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Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan
Unified Communications

Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan

Swoop lifts first-half revenue 41% to AUD $64.1 million and accelerates a Melbourne fibre build backed by AUD $60 million in contracts.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Telstra profit climbs as AI rollout deepens job cuts
Digital Transformation

Telstra profit climbs as AI rollout deepens job cuts

Telstra profit rises 8.1% to AUD $1.2 billion as AI-driven efficiency deepens job cuts and reshapes its troubled enterprise division.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
AI tools slash labour time for four out of five firms
Data Analytics

AI tools slash labour time for four out of five firms

Four in five Australian businesses now use generative AI tools, with many reporting cuts of at least a quarter of total labour time.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Enero lifts first-half profit as BMF & Orchard shine
Artificial Intelligence

Enero lifts first-half profit as BMF & Orchard shine

Enero lifts first-half profit 119% as BMF and Orchard drive double-digit margins and revenue growth across its marketing agency portfolio.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Financial results stories

xReality hits profit as Operator XR drives global push
Software-as-a-Service

xReality hits profit as Operator XR drives global push

xReality swings to operational profit as Operator XR powers record half-year, with revenue up 41% to AUD $10.4 million and EBITDA surging 190%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Check Point boosts AI security push with 2025 surge
Firewalls

Check Point boosts AI security push with 2025 surge

Check Point posts solid 2025 gains, lifts AI security focus for 2026 with Cyata, Cyclops and Rotate deals targeting enterprise demand.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
OEMs prioritise resilience, recovery & security in design
Robotics

OEMs prioritise resilience, recovery & security in design

Rockwell finds OEMs shifting focus from peak performance to resilience, recovery speed and built-in cybersecurity amid rising industrial volatility.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Firms race to counter fast-evolving AI-driven fraud
Data Analytics

Firms race to counter fast-evolving AI-driven fraud

Half of fraud chiefs say fast-changing, AI-powered scams are outpacing their defences, forcing a shift to real-time, adaptive protection.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Cloud Security

KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer

KnowBe4 appoints former DocuSign executive Kelly Morgan as chief customer officer to steer global client strategy amid rising AI security risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Cars24 deepens Australia push ahead of India IPO plan
Fintech

Cars24 deepens Australia push ahead of India IPO plan

Cars24 boosts Australia investment and logistics hub as it races to scale its used-car platform ahead of a possible India IPO within a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Zoho tops one million paying customers in 30th year
Software-as-a-Service

Zoho tops one million paying customers in 30th year

Zoho marks 30th anniversary by topping one million paying customers and 150 million users, with 2025 revenue up 20% year on year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 7 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints
Software-as-a-Service

Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints

Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Unanet unveils Champ AI copilot for architecture ERP
Data Analytics

Unanet unveils Champ AI copilot for architecture ERP

Unanet launches Champ AI copilot inside its architecture ERP, letting AEC firms query data in plain language and automate core workflows.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap
Document Management

Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap

New research finds 85% of firms trial AI but only 17% use it daily, with weak knowledge governance blamed for stalled adoption.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Ecommpay recognised among CNBC's top UK fintechs list
Crypto

Ecommpay recognised among CNBC's top UK fintechs list

Ecommpay has been named in the CNBC/Statista Top 150 UK FinTechs, highlighting London's enduring strength as a global payments hub.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
monday.com grows on AI demand as large clients surge
Software-as-a-Service

monday.com grows on AI demand as large clients surge

monday.com rides AI demand and larger clients to 2025 revenue of USD $1.23 billion, up 27%, with a 14% non-GAAP operating margin.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Financial results stories

Are ads the inevitable future of artificial intelligence?
Data Protection

Are ads the inevitable future of artificial intelligence?

OpenAI's move to add ads to ChatGPT in the US is sparking Canadian fears over trust, data use and a possible ad-driven AI future.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026