Jobs stories
Unemployment held above the Reserve Bank of Australia's forecast in May, keeping interest rate markets guessing despite a 40,300 jobs rebound.
Weaker demand and rising wage costs are leaving most SMEs in a holding pattern, with few planning to add staff over the next year.
Security teams can now spot hidden AI workloads in live Kubernetes clusters, as Google's new tool also creates immutable ML bills of materials.
Hundreds of jobs and local testing capacity are set to follow, as Vertiv expands regional supply for AI data centre equipment across Asia.
The Cambridge firm's shortlist place boosts its profile as it expands festival and public sector deployments, including work with the NHS.
A skills shortage and tight budgets are slowing gains as Australian builders boost weekly use of construction tech to 48 per cent.
Australia's banks are steadily increasing their use of artificial intelligence, but regulation and data security fears are tempering adoption.
The expansion will create 400 high-skilled jobs in Cork and Galway as Ireland becomes OpenText's biggest European bet.
The Bundey campus could create hundreds of jobs while helping South Australia court investment in AI infrastructure as demand accelerates across Asia-Pacific.
Firms embedding AI in daily workflows are saving hours each week and posting more than double the profit margins of rivals, Xero says.
UK businesses drew GBP £14.4 billion in equity funding in the first half of 2026, as London still dominated despite sharp regional gains.
Most Britons think the government is moving too slowly, with 58% saying the UK is not ready for AI's impact on jobs and the economy.
The upgrade is set to lift output of advanced semiconductors in Ireland and bolster Europe's supply chain as demand grows.
The Dubai-based group is tapping India's engineering talent to deepen support for client platforms, AI and cyber security worldwide.
The state is seeing jobs and seller sales boost from the retailer's logistics, cloud and community spending since 2010.
The three Cork sites are due to power about 38,000 homes a year, boosting Ireland's solar pipeline and local community funds by mid-2027.
The North's fintech sector now employs 20,000 people directly, as FinTech North returns to Leeds to mark its 10th anniversary.
The proposed campus could bring more than 1,300 long-term jobs and nearly GBP £1 billion in investment if Falkirk Council approves it.
The 600MW scheme could bring hundreds of jobs to Fife and secure the first step in ILI Group's GBP £15 billion Scottish data centre plan.
The honour spotlights TELUS's CAD $70 billion British Columbia investment as the company faces pressure to link spending with jobs and access.
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