.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Hyperlayer raises GBP £19.5m in Flintlock-led round

Banks will use the new funding to modernise digital services without replacing core systems, as Hyperlayer is valued at GBP £195 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Robotics

EU enlists Nvidia to boost AI research across Europe

Researchers and startups could gain easier access to AI tools, training and European computing power as the Commission teams up with Nvidia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Beca moves finance to Oracle cloud in Asia Pacific

The overhaul is set to cut manual work and improve financial controls for the consultancy's 4,300 staff across 24 Asia Pacific offices.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Procurement

AtkinsRéalis appoints Julian Hill to lead rail growth

The hire comes as the firm pursues work across an AMEA rail pipeline worth more than USD $3.9 trillion, amid heavy public investment.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Edge Computing

EfficiencyIT appoints Graham Robson to modular data role

Rising AI-driven demand for faster data centre builds has prompted EfficiencyIT to add a veteran engineer to manage modular production risks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

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DevOps

Grafana adds knowledge graph to link telemetry & users

The update is designed to help engineers trace faults from infrastructure issues to affected services and customers, cutting time to resolution.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Large Language Models

Cisco study says UK firms face soaring observability costs

Unexpected telemetry bills are forcing many UK firms to cut monitoring coverage or retention as observability spending outpaces infrastructure costs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Capital One CTO on the drive to expand talent in Canada

Broader project work across Canada and the US is helping Capital One retain engineers amid fierce competition for tech talent.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Yesterday

Human Capital Management

Unit4 buys Napta to boost professional services tools

The deal deepens Unit4's push into professional services software by adding skills-based resource planning tools used across 70 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Construction

Built Influence Awards opens entries for 2027 scheme

Communications teams in property, architecture and construction will gain a dedicated platform as judging begins for entries closing on 20 November 2026.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data centers

Māori urged to help power Aotearoa's energy shift

Iwi and hapū face a narrow window to secure jobs, land rights and returns as New Zealand's power system shifts away from fossil fuels.

By Craig Ashworth • 3 min read • Last week

Quantum Computing

IonQ opens quantum innovation centre at Cambridge

The partnership will give researchers access to a 256-qubit quantum computer and a campus network to speed work on finance, engineering and cancer studies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week