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OpenAI boosts Australian startups credits to USD $50,000
Digital Transformation

OpenAI boosts Australian startups credits to USD $50,000

OpenAI triples Australian startup credits to USD $50,000 and adds free ChatGPT Business seats in expanded local founders programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Densification vs decarbonisation: The future of data centres in Australia
DataCentre infrastructure

Densification vs decarbonisation: The future of data centres in Australia

Australia races to expand data centres as AI demand soars, testing how far densification can go while still hitting net-zero ambitions.

By Tony Gaunt • 6 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch
Digital Transformation

AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch

Australian startups face cash squeeze as AI hype drives costly pivots, shorter runway and delayed IPO plans, Carta research finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
LearnUpon boosts APAC growth with AI course platform
Software-as-a-Service

LearnUpon boosts APAC growth with AI course platform

LearnUpon ramps up APAC push with new Sydney HQ and Create+ AI course authoring, targeting faster, scalable learning for regional clients.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
AI lag puts Australian firms at risk of losing ground
Data Analytics

AI lag puts Australian firms at risk of losing ground

Australian firms' slow, piecemeal AI adoption risks wasted investment and lost ground to faster-moving global rivals, TP leaders warn.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Global Stories

APAC stories

Employment Hero names James Keene APAC managing director
Software-as-a-Service

Employment Hero names James Keene APAC managing director

Employment Hero appoints long-serving executive James Keene as APAC managing director to drive regional growth and AI-led expansion.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Wise secures full Thai licences for cross-border wallets
Crypto

Wise secures full Thai licences for cross-border wallets

Wise wins full Thai licences to launch cross-border wallets and cards, challenging banks in a USD $9.46 billion remittance market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Arrcus links AINF with NVIDIA stack for AI inference
Firewalls

Arrcus links AINF with NVIDIA stack for AI inference

Arrcus plugs its Inference Network Fabric into NVIDIA's AI stack to steer, secure and optimise large-scale, multi-site inference traffic.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Independent Reserve plans APAC crypto push from 2026
Crypto

Independent Reserve plans APAC crypto push from 2026

Independent Reserve to launch new regulated crypto services for corporates and institutions across Singapore, Australia and UAE from 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
NCS links agentic AI to NVIDIA stack for sovereign use
Smart Cities

NCS links agentic AI to NVIDIA stack for sovereign use

NCS integrates its agentic AI platforms with NVIDIA AI Enterprise to deliver sovereign, production-grade AI for regulated sectors across Asia.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents
Software-as-a-Service

Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents

Okta launches AI agent security blueprint and upcoming Okta for AI Agents product to govern identity, access and kill-switch controls.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Data Protection

Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare

Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Synechron unifies three Australian consultancies under one
Digital Transformation

Synechron unifies three Australian consultancies under one

Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

APAC stories

Datagrid signs 140MW deal to power Southland AI campus
DataCentre infrastructure

Datagrid signs 140MW deal to power Southland AI campus

Datagrid strikes 140MW, 15-year power deal with Mercury to anchor a renewable AI data centre campus planned for Southland by 2028.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Commvault Cloud brings in-country data protection to NZ
Data Protection

Commvault Cloud brings in-country data protection to NZ

Commvault extends its cloud data protection platform to New Zealand, promising in-country sovereignty, faster recovery and unified resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Gorilla & Yotta to deploy USD $500m AI GPUs in India
Platform-as-a-Service

Gorilla & Yotta to deploy USD $500m AI GPUs in India

Gorilla and Yotta will deploy more than 5,000 AI GPUs in India, targeting USD $500m in revenue and backing the country's sovereign AI push.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Mastercard & CLIK team up to boost Indonesian credit
Fintech

Mastercard & CLIK team up to boost Indonesian credit

Mastercard partners CLIK Credit Bureau to sharpen Indonesian lenders' credit decisions, balancing digital growth with tighter risk control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026