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Bloomberg launches 36 Australian equity benchmarks
ASX

Bloomberg launches 36 Australian equity benchmarks

The new suite gives Australian investors local share benchmarks with franking-credit variants, widening Bloomberg's index business beyond fixed income.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Openmarkets appoints David Jenkins to lead DeFi push
Crypto

Openmarkets appoints David Jenkins to lead DeFi push

The hire strengthens Openmarkets' bid to link trading systems with decentralised finance as it expands crypto and tokenised asset products.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

Global Stories

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Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Virtualisation

Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres

AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • This month
Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents
DevOps

Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents

Growing demand for hands-on AI training has pushed Optimizely’s waitlist past 1,500 as marketers turn agents into daily workflow tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson AI leader
Digital Transformation

Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson AI leader

Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson chief product and technology officer as it sharpens AI governance for heavily regulated clients.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson to lead AI push
Data Protection

Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson to lead AI push

Smart Communications appoints Heidi Johnson as chief product and technology officer to spearhead its next phase of AI-led innovation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals
Physical Security

Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals

Cloudflare acquires UK AI marketplace Human Native to give creators more control and pay for data used to train and run AI systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 17th Jan 2026
Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data pay
Physical Security

Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data pay

Cloudflare snaps up Human Native in bid to reshape how AI models pay for online content, promising new tools for pricing and discovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation
Virtualisation

Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub
Security Information and Event Management

Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group
Security Information and Event Management

Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group

Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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UK finance chiefs prioritise AI accuracy over speed
Digital Transformation

UK finance chiefs prioritise AI accuracy over speed

UK finance leaders see AI mistakes and opaque outputs as the main obstacle to wider use, with trust beating speed in a Bloomberg poll.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
GOODFOLIO overhauls leadership to target enterprises
Digital Transformation

GOODFOLIO overhauls leadership to target enterprises

GOODFOLIO reshapes its top team and portfolio platform to chase enterprise AI demand and overseas growth after topping GBP £1 million revenue.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Even the power users feel behind: We just don't say it
Digital Transformation

Even the power users feel behind: We just don't say it

Even AI power users quietly feel behind as tools evolve faster than humans can adapt, turning competence into a perpetual open loop.

By Rachael Rekart • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
AI now seen as essential by European finance leaders
Data Analytics

AI now seen as essential by European finance leaders

AI has shifted from experiment to existential need in European finance, with most leaders fearing profit loss or obsolescence if they lag.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Bloomberg backs AuthZEN with funding to boost cloud security
Cloud Security

Bloomberg backs AuthZEN with funding to boost cloud security

Bloomberg is funding the development of AuthZEN, a new open authorisation standard to enhance zero-trust cloud security for enterprises.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Bloomberg hackathon in Singapore spotlights quant & AI talent
Data Science

Bloomberg hackathon in Singapore spotlights quant & AI talent

The Bloomberg Code Crunch Hackathon in Singapore showcased top quant and AI talent, with NTU students and financial firms developing innovative investment tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025