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Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal

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Nexfibre to buy Substantial in GBP £2 billion deal, creating UK’s largest alternative fibre platform with 8 million premises by 2027.
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Zoho tops one million paying customers in 30th year

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Zoho marks 30th anniversary by topping one million paying customers and 150 million users, with 2025 revenue up 20% year on year.
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Zoho marks 30 years as paying customer base tops 1m

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Zoho hits 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide as the 30-year-old software group posts 2025 growth in clients and revenue.
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Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints

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Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.
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Red Helix names Simon Michie to lead Risk Crew unit

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Red Helix has appointed veteran technologist Simon Michie to lead its Risk Crew cyber governance and assurance unit amid rising scrutiny.
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Cooee expands Foodland reach with Indigenous cookies

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Indigenous-owned Cooee secures shelf space in about 90 Foodland stores, taking its native ingredient cookie range across South Australia.
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Virtual IT Group names Maurice McCarthy as chief executive

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Virtual IT Group appoints Maurice McCarthy as chief executive to drive ANZ expansion and embed AI across its managed IT and security services.
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Check Point unveils four-pillar AI security strategy

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Check Point launches four-pillar AI security strategy and three targeted acquisitions to secure networks, workspaces and AI agents.
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ABB to buy Premium Power to boost power advisory work

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ABB is acquiring Irish consultancy Premium Power to bolster its European power systems advisory services amid rising grid complexity.
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Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal

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Seismic to merge with Highspot, uniting rival sales enablement platforms in an AI-first deal with Permira to remain controlling shareholder.
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BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing

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BriefCatch acquires WordRake’s core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
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Manchester firms delay growth plans amid volatility

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Manchester’s mid-sized firms are stalling investment and expansion, citing volatile costs, policy shifts and tougher access to finance.
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Proofpoint buys Acuvity to secure AI agents at work

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Proofpoint snaps up AI security specialist Acuvity to police ‘agentic workspaces’ as enterprises rush to deploy copilots and agents.
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Be.EV buys Mer UK EV chargers to join top 10 network

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Be.EV buys Mer’s UK public EV charging network, gaining 1,600 bays and 450 sites to join the UK’s top 10 rapid charge operators.
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Endor Labs buys Autonomous Plane for container security

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Endor Labs acquires Autonomous Plane to add reachability-led container image analysis, promising fewer false positives for security teams.
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Serbus completes executive team for UK security push

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Serbus completes six-strong executive team with new finance and security chiefs to drive UK “connect and protect” critical services push.
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Trane to acquire LiquidStack in data centre cooling push

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Trane Technologies will acquire liquid cooling specialist LiquidStack to bolster data centre thermal management for AI and high-density computing.
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Paragon buys majority stake in South Yorkshire firm Parseq

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Paragon has acquired a majority stake in South Yorkshire outsourcing specialist Parseq from Parabellum, boosting its back-office and payments arm.
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Submer buys Radian Arc to build sovereign telco AI cloud

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Submer is acquiring Radian Arc to fuse its InferX platform with carrier-embedded GPU edge, pitching a sovereign telco-focused AI cloud.
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Tradesman Saver targets digital pros with new brand

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Tradesman Saver launches Professional Saver brand to target IT and digital workers as it refreshes its image and eyes growth into 2026.