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Australian firms embrace AI in hiring, face compliance challenges
Digital Transformation

Australian firms embrace AI in hiring, face compliance challenges

Nearly 30% of Australian firms use AI in hiring, but many face compliance and fairness challenges, with over a quarter abandoning tools over such issues.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2025

Global Stories

Automation stories

Platform Engineering Labs unveils formae to simplify cloud IaC
DevOps

Platform Engineering Labs unveils formae to simplify cloud IaC

Platform Engineering Labs releases open source formae, an IaC platform designed to simplify cloud infrastructure management and reduce complexity for engineers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Deel boosts global payroll tools & closes USD$300m round
Hybrid & Remote Work

Deel boosts global payroll tools & closes USD$300m round

Deel secures USD$300m funding to enhance its global payroll and workforce tools, aiming to simplify year-end tasks with AI and automation features.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Talkdesk boosts Copilot with agentic AI for smarter support
Customer Experience

Talkdesk boosts Copilot with agentic AI for smarter support

Talkdesk enhances its Copilot with agentic AI, enabling customer service agents to handle complex queries through smarter, real-time support and automation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Siemens unveils AI features in latest Designcenter Solid Edge 2026
Software-as-a-Service

Siemens unveils AI features in latest Designcenter Solid Edge 2026

Siemens launches Designcenter Solid Edge 2026 with AI tools, boosting engineering productivity via cloud and desktop design, smarter assembly, and auto documentation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
FlexTecs unveils AI-powered AP Inbox Assist to boost control
Fintech

FlexTecs unveils AI-powered AP Inbox Assist to boost control

FlexTecs launches AP Inbox Assist, an AI-powered module for its FlexTrap platform to automate AP inboxes and enhance financial control and risk detection.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Defakto raises $30.75 million to secure non-human identities
Cloud Security

Defakto raises $30.75 million to secure non-human identities

Defakto has raised $30.75 million to develop a platform securing non-human identities across enterprises, tackling risks from static credentials and AI agents.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
UnifyApps secures USD $50 million to scale enterprise AI platform
Digital Transformation

UnifyApps secures USD $50 million to scale enterprise AI platform

UnifyApps raises USD $50 million to expand its AI platform, aiming to help firms scale enterprise AI with low-code solutions and new leadership.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
AWS outage sparks global disruption across banking & services
Digital Transformation

AWS outage sparks global disruption across banking & services

An AWS outage on 20 October 2025 caused global disruption, hitting platforms like Amazon, Snapchat, Coinbase, HMRC and Lloyds Bank, affecting millions worldwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
GitLab 18.5 debuts AI agents & new UI for streamlined dev ops
DevOps

GitLab 18.5 debuts AI agents & new UI for streamlined dev ops

GitLab 18.5 launches AI agents and a new UI to enhance security, streamline workflows, and boost efficiency for software development teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Wotton Kearney adopts AI with Appian to streamline legal services
Digital Transformation

Wotton Kearney adopts AI with Appian to streamline legal services

Wotton Kearney partners with Appian to launch AI-driven OSCAR, streamlining legal services and boosting efficiency for insurers in Asia-Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Generative AI adoption cuts IT incident times by nearly a third
Unified Communications

Generative AI adoption cuts IT incident times by nearly a third

Generative AI adoption cuts IT incident resolution times by nearly a third, saving over 323,000 work hours and boosting ITSM efficiency, says SolarWinds report.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Six ways AI will reshape the corporate landscape in 2026
Digital Transformation

Six ways AI will reshape the corporate landscape in 2026

By 2026, AI will transform businesses into 'frontier firms' using automation and data to outpace rivals, reshaping competition, workflows, and valuations globally.

By Shaun Leisegang • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2025
AI-powered phishing threats outpace business defences & SOC teams
Mobile Device Management

AI-powered phishing threats outpace business defences & SOC teams

Generative AI boosts phishing and smishing attacks, forcing businesses to rethink security as AI-driven threats outpace traditional defences and SOC teams.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 5 min read • Sat, 18th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Automation stories

AI reshapes UK recruitment, sparking concerns over empathy loss
Human Capital Management

AI reshapes UK recruitment, sparking concerns over empathy loss

AI is transforming UK recruitment, with 73% of recruiters using it, sparking concerns that automation may undermine empathy in hiring processes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
SKAI unveils B.THREE for AI-driven 3D retail content creation
Marketing Technologies

SKAI unveils B.THREE for AI-driven 3D retail content creation

SKAI Intelligence launches B.THREE, an AI-powered, browser-based platform that automates retail 3D content creation using NVIDIA Omniverse, cutting production time by 95%.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Balancing AI risk in large companies
Digital Transformation

Balancing AI risk in large companies

Eighteen months into New Zealand's AI boom, only 19% of firms feel fully prepared, with uneven adoption risking competitive divides and data security.

By Natassja Savidge • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025