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AI use surges in Australia's construction industry
Fri, 10th May 2024
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AI use is rapidly growing in Australia's construction sector, with 30% of firms trialling or implementing AI technologies to tackle rising costs.
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AI study reveals knowledge gaps in global organisations
Fri, 10th May 2024
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Global poll by ISACA reveals 85% of digital trust professionals believe their AI skills need boosting and 40% of organisations lack AI training.
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Kinly launches sustainability-focused CSR strategy
Fri, 10th May 2024
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sustainability
Kinly launches a new corporate social responsibility strategy in response to 53% of enterprises struggling to find AV suppliers aligned with their ESG goals.
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Video-first interviews disadvantage women, study finds
Fri, 10th May 2024
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Sapia.ai Labs' study reveals video-first interviews lengthen recruitment processes and disproportionately disadvantage women.
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Australia's cybersecurity under threat despite GenAI advances
Fri, 10th May 2024
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Australia's leadership in generative AI adoption contrasts with its cybersecurity woes, with nation-state attacks leading to a precarious digital stance.
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ServiceNow & Microsoft to enhance workflow with integrated AI capabilities
Thu, 9th May 2024
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ServiceNow is furthering its strategic alliance with Microsoft to integrate AI systems, increasing workplace efficiency and employee flexibility. This follows impressive Q1 results from ServiceNow.
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Enhance the human connection in IT support services with AI
Thu, 9th May 2024
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outsourcing
Harmonising AI with human expertise, IT support services are enhancing customer experience while meeting the challenges of a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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Executives plan to boost generative AI investments, Accenture survey shows
Thu, 9th May 2024
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financial systems
Nearly 90% of executives managing supply chains and production seek to ramp up investment in generative AI, but there's a recognised need for advanced training and comprehension of the technology, Accenture's 'Pulse of Change' survey reveals.
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Red Hat unveils policy as code for Ansible Automation Platform
Thu, 9th May 2024
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Red Hat plans to integrate automated policy as code into future versions of its Ansible Automation Platform to optimise AI-focused automation across hybrid cloud estates.
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Akamai to acquire Noname Security, bolstering API security solutions
Thu, 9th May 2024
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cloud services
Akamai Technologies announces plans to acquire API security firm, Noname Security, fortifying its API security suite and offering customers enhanced protection against digital threats.
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Adyen partners with Cover Genius to enhance payment security
Thu, 9th May 2024
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cloud services
Adyen has joined forces with insurtech company, Cover Genius, to boost authorisation rates for online payments and advance transaction security worldwide.
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Red Hat & Elastic extend partnership for enhanced AI search experiences
Thu, 9th May 2024
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Red Hat and Elastic extend their partnership to introduce upgraded search experiences backed by retrieval augmented generation (RAG) patterns, reinventing AI use in business applications.
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CrowdStrike unveils ground-breaking AI-native SOC functions
Thu, 9th May 2024
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CrowdStrike has announced transformative updates to its AI-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technology, promising to drastically reduce SOC workload times and costs.
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Yellow.ai debuts industry-first Orchestrator LLM in AI customer service
Thu, 9th May 2024
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Yellow.ai unveils Orchestrator LLM agent model, an AI-driven customer service tool delivering context-aware, personalised interactions, boosting satisfaction by over 60%.
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Skylight Cyber unveils free NIST CSF 2.0 converter tool
Thu, 9th May 2024
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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risk management
Skylight Cyber has launched a free tool converter to help cybersecurity teams transition from version 1.1 to the new NIST CSF 2.0, offering modern upgrades and emphasising governance.
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Red Hat collaborates with Stability AI to enhance OpenShift AI platform
Thu, 9th May 2024
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open source
Red Hat allies with Stability AI to integrate open GenAI models into Red Hat's OpenShift AI, offering clients easier access to large language models for AI use case development.
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Adobe unveils Acrobat AI Assistant for enterprise users
Thu, 9th May 2024
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Adobe has unveiled Acrobat AI Assistant, a tool that seamlessly integrates with workflows to boost business efficiency.
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Cloudera brings Data-in-Motion products to Red Hat OpenShift
Thu, 9th May 2024
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digital transformation
Cloudera is one of the first to offer operator and commercial support for running Apache NiFI data flows on Red Hat OpenShift, aiding digital transformation in Australia.
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Red Hat & Run:ai team up to enhance AI operations efficiency
Thu, 9th May 2024
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open source
Open-source solutions leader, Red Hat, collaborates with AI optimisation specialist Run:ai to improve AI operations efficiency and maximise resource utilisation on Red Hat's OpenShift AI platform.
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Australians favour IT & language skills, Udemy report reveals
Thu, 9th May 2024
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digital skills
Australians are increasingly turning to online learning platforms such as Udemy to upskill, with a surge in IT certification courses and language learning, according to the Q1 2024 Global Workplace Learning Index.