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Zendesk declines unsolicited takeover bid as full year revenues rise 30% This article is sponsored by:

Zendesk delivers strong full year growth numbers as Suite shapes up to be a big success. Next up - signing off on a $4 billion gambit involving SurveyMonkey's parent.

Freshworks reports strong revenue growth as more 'elephants' join the 'deer and rabbits' customers This article is sponsored by:

Freshworks turns in strong revenue growth numbers as it looks to expand its ITSM capabilities.

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Disney CEO says metaverse is ‘top of mind’ as digital drives growth at company This article is sponsored by:

Disney’s first quarter 2022 results were incredibly strong, with its streaming service Disney+ now providing content to 129 million subscribers.

Ticket to ride - Uber and Lyft see a booster in the Vaccine Economy This article is sponsored by:

Omicron caused a blip, but the two transportation sector digital disruptors saw an upturn in activity towards the end of last year.

Why any changes to GDPR need to be dynamic and centered on trust This article is sponsored by:

What shape will post-Brexit data protection regulations take for the UK outside of the EU? A critical question that demands a solution with trust front-and-center.

Thank you for being a friend! How the tech sector is advancing allyship in action This article is sponsored by:

Men have a vital role to play in helping their female tech colleagues flourish. Where does the notion of ‘allyship’ fit into the picture and how it can help a DEI culture to become part of the corporate DNA?

Can AI be an effective tool against disinformation and hate speech? A geopolitical view This article is sponsored by:

AI tools to help combat disinformation and hate speech are already in use - but just how effective are they? Is better disinformation tech on the horizon? Will it be strong enough to fight back against state-sponsored disinformation?

Why your next hire should be a Chief Complexity Officer This article is sponsored by:

Travis Hoffman, Senior Solutions Architect at Confluent, explains why having someone in the C-suite that owns complexity across the enterprise can result in positive data outcomes.

Brexit - systems still hang in the balance for EU-UK border success This article is sponsored by:

MPs on the influential Public Accounts Committee point to a number of systems, across multiple organizations, that still require a great deal of work to ensure the smooth flow of goods and people.

Ocado losses triple as CEO Tim Steiner commits to the long game of re-inventing retail This article is sponsored by:

Ocado spooked investors with a hefty increase in losses, but the tech spending goes on as the online grocery market hits an inflection point.

New Relic converts 81% of customers to consumption model, but Wall Street has a downer on Q3 numbers This article is sponsored by:

New Relic's turned in strong revenue growth in Q3, but Wall Street's prickly mood towards tech stocks at present struck again.

Retail dystopia? No. Better shopping and associate experiences? Yes. Qualcomm's future of retail in review This article is sponsored by:

I didn't make the NRF Big Retail Show this year. But I did get my fix on next-gen retail tech, via an IoT retail demo with Qualcomm. Here's an illustrated look at their retail vision - and how they countered my concerns about high-tech retail dystopias.

British Government urged to make ethnicity pay gap statistics mandatory This article is sponsored by:

MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee said that the government had ‘no excuse’ for not mandating large companies to collect ethnicity pay gap data.

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