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In AI, control is the real advantage
Data Protection

In AI, control is the real advantage

Australian firms risk losing AI advantage if core models and pricing stay offshore, as sovereign control becomes a resilience and trust issue.

By Gavin Seewooruttun • 5 min read • Last week
Agentic AI will soon run your service desk. The real question is who controls it
Software-as-a-Service

Agentic AI will soon run your service desk. The real question is who controls it

The shift to AI that can act, not just summarise, raises new questions over auditability, data residency and who controls operations.

By Dion Williams • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

AI Adoption stories

SonicWall expands AI security tools for SMB partners
Digital Transformation

SonicWall expands AI security tools for SMB partners

Mid-market firms could gain enterprise-grade AI defence without replacing existing systems, as SonicWall rolls out GPT-5.5-Cyber through partners.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs
Digital Transformation

Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs

Security chiefs are being given a framework to curb risks as AI spreads through coding, no-code tools and autonomous software workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
AI incidents hit 93% as governance lags, study finds
DevOps

AI incidents hit 93% as governance lags, study finds

Governance gaps are leaving firms exposed, with only 19% meeting the readiness bar as AI-related infrastructure incidents spread across organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Kyndryl warns AI adoption is outpacing workforce readiness
Robotics

Kyndryl warns AI adoption is outpacing workforce readiness

Only 23% of firms say staff are fully ready for AI, even as spending and deployment surge ahead of training and governance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
KPMG says AI becomes an everyday work tool for 22%
Digital Transformation

KPMG says AI becomes an everyday work tool for 22%

More firms are tying AI spending to measurable results, yet just 7% have established a return on investment, KPMG says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Malt tops 1 million freelancers as AI demand surges
Digital Transformation

Malt tops 1 million freelancers as AI demand surges

Demand for specialist AI and technology freelancers has climbed sharply as companies across Europe plug skills gaps and move projects to production.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
LumApps launches AI Employee Hub for everyday work
Software-as-a-Service

LumApps launches AI Employee Hub for everyday work

The platform aims to close the gap between heavy AI spending and everyday use, especially for frontline staff across fragmented workplace systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Synthflow AI & Avant strike exclusive voice AI deal
Software-as-a-Service

Synthflow AI & Avant strike exclusive voice AI deal

The tie-up could speed customer service automation for regulated sectors, with first joint deals already closed and roll-outs due in weeks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

AI Adoption stories

Cvent uses Kira to review 360 contracts in minutes
Software-as-a-Service

Cvent uses Kira to review 360 contracts in minutes

The software helped Cvent's legal team process hundreds of agreements in a compressed M&A timetable, speeding decisions on risks and obligations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Canadian firms struggle to turn AI trials into ROI
Digital Transformation

Canadian firms struggle to turn AI trials into ROI

Nearly half of Canadian business leaders are testing AI without seeing returns, as firms struggle to embed the technology into daily operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Float raises CAD $85 million to expand AI finance platform
Software-as-a-Service

Float raises CAD $85 million to expand AI finance platform

Its valuation has jumped 70% as the Toronto fintech uses fresh capital to broaden AI tools and hire across the business.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
AI workflow gaps lead firms to scale back projects
Digital Transformation

AI workflow gaps lead firms to scale back projects

Quality failures are prompting some firms to pull back from AI projects, as a UK survey found 18% have already abandoned or scaled them back.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Geospatial demand outpaces team capacity in Britain
Smart Cities

Geospatial demand outpaces team capacity in Britain

Three-quarters of geospatial teams say demand is rising faster than capacity, heightening pressure on staff, systems and decision-making.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Irish business leaders wary as AI confidence rises
Digital Transformation

Irish business leaders wary as AI confidence rises

Rising adoption is sharpening fears over jobs and security, even as three-quarters of Irish business leaders trust AI use in their firms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Mindstone launches fair-source Rebel AI system for firms
Software-as-a-Service

Mindstone launches fair-source Rebel AI system for firms

The free release could help firms avoid costly single-vendor AI contracts as Rebel links employees to shared company memory and portable workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week