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Anthropic expands Claude AI tools for health & trials

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Anthropic rolls out Claude for Healthcare and Life Sciences, adding sector-specific connectors, agent skills and consumer health integrations.
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Criteo outlines agentic AI's next phase in eCommerce

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Criteo says agentic AI will add a powerful new eCommerce layer, reshaping search, retail assistants and LLM ad models without replacing shops.
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Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.
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Outsized launches independent consulting squads in ANZ

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Outsized rolls out pre-built independent consulting squads for ANZ banks, targeting AUD $200,000-AUD $2 million transformation projects.
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Accenture & Snowflake launch joint AI data unit

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Accenture and Snowflake form a 5,000-strong AI data unit for enterprises, with Caterpillar among early clients and a new global CoE planned.
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AWS introduces Security Hub for unified threat detection in cloud

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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AWS has launched Security Hub, offering near real-time threat correlation and unified security insights to streamline cloud threat detection and response.
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Accenture & Snowflake launch group to accelerate AI adoption

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Accenture and Snowflake launch a joint group to fast-track AI adoption, helping global firms transform operations using cloud and data technologies.
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Accenture & OpenAI partner to accelerate enterprise AI rollout

Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
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Accenture partners with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Enterprise to its workforce, boosting AI adoption and accelerating business transformation across industries.
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CrowdStrike launches enhanced Falcon SIEM with AWS integrations

Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
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CrowdStrike unveils enhanced Falcon Next-Gen SIEM on AWS Marketplace, featuring seamless AWS integration and pay-as-you-go pricing for faster cloud security deployment.
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Australia leads global deal growth in tech & marketing sectors

Wed, 26th Nov 2025
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Australia leads global growth in tech and marketing deals, rising 3% amid falling activity in the US and Europe due to AI adoption and private equity interest.
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AI Has Redefined What a Technology Partner Should Be - And Australia's Tech Sector Must Evolve With It

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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AI has transformed Australia's tech sector, demanding partners who integrate strategy, engineering and data to deliver rapid, scalable innovation and real outcomes.
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SAP partner network raises AUD $1 million for Redkite charity

Wed, 12th Nov 2025
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SAP Australia and New Zealand's partner network has raised AUD $1 million for childhood cancer support charity Redkite through its 14th annual Redkite Regatta.
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Exclusive: Oracle's marketplace passes 400 Fusion AI agents

Tue, 11th Nov 2025
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Oracle's Fusion AI agent platform surpasses 400 agents, enabling partners like Deloitte and Accenture to develop and distribute AI tools within enterprise apps.
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Australian AI startup Heatseeker wins top L'Oréal beauty tech prize

Mon, 10th Nov 2025
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Australian startup Heatseeker won top prize in L'Oréal's Big Bang Beauty Tech competition, advancing AI beauty tech across the South Asia Pacific region.
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Oracle Database now available on Google Cloud in Melbourne

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Oracle Database is now available in Google Cloud's Melbourne region, enabling Australian businesses to integrate Oracle data with Google Cloud's AI and analytics tools.
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Cloudwerx appoints Brendan Connolly to lead agentic AI division

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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Cloudwerx names Brendan Connolly as COO to lead and expand its agentic AI services, boosting delivery and client value across data and Salesforce platforms.
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Oracle unveils AI Data Platform with partners investing USD $1.5bn

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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Oracle launches its AI Data Platform, backed by USD $1.5bn from partners, to simplify AI integration and boost enterprise data use securely.
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Appian honours APJ partners for excellence, innovation & growth

Tue, 14th Oct 2025
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Appian has named Roboyo, WNS, Deloitte, Accenture, and Via Appia as winners of its 2025 APJ Partner Awards for excellence, innovation and growth in the region.
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SAP Best Tech Awards 2025 celebrate digital innovation in ANZ

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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The SAP Best Tech Awards 2025 honoured ANZ organisations, including Telstra and Woolworths, for excellence in digital transformation and innovative SAP technology use.
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Exclusive: Allianz Australia embraces AI, aligning to regulatory standards

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Allianz Insurance Australia is advancing AI use cautiously, balancing innovation with regulation, data quality, and trust to reshape its claims processes.