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Carsales launches ChatGPT app to power AI car searches
Digital Transformation

Carsales launches ChatGPT app to power AI car searches

Carsales launches a ChatGPT app to let Australians find car listings through conversational AI searches, boosting visibility for sellers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
HCLTech backs new Melbourne Cobras with fan platform
Digital Transformation

HCLTech backs new Melbourne Cobras with fan platform

HCLTech will build a digital fan platform for new Hockey One side Melbourne Cobras, linking hockey audiences in Australia and India.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Mobile Apps stories

Circles, Airwallex bring embedded finance to global telcos
Software-as-a-Service

Circles, Airwallex bring embedded finance to global telcos

Circles partners with Airwallex to plug embedded banking into CirclesX, letting telcos launch financial services across more than 70 markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Contentful expands ANZ operations with new local arm
Software-as-a-Service

Contentful expands ANZ operations with new local arm

Contentful opens an Australian arm and expands ANZ hiring, backing rising enterprise demand for composable digital experience tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Google Maps adds AI chat & 3D immersive navigation
Smart Cities

Google Maps adds AI chat & 3D immersive navigation

Google Maps taps Gemini AI for chat-style place searches and 3D Immersive Navigation, promising smarter planning and more lifelike drives.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Iranian cyber shift raises risk to Western infrastructure
Distributed Denial of Service

Iranian cyber shift raises risk to Western infrastructure

Iranian state-aligned hackers are shifting from spying to destructive cyber strikes, putting Western critical infrastructure on high alert.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Microsoft patches major SQL Server flaw in March update
Firewalls

Microsoft patches major SQL Server flaw in March update

Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday fixes 77 flaws, including a severe SQL Server bug that could grant attackers sysadmin rights remotely.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Blue Yonder rolls out agentic AI across supply chains
Unified Communications

Blue Yonder rolls out agentic AI across supply chains

Blue Yonder expands agentic AI and mobile apps across supply chains, embedding role-based agents from planning to customer service.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Appdome unveils Threat-Memory to track repeated attacks
Malware

Appdome unveils Threat-Memory to track repeated attacks

Appdome's new Threat-Memory tool stores on-device threat histories and AI scores to counter repeat mobile fraud and account takeovers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Mobile Apps stories

UK shoppers will pay more for seamless retail experience
Digital Transformation

UK shoppers will pay more for seamless retail experience

UK shoppers willing to pay more for seamless cross-channel retail, with younger consumers leading demand for friction-free journeys and consistent payments.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
iD Mobile app tops 2 million users as self-service grows
Digital Transformation

iD Mobile app tops 2 million users as self-service grows

iD Mobile's self-service app has surged past two million registered users as more of its 2.5 million subscribers switch to digital support.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Clear Mountain Bank adopts Alkami digital platform
Data Analytics

Clear Mountain Bank adopts Alkami digital platform

Clear Mountain Bank rolls out Alkami's digital platform to modernise services, add data-led marketing and rival larger lenders' tech.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Aegon’s Mylo app tracks down GBP £135m in pensions
Digital Transformation

Aegon’s Mylo app tracks down GBP £135m in pensions

Aegon app Mylo consolidates more than GBP £135m in pensions as digital tracing tools tackle the UK's growing lost pots problem.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
PWL Capital selects d1g1t for wealth tech overhaul
Software-as-a-Service

PWL Capital selects d1g1t for wealth tech overhaul

PWL Capital taps d1g1t to replace spreadsheets with a bilingual, API-driven wealth platform for its USD $7 billion advisory business.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
World Cup to spark UK spending surge & second screens
Gaming

World Cup to spark UK spending surge & second screens

World Cup set to kick off UK spending spree as fans splash out on home viewing gear and juggle matches with shopping on second screens.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Gym app SPORTL launches in London after GBP £250,000 raise
Health Technologies

Gym app SPORTL launches in London after GBP £250,000 raise

Gym booking app SPORTL launches in London after GBP £250,000 pre-seed, offering pay-as-you-train access at 50 studios with no memberships.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
AI deepfakes trigger 'Great Trust Recession' online
Data Protection

AI deepfakes trigger 'Great Trust Recession' online

Almost half of people now distrust nearly everything they see online as AI deepfakes trigger a 'Great Trust Recession', new research shows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026