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AI Adoption stories - Page 25

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Five key challenges Australian CFOs will face by 2026

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Australian CFOs face a turbulent 2026, juggling AI integration, cost pressures, talent gaps, new ESG rules and fragile supply chains.
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AI tools reshape accounting workflows & client work

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI has shifted from hype to an everyday tool for accountants, reshaping workflows, client work and skills as agentic systems loom.
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AI goals outpace IT infrastructure, Netskope warns

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.
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RAIDS AI launches real-time rogue AI behaviour monitor

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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RAIDS AI rolls out a real-time platform to spot and flag rogue AI behaviour, targeting failures, bias and regulatory exposure.
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AI data matching: boosting accuracy & cutting costs

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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As data grows messy and massive, AI-powered matching promises sharper insight, lower long-run costs and an edge over rigid rule-based tools.
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Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Cyderes appoints Lana Knop as Chief Product Officer to steer post‑Lucidum product strategy and drive a new wave of AI‑powered security services.
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CrowdStrike gains ISO AI governance boost for Falcon

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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CrowdStrike secures ISO 42001 AI governance certification for its Falcon platform, signalling audited, matured controls over its security AI.
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AI agents race ahead of governance, security & trust

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI agents surge into big business with scant oversight, leaving governance, security and trust frameworks struggling to keep pace.
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Learning marketplace Preply raises $150 million to fuel global AI push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Language learning platform Preply secures $150 million to boost AI tools and global growth, valuing the business at $1.2 billion.
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New book urges leaders to put AI accountability first

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Kay Firth-Butterfield's new book urges senior leaders to treat AI governance and accountability as core duties, not afterthoughts.
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PayFit rolls out contextual HR AI copilot to staff

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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PayFit extends its contextual HR AI copilot to 220,000 staff, promising personalised, confidential answers on pay, leave and contracts.
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Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Agentic AI is set to flood infrastructure with billions of virtual users, forcing nations like Australia to rethink open, heterogeneous compute.
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Commonwealth Bank, OpenAI boost AI skills for SMEs

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Commonwealth Bank teams with OpenAI on AI and cyber training to close skills gaps for 1 million Australian small business customers.
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Elastic unveils tools to boost reliability of AI agents

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Elastic launches Agent Builder and Workflows to help enterprises build more reliable AI agents that span fragmented internal data systems.
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Preparing campus and branch networks for AI demand

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI is exposing the limits of aging campus and branch networks, pushing enterprises and MSPs towards unified, cloud-managed, secure platforms.
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Why government is right to move slowly on AI adoption

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Governments are taking a cautious, experimental approach to AI, prioritising public trust, security and stability over rapid innovation.
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AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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New global survey warns a widening 'complexity gap' leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations' security defences.
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Sage partners with Augusta Labs to speed applied AI push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Sage taps Augusta Labs' embedded AI teams to turbocharge product development and accelerate its shift to an AI-first software model.
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Lighthouse unveils LighthouseIQ AI platform for law

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Lighthouse launches LighthouseIQ, an AI legal platform promising faster eDiscovery, case analysis and regulator-ready document review.
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Trend Micro warns firms on hidden risks of AI models

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Trend Micro warns firms that unmanaged use of AI models could trigger major legal, financial and reputational risks worldwide.