Coalition launches enterprise cyber insurance in Australia
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Zepto says NPP drives A2A growth as payroll shifts
Real-time transfers now account for more than a third of Australia's account-to-account payments, as payroll and super shift online.
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Black Friday is now the cue for Christmas spending, with one-third of Australian shoppers saying they start festive buying then and most still preferring stores.
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.
OpenAI widens AI access across four Australian universities
Most students already use AI weekly, prompting four Australian universities to broaden access while tightening rules on assessed work.
ResetData opens AUD $1 million AI award for Australians
The prize could help an Australian organisation fast-track AI projects, with ResetData offering AUD $1 million in service credits and judging on impact.
GammaDX says Australian websites lag on AI agent readiness
Only 12 of 50 sites were fully ready, raising the risk Australian organisations lose sales as AI agents take over online tasks.
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Fewer junior roles and weaker training pathways are leaving emerging creatives worried AI could stall careers before they properly begin.
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Smartsheet tackles execution drift in the age of AI agents
As AI agents speed up operations, firms are struggling to spot when day-to-day work drifts away from strategy and targets.
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It aims to curb credential sprawl and reduce the risk of compromised AI agents using persistent secrets to move across enterprise systems.
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AI-linked deals helped lift Mphasis's quarterly new contract wins to USD 466 million, while earnings per share climbed 19.2% to ₹29.4.
AI edge in group protection hinges on data quality
Poor member records could blunt insurers' AI gains, leaving group protection providers unable to improve underwriting, claims or service consistently.
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One in three large Asia Pacific enterprises will struggle to govern shadow AI agents as staff-built tools outpace internal controls, Forrester says.
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Peak Insight appoints new hires after revenue surge
The Melbourne-based Cisco partner is expanding sales and services as FY26 revenue jumped 67 per cent and bookings surged.
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8x8 reports record USD $188 million revenue on AI surge
Paid AI usage among customers jumped 232% from a year earlier as 8x8 booked record quarterly service revenue of USD $188 million.
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Smartsheet adds AI agents & controls to work platform
The updates are designed to help businesses automate routine work while tightening oversight of AI use across their project data.
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Boomi named Gartner Visionary for AI agent platform
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