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Most advisers using mallowstreet AI save hours weekly
Artificial Intelligence

Most advisers using mallowstreet AI save hours weekly

Surveyed users say the platform is freeing adviser capacity, with 85% reporting weekly time savings of three to 10 hours.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
UK workers struggle with PowerPoint, PDFs & spreadsheets
Document Management

UK workers struggle with PowerPoint, PDFs & spreadsheets

A survey of 2,000 adults found 32% of UK professionals do not feel confident creating PowerPoint presentations, despite their routine use at work.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week
FTSE 100 firms fail to disclose AI costs & returns
Generative AI

FTSE 100 firms fail to disclose AI costs & returns

Only 3% of the UK's biggest listed companies gave investors a clear AI financial return in 2025 annual reports, Flexera found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
Targa Telematics & Jurni boost fleet data insights
Fleet Management

Targa Telematics & Jurni boost fleet data insights

The tie-up should give Jurni's 31,000 customers earlier warnings on faults, helping fleets cut downtime and manage mixed vehicles more efficiently.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Predictions 2027: The workplace productivity, equity and diversity shifts in the AI era
Digital Transformation

Predictions 2027: The workplace productivity, equity and diversity shifts in the AI era

Women and middle managers may shoulder more unpaid AI clean-up unless employers redesign jobs, recognition and leadership to make productivity sustainable.

By Prue Gilbert • 3 min read • Today
Predictions 2027: Why the future of work is 'AI and human' adjacent
Generative AI

Predictions 2027: Why the future of work is 'AI and human' adjacent

Businesses will need new workforce plans as AI agents begin sharing boardroom attention with people and reshaping how work is assigned.

By Angela Vidler • 6 min read • Today
Retailers back connected store plans at Logile summit
AI Agents

Retailers back connected store plans at Logile summit

Retailers are pushing to link store planning with daily execution as they look to cut complexity, improve decisions and reduce operational risk.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week
Financial firms race to deploy multi-agent AI systems
Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms race to deploy multi-agent AI systems

Only 10% of firms have enterprise-wide orchestration, leaving most banks and insurers unable to scale autonomous AI safely or prove returns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Australian mid-sized firms absorb cost rises as they grow
MYOB

Australian mid-sized firms absorb cost rises as they grow

Mid-sized firms are still planning to lift hiring and investment, despite absorbing an average AUD $6,700 a month rise in running costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
MSI expands target market with local AI-ready Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Data Privacy

MSI expands target market with local AI-ready Prestige N16 Flip AI+

Businesses and creators could cut cloud reliance as MSI widens its laptop push beyond gaming with local AI processing and broader productivity features.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Today
Nepean Hospital trials paid exercise breaks for staff
Fitness

Nepean Hospital trials paid exercise breaks for staff

The pilot aims to cut cardiovascular risk and improve wellbeing among about 100 healthcare workers who often struggle to exercise during shifts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
Pressure drives workers to use unapproved AI tools
Phishing

Pressure drives workers to use unapproved AI tools

Most employed respondents said pressure to work faster had pushed them towards unapproved AI tools, raising risks in routine checks and payments.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • Last week
Fidelity Bank launches Alkami loan platform in weeks
Digital Transformation

Fidelity Bank launches Alkami loan platform in weeks

Borrowers at the Pennsylvania lender will now get a single online and branch loan process after the platform went live in under three months.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Australian workers waste 58 minutes a day on email
Software-as-a-Service

Australian workers waste 58 minutes a day on email

The research suggests poor email filing is draining productivity and leaving firms exposed to compliance and security risks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Australian firms warned on narrow AI view by executive
Digital Transformation

Australian firms warned on narrow AI view by executive

Executives risk missing AI's bigger gains if they keep treating it as an IT tool, with some firms already lagging global peers on investment and strategy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Forum says decarbonisation can boost manufacturing growth
Manufacturing

Forum says decarbonisation can boost manufacturing growth

Industrial firms can cut emissions and lift growth at the same time, according to a World Economic Forum guide backed by Tata Consultancy Services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Mayhew book urges firms to start AI with workflows
Digital Transformation

Mayhew book urges firms to start AI with workflows

Businesses risk wasting AI spend unless they first map routine requests and hidden handoffs, Clive Mayhew argues in a new book.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week