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• Pakistani fintech Neem secures Pre-Series A funding from Epic Angels, global investors January 22, 2026 6:01 am Business Recorder Epic Angels, the world’s largest all-female investment collective, has announced its participation in the Pre-Series A funding round of Neem, a Pakistani fintech, in a move aimed at accelerating the growth of the country’s full-stack payments …
• Google Cloud Expands Thailand Cloud Region to Power AI-Driven Digital Economy January 22, 2026 6:00 am The Fast Mode Google Cloud announced the launch of its new cloud region in Thailand. This significant milestone, alongside the company’s strategic initiatives like PanyaThAI, ChaiyoGCP, and plans for a new connectivity hub in South Thailand, underscores Google’s deep, …
• Plume Names Rebecca Stone Chief Marketing Officer January 22, 2026 6:00 am The Fast Mode Plume, a leader in cloud-managed Wi-Fi, security, and smart home services for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), announced the appointment of Rebecca Stone as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. Stone brings more than 20 years of experience leading …
• Margins beats global firms to win The Gambia’s ID contract January 22, 2026 5:46 am Business and Financial Times Margins ID Group, Africa’s leading provider of secure national and digital identification solutions, has secured a historic international contract to design, build, finance, co-operate and transfer a National ID System and an Integrated Digital ID System …
• Global Research Excellence Recognized at the 3rd World Congress on Smart Computing (WCSC 2026) Bangkok, Thailand | January 10–11, 2026 January 22, 2026 5:44 am Tech Times The World Congress on Smart Computing (WCSC 2026) was successfully held at Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square, Bangkok, Thailand. Now in its third consecutive edition, WCSC has firmly established itself as a sustained, international, peer-reviewed scientific …
• Epic Angels Invests in Pakistan’s Fintech Startup Neem in Pre-Series A Round January 22, 2026 5:43 am ProPakistani Epic Angels, the largest global all-female investment collective, has announced their investment in Neem, a full-stack payments infrastructure platform modernizing Pakistan’s financial ecosystem by enabling businesses to move from cash to digital through …
• Resilience through science January 22, 2026 5:40 am The Gleaner Renée Peters will graduate on January 31 from the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica with first class honours, a GPA of 4.04, and the title of valedictorian for the Faculty of Science and Sport. Her success is striking not only for its academic …
• NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption and other priorities January 22, 2026 5:24 am CyberScoop The National Institute for Standards and Technology is starting 2026 with a smaller staff, a shrinking budget and some big responsibilities around supporting national security and cybersecurity. At a meeting Wednesday of the Information Security Privacy …
• Trump’s First Year Delivered the Most Meaningful Education Reforms in Decades January 22, 2026 5:20 am Townhall American politics rarely focuses on K–12 education, and the reason is obvious. Students cannot vote, they have no direct voice in national debates, and elected officials tend to prioritize issues with immediate political payoffs. But President Trump took a …
• Secretary of State Fontes wants private grants to fund elections if Arizona won't provide for them January 22, 2026 5:19 am KJZZ - Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants more funding for Arizona elections. If the state won’t provide, he said private grants should be allowed to supplement the cost of administering votes. Fontes, a Democrat, accused the GOP-controlled state Legislature …
• Vietnam Begins 5-Year Crypto Licensing Pilot To Regulate Exchanges January 22, 2026 5:12 am Bitcoinist Vietnam has launched a pilot program to license cryptocurrency exchanges, aiming to bring the rapidly growing market into a formal legal framework after years of regulatory uncertainty. Vietnam’s Crypto Licensing Pilot Begins On Tuesday, Vietnam began its …
• Tech Bytes: AI agents are moving from hype to hard economics January 22, 2026 5:12 am Proactive Australia The generative AI conversation has so far centred on assistance rather than autonomy. Copilots, chat interfaces and workflow automation have dominated the narrative. What’s changing now is the ambition. AI agents — systems built to observe, decide and act …
• The Future Challenges And Solutions Of Cybersecurity In Modern Societies January 22, 2026 5:05 am The Defence Horizon Journal Abstract: Critical communication faces new challenges in terms of cybersecurity in the future. Lessons from Ukraine need to be understood and incorporated to better prepare modern societies. The rapid advancement of technology provides new solutions but …
• ‘Will empower youth’: Officials on cyber security courses in Haryana January 22, 2026 5:05 am The Indian Express With the Haryana government’s decision to introduce diploma courses in cyber security in a few institutions run by the technical education department, officials say the initiative will produce many cyber experts who can assist companies and individuals …
• Kaspersky partners with UAE fintech firm Codebase to boost digital banking security January 22, 2026 5:04 am Gulf Business Image: Supplied Kaspersky has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Codebase Technologies, a UAE-based provider of digital banking platforms and fintech solutions operating across the Middle East, to explore joint opportunities in delivering …