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Australian AI marketing benchmark expands with Kantar
Digital Transformation

Australian AI marketing benchmark expands with Kantar

Rising participation shows Australian marketers are now focusing on governance, workforce readiness and scaling AI beyond early trials.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

ICT sector stories

Sinch named Gartner leader in CPaaS for fourth year
Digital Transformation

Sinch named Gartner leader in CPaaS for fourth year

Enterprises are putting greater weight on fraud controls and identity checks as AI-driven customer messaging becomes central to CPaaS buying decisions.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Fastly appoints Peter Scott as ANZ Channel Manager
Digital Transformation

Fastly appoints Peter Scott as ANZ Channel Manager

The hire signals a sharper push into partner-led sales across Australia and New Zealand, as Fastly seeks specialised local reach.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Infios appoints Sven Adler as Chief Financial Officer
Digital Transformation

Infios appoints Sven Adler as Chief Financial Officer

The hire puts pressure on Infios to balance expansion with tighter margins as the software group pushes deeper into international markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Sphera promotes Megan Geldman to Chief Marketing Officer
Digital Transformation

Sphera promotes Megan Geldman to Chief Marketing Officer

The appointment gives Sphera an internal marketing leader as it pushes AI-powered messaging to 8,500 customers across 100 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
EfficiencyIT names Giles Pattison to drive AI growth
Hybrid Cloud

EfficiencyIT names Giles Pattison to drive AI growth

Rising demand for faster AI-ready infrastructure is driving EfficiencyIT's expansion, as Giles Pattison joins to help scale its modular data centre business.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
CodeBase & Republic of Work launch Celtic Link pilot
IT Industry

CodeBase & Republic of Work launch Celtic Link pilot

Scottish and Irish founders will get a supported route into each other's markets through the pilot, easing the cost and risk of expansion.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Louisiana data centres could leave bills for consumers
Data centers

Louisiana data centres could leave bills for consumers

Households and small firms may end up paying for new power lines and plants, as a report flags opaque financing and tax breaks for data centres.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
UK businesses lose a quarter of AI budgets to complexity
Digital Transformation

UK businesses lose a quarter of AI budgets to complexity

Complexity is wiping out GBP £11.7 billion a year in wasted UK AI spending, as most IT leaders say outputs are creating daily rework.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
8x8 appoints Emily Masterton as Global Channel Head
Unified Communications

8x8 appoints Emily Masterton as Global Channel Head

The promotion signals 8x8's push to deepen partner sales, with Emily Masterton tasked with improving channel support and trust worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

ICT sector stories

IBM New Zealand profit rises despite revenue decline
Enterprise Resource Planning

IBM New Zealand profit rises despite revenue decline

Higher margins and lower costs lifted IBM New Zealand's profit even as annual revenue dropped 13.4% to NZD $111.9 million.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Girl Tech expands across England as 2,000 join scheme
Digital Transformation

Girl Tech expands across England as 2,000 join scheme

More than 2,000 young women have taken part in a programme aimed at widening access to tech jobs as it expands across England.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
RECCo picks Raidiam & PayPoint for consent framework
Data Protection

RECCo picks Raidiam & PayPoint for consent framework

The framework aims to give households control over energy data as the sector builds a common consent system for flexible tariffs and services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Hubtel & Konsileo launch cyber insurance package
Disaster Recovery

Hubtel & Konsileo launch cyber insurance package

UK firms face tighter cyber rules, and a new bundled offer from Hubtel IT and Konsileo aims to cut compliance gaps and claims risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
British Business Bank backs Longwall's GBP £50 million fund
Clean technologies

British Business Bank backs Longwall's GBP £50 million fund

The cornerstone commitment should help Longwall Ventures reach a GBP £100 million close and back more UK deep tech start-ups.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
PK Sound appoints Conrad Whelan as Chairman
Uber

PK Sound appoints Conrad Whelan as Chairman

The Calgary audio maker is betting on Conrad Whelan's software background to win wider adoption of its robotic line array systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
TechNExt 2026 lands Sage, Accenture & Leighton backing
Artificial Intelligence

TechNExt 2026 lands Sage, Accenture & Leighton backing

Backed by three major employers, the North East festival aims to draw employers, investors and talent to a week of tech events across the region.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week