NEWS THIS WEEK

Exciting collaboration announcement!
We are excited to announce a new partnership between StartHub.Asia and Solvecube! This collaboration marks an important step in our efforts to foster innovation and talent circle within our community. SolveCube is founded and led by industry leaders with expertise in HCM, process engineering, building competency centers, organizational transformation, technology and process engineering, and AI technologies; providing on-demand workforce solutions that achieve global speed, accuracy, and scale; with the partnership and support of KPMG, Mercer, and IQEQ, currently with a global talent pool of more than 60,000 experts.

Sophos Acquires Secureworks for $859 Million
Sophos has completed its $859 million acquisition of managed cyber security services provider Secureworks in an all-cash transaction. It now claims to be the “leading

SquareX Discloses “Browser Syncjacking”, a New Attack Technique that Provides Full Browser and Device Control, Putting Millions at Risk
Browser extensions have been under the spotlight in enterprise security news recently due to the wave of OAuth attacks on Chrome extension developers and data

Adobe Acrobat AI now reads and explains your contracts in minutes — here’s how it works
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Participate In The 2025 Forrester B2B Event Trends Survey And Unlock Valuable Insights For Your Organization
Forrester’s annual State Of B2B Events Survey is back! We invite all B2B event leaders and practitioners to participate and gain access to the latest

2025 State of the CIO Survey Results: An exclusive discussion with IT leaders
00:00 Hi everyone, and thanks for joining us for the 2025 State of the CIO survey results. It’s actually the 24th year that we’ve done the

Trump reclassifies government CIOs, allowing for political appointees
But Ezell also expects CIOs to now wade into the political arena. Political issues facing CIOs include cybersecurity, AI, cloud computing, and diversity, equity, and

Transforming service management with agentic AI
Delivering efficient and intuitive service management is not just a convenience, it’s a necessity. IT executives are seeking solutions that improve how employees interact with

‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others
The idea of a humanlike artificial intelligence assistant that you can speak with has been alive in many people’s imaginations since the release of “Her,”

EU AI Act: First Requirements Become Legally Binding
As of Feb. 2, 2025, the first few requirements of the E.U.’s AI Act are legally binding. Businesses operating in the region that do not

Forget expensive leadership training—CodeSignal’s AI tool brings coaching to everyone
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More CodeSignal, which is known for its

Ethical AI is turning the Netherlands into an innovation leader
Long admired for its progressive policies and open economy, the Netherlands is making an aggressive play to become Europe’s next tech powerhouse. By blending AI

Cloudflare Adopts Content Credentials for Image Authenticity
Cloudflare has integrated Content Credentials metadata into Cloudflare Images, the content delivery network firm announced on Feb. 3. First proposed in 2021 by the Coalition

Ransomware Payments Decreased by 35% in 2024
Ransomware payments took an unexpected plunge in 2024, dropping 35% to approximately $813.55 million — despite payouts surpassing $1 billion for the first time in

Australia Divided In DeepSeek Response
Australian authorities disagree over the response the country should take to the runaway success of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek. While some industry groups call