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Canon Business Services launches AI security advisory
Data Protection

Canon Business Services launches AI security advisory

Australian businesses risk data leaks and governance gaps as staff adopt AI tools faster than employers can set rules and training.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Professor Cori Stewart wins AI leadership scholarship
Robotics

Professor Cori Stewart wins AI leadership scholarship

The award will send the ARM Hub founder to Stanford, bolstering efforts to push AI into Australian manufacturing and policy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Global Stories

AI Adoption stories

PagerDuty names Eric Prengel as Chief Financial Officer
Software-as-a-Service

PagerDuty names Eric Prengel as Chief Financial Officer

Howard Wilson's retirement will hand PagerDuty a finance chief with deeper banking and public-company experience as it pushes further into AI tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Thomson Reuters warns of AI execution gap in firms
Data Protection

Thomson Reuters warns of AI execution gap in firms

Client mandates and staff retention are at risk as most professional services firms struggle to turn widespread AI use into daily practice.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads
Data centers

Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads

The rack-ready system targets organisations needing denser, liquid-cooled infrastructure as AI and scientific computing demands surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Your bottle cooler knows more than your data team: Here's how it unlocks agentic AI
Digital Transformation

Your bottle cooler knows more than your data team: Here's how it unlocks agentic AI

Connected coolers are becoming a key source of real-world data, helping bottlers predict failures and dispatch repairs before sales are lost.

By Rami Elbeltagi • 4 min read • Last week
New AI era defined by agents, rising costs and maturity gaps
Software-as-a-Service

New AI era defined by agents, rising costs and maturity gaps

Enterprises face higher AI bills and governance gaps as only 17 per cent have reached high maturity, Gartner says.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week
Quest study finds hidden tax on ad-hoc data delivery
Data Analytics

Quest study finds hidden tax on ad-hoc data delivery

Ad-hoc data work is draining staff time and slowing AI projects, as only a quarter of large firms have structured data programmes.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Defence Australia puts data at core of national security
Hybrid Cloud

Defence Australia puts data at core of national security

Sovereign AI is becoming vital to mission readiness as Defence Australia builds a connected data ecosystem for faster decisions.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

AI Adoption stories

Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
Software-as-a-Service

Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI

UK businesses face fresh pressure to tighten AI governance as Microsoft's pricing changes make bundled licences more compelling.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud names new country heads in Indonesia & Thailand
Data Protection

Google Cloud names new country heads in Indonesia & Thailand

The appointments bolster Google Cloud's push for AI and cloud growth in Southeast Asia, as competition intensifies across key markets.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Malaysia financial firms lag in AI scaling, report finds
Digital Transformation

Malaysia financial firms lag in AI scaling, report finds

Despite widespread pilots, only 17% of Malaysian financial institutions have scaled strategic AI initiatives, a new report says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Cake & Arrow says insurance AI needs better workflow fit
Customer Relationship Management

Cake & Arrow says insurance AI needs better workflow fit

Insurers risk wasted AI spending unless new tools fit agents' daily workflows, as Cake & Arrow's research found uneven uptake and patchy support.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
Lyra Cloud Services expands Claude access via Bedrock
Digital Transformation

Lyra Cloud Services expands Claude access via Bedrock

Organisations adopting AI on AWS will get more support running Claude securely, as Lyra Cloud Services adds Anthropic access through Bedrock.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Constl names Nidhi Pandey as Chief Information Officer
Network Infrastructure

Constl names Nidhi Pandey as Chief Information Officer

The hire supports Constl's fibre expansion in India, where better internal systems are becoming crucial for serving telecom and cloud customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Zapier survey says 92% of the sales leads are dropped
Software-as-a-Service

Zapier survey says 92% of the sales leads are dropped

Missed revenue is mounting as 92% of sales managers say qualified leads are dropped each month, despite widespread AI adoption.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Bell, Cohere strike Canadian AI infrastructure deal
Data governance

Bell, Cohere strike Canadian AI infrastructure deal

The pact could keep more AI data and computing in Canada as enterprises and public bodies seek domestically governed infrastructure for sensitive workloads.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Last month