Australian stories
Oxford's Saïd Business School and Raidiam will design and test rival models to underpin the UK's future open finance and smart data regime.
TechnologyOne launches Guide, an AI assistant to streamline council services and student support across Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand small firms notch strongest sales in three years as December spending surges and easing interest rates speed up payments.
Exa Capital has acquired Auckland-based Flow Software to expand its ANZ footprint, keeping the integration specialist operating independently.
Samsung's Galaxy S26 range debuts AI-heavy features and an Ultra model with a built-in Privacy Display to combat prying eyes in public.
Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
ERP vendors are turning AI from decorative dashboards into agent-driven operating layers that reshape finance and operations work in 2026.
Nuvola Media and Certis partner to fuse AI-powered visual analytics with security ops, promising more predictive, data-driven protection.
Firmus selects VAST Data OS to underpin sovereign, energy-aware AI factories across APAC, targeting tens of thousands of GPUs.
AI is driving sharp rises in cyber spend, yet boards still see it as the easiest line to cut when budgets come under pressure.
AI tools are widespread in big firms, but only 12% have shifted to continuous, AI-driven operations, leaving gains and staff at risk.
Australian firms warn generative AI is fuelling unprecedented fraud losses, as most say their defences and tools can no longer keep pace.
AI-powered contextual service is now make-or-break in Australia, with CX leaders warning one unresolved issue can lose a customer forever.
Australian employee engagement climbs to 68% against a global slide, with frequent feedback and clear change communication credited.
Commonwealth Bank launches AUD$90m Future Workforce Program to boost AI skills, retrain staff and open new internal career paths.
AI and unified commerce will become core to Australian retail by 2026, as rising expectations force investment in real-time systems.
Zepto promotes Mariana Paun to new chief business resilience role, uniting security, operations and compliance amid tougher scam rules.
Fast home internet is being linked to better wellbeing, work, study and health outcomes for most Australian households using the nbn network.
Australian networking provider IPTel rolls out Highlight's observability platform to bolster managed services visibility and executive reporting.
Community wi-fi project plans to connect 2,030 premises in 100 remote communities by 2030, backed by AUD $5 million and new low-cost devices.