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AI adoption outpaces workplace redesign, Vertage warns

Only 15% of enterprises are ready for outcome-based work, as a Vertage survey found AI is outpacing job redesign across large firms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Australian stories

Gaming

Hands-on review: Apple iPhone 18 Pro refines the formula

Battery life and sustained performance are better, but the iPhone 18 Pro's AUD $2,499 price still makes upgrades selective for owners of recent models.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Malware

Australia targeted in massive phishing network takedown

Financial, healthcare and public-sector organisations face less immediate pressure after a disruption effort hit a phishing network sending more than 1 billion malicious messages.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

eCommerce

LEGO launches Insiders app in Australia for members

Australian members can now earn and redeem loyalty points on their phones, with early access to selected LEGO product launches also included.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 2 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

AI boosts capacity, but firms lag on work redesign

The gap between AI adoption and work redesign is widening, with only 15% of large firms ready to turn automation into sustained gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Zscaler names APJ partner winners across key regions

The awards highlight how cyber security vendors now depend on local channel firms to support Zero Trust rollouts, hybrid work and cloud migration across APJ.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Omnichannel

Eagle Eye teams up with Playable on gamified loyalty

Retailers could keep shoppers engaged between purchases as the tie-up links games to loyalty rewards and first-party data collection.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

AI adoption in advice sector still stuck at pilot stage

Only 7% of advice practices have embedded AI across most workflows, leaving productivity gains trapped in pilot projects rather than business-wide change.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Last week

AI Agents

pubX raises USD $5m, acquires media quality firm Compliant

The acquisition will fold Compliant's media quality signals into pubX's automated ad-buying tools as it expands in the United States.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Gaming

MSI opens pre-orders for Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition

Pre-orders are open globally for a limited-edition gaming laptop that pairs a Ryzen 9 chip and RTX 5070 graphics with bundled MLG accessories.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Relationship Management

JAVLN launches CRM for brokers lacking client tracking

Nearly half of Australian broking firms still lack a CRM, leaving client follow-up scattered across spreadsheets, inboxes and whiteboards.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Generative AI

AI gap widens between bosses & workers, Vertage finds

The survey found many firms have not yet redesigned jobs and delivery models, leaving AI gains unmeasured and workers unconvinced.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Darebin selects TechnologyOne for Digital Darebin overhaul

The overhaul aims to replace ageing systems, improve cyber security and help staff cut duplication while keeping services running.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Generative AI

Plaud NotePin S named in TIME's best inventions list

The recognition gives Plaud a mainstream endorsement as wearables that turn conversations into notes seek wider business and consumer adoption.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Identity and Access Management

Take a second. The trouble is, most of the risky decisions in your business happen faster than that

A months-long detection gap has exposed how AI agents and other non-human identities can reach sensitive systems before anyone notices.

By Nam Lam • 4 min read • Last week

Seek

Australia jobless rate rises as economist questions data

The latest jobs report may exaggerate weakness, with CreditorWatch's chief economist blaming volatile state and part-time figures for the national drop.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week