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Security Exhibition 2025 returns to explore risks and resilience
Smart Cities

Security Exhibition 2025 returns to explore risks and resilience

The Security Exhibition & Conference returns to ICC Sydney from 27-29 August 2025, showcasing advanced security tech and uniting industry professionals.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Jul 2025
UiPath leads 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant as RPA market grows
DevOps

UiPath leads 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant as RPA market grows

UiPath leads Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for RPA, marking seven years as a Leader amid rapid USD $3.8bn market growth and AI-driven automation advances.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Agentic AI drives productivity & innovation across Australia
Digital Transformation

Agentic AI drives productivity & innovation across Australia

Agentic AI is boosting productivity and innovation across Australia, helping firms tackle skills shortages and accelerate development in multiple sectors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

Global Stories

Developers (Devs) stories

Denodo unveils DeepQuery for real-time data research
Data Analytics

Denodo unveils DeepQuery for real-time data research

Denodo launches DeepQuery, enabling real-time, multi-source analysis of enterprise data to answer complex business questions faster and with explainable AI.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Jul 2025
NVIDIA & Black Forest Labs boost AI image editing with FLUX.1
Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA & Black Forest Labs boost AI image editing with FLUX.1

NVIDIA and Black Forest Labs have optimised the FLUX.1 Kontext AI image editing model for RTX GPUs, doubling performance and simplifying workflows with natural language prompts.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jul 2025
How AI-based simulation testing is revolutionising healthcare
Artificial Intelligence

How AI-based simulation testing is revolutionising healthcare

AI-enhanced simulation testing is transforming Australian healthcare by improving training and assessments, helping bridge skill gaps and boost patient outcomes.

By Dr Edward Li • 7 min read • Thu, 3rd Jul 2025
Cybercriminals use GenAI, v0.dev to launch advanced phishing
Malware

Cybercriminals use GenAI, v0.dev to launch advanced phishing

Cybercriminals are exploiting GenAI and Vercel's v0.dev to rapidly create realistic phishing sites, raising the threat of large-scale, sophisticated attacks.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Alibaba Cloud boosts APAC presence with new AI centre, data hubs
Platform-as-a-Service

Alibaba Cloud boosts APAC presence with new AI centre, data hubs

Alibaba Cloud expands in APAC with new data centres in Malaysia, the Philippines, and an AI Global Competency Center in Singapore to boost AI innovation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 6 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Skills AI-driven shops want to see in developers
Unified Communications

Skills AI-driven shops want to see in developers

Developers must now master architectural design, AI communication, and security to effectively collaborate with AI in software development workflows.

By Emilio Salvador • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Datacom posts NZD $1.48 billion revenue, eyes AI-led growth
Software-as-a-Service

Datacom posts NZD $1.48 billion revenue, eyes AI-led growth

Datacom Group reported steady NZD $1.48 billion revenue for FY25, focusing on AI-driven growth amid challenges in New Zealand and strong Australian contracts.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
Twilio appoints Howard Fyffe as Director of Sales for ANZ
Hybrid Cloud

Twilio appoints Howard Fyffe as Director of Sales for ANZ

Twilio has appointed Howard Fyffe as Director of Sales for ANZ, aiming to boost personalised digital engagement and business growth across Australia and New Zealand.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Jun 2025
Java Independence is now a board-level priority - Driving cost savings, cloud efficiency and strategic agility
Digital Transformation

Java Independence is now a board-level priority - Driving cost savings, cloud efficiency and strategic agility

Enterprises face rising Oracle Java costs, prompting a shift to OpenJDK for up to 70% savings, improved cloud efficiency, and greater strategic control by 2025.

By Scott Sellers • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025
Semperis warns nOAuth flaw in Entra ID risks SaaS accounts
Multi-factor authentication

Semperis warns nOAuth flaw in Entra ID risks SaaS accounts

Semperis warns a flaw in Microsoft's Entra ID allows attackers to hijack SaaS accounts easily, with many apps still vulnerable over a year later.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025
Zama reaches unicorn status with USD $57 million funding round
Encryption

Zama reaches unicorn status with USD $57 million funding round

Zama secures USD $57 million in Series B funding, reaching unicorn status with a valuation exceeding USD $1 billion and advancing blockchain privacy tech.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Developers (Devs) stories

Data centre evolutionary shifts
Digital Transformation

Data centre evolutionary shifts

Data centres evolve rapidly, driven by AI demands, power constraints, and sustainability, reshaping real estate with new challenges and opportunities worldwide.

By Mark Anderson • 6 min read • Thu, 3rd Jul 2025
UK entry-level tech jobs drop by 32% amid ChatGPT rise
Low code & No code

UK entry-level tech jobs drop by 32% amid ChatGPT rise

UK entry-level tech jobs have dropped 32% since ChatGPT's launch, hitting new graduates hard amid rising demands for AI and automation skills.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
SmartBear's HaloAI wins AI Software Development Solution award
DevOps

SmartBear's HaloAI wins AI Software Development Solution award

SmartBear's HaloAI has won the AI Software Development Solution award again for enhancing software development with AI-driven automation and quality improvements.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025