Automation stories
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.
Ingram Micro uplifts Australia's IT sector with its Xvantage platform, enhancing automation and integration for over 5,500 partners since April 2024.
Zoho launches free agentic AI features across its core business apps to ease AI adoption by automating tasks without added costs for users.
Nearly all Australian finance teams using AI and automation report measurable benefits, including productivity and revenue growth, finds new research.
Defakto has raised $30.75 million to develop a platform securing non-human identities across enterprises, tackling risks from static credentials and AI agents.
UnifyApps raises USD $50 million to expand its AI platform, aiming to help firms scale enterprise AI with low-code solutions and new leadership.
An AWS outage on 20 October 2025 caused global disruption, hitting platforms like Amazon, Snapchat, Coinbase, HMRC and Lloyds Bank, affecting millions worldwide.
GitLab 18.5 launches AI agents and a new UI to enhance security, streamline workflows, and boost efficiency for software development teams.
Wotton Kearney partners with Appian to launch AI-driven OSCAR, streamlining legal services and boosting efficiency for insurers in Asia-Pacific.
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 2026, AI will transform businesses into 'frontier firms' using automation and data to outpace rivals, reshaping competition, workflows, and valuations globally.
Generative AI boosts phishing and smishing attacks, forcing businesses to rethink security as AI-driven threats outpace traditional defences and SOC teams.
Cognizant unveils the Enterprise Vibe Coding Blueprint to help Global 2000 firms implement AI-assisted coding securely and at scale.
NiCE Cognigy launches AI Ops Centre, a real-time hub to monitor and maintain enterprise AI agents' reliability and boost customer experience resilience.
Veeam launches Data Cloud for MSPs, offering a unified SaaS platform that streamlines data protection across Microsoft 365 and other workloads globally.
Sidetrade expands into Asia-Pacific by acquiring Australia's ezyCollect for EUR €37 million, targeting SMBs with AI-powered Order-to-Cash solutions.
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%.
Eighteen months into New Zealand's AI boom, only 19% of firms feel fully prepared, with uneven adoption risking competitive divides and data security.
As liquidation rises 31.9%, NZ small businesses face a tough holiday battle for staff, cashflow and compliance to keep operations thriving beyond survival mode.
Indian developers save 10 hours weekly with AI coding tools, outpacing global peers by nearly three hours, as digital skill upskilling gains pace.