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Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Zendesk promotes Craig Flower to chief operating officer, tasking him with accelerating its AI-first customer service and operations strategy.
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Ignored low-priority alerts fuel real enterprise breaches

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Ignored 'low-risk' security alerts are seeding real enterprise breaches, with Intezer warning of dozens of overlooked threats each year.
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Sage X3 gains Copilot, AI agents & smarter automation

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Sage adds Copilot, AI agents and smarter automation to Sage X3, promising faster decisions for mid-sized finance and supply chain teams.
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Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Oracle launches an AI agent platform for retail banks, blending autonomous agents and human oversight to automate and personalise services.
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Discovery Consulting appoints SAP leader for NSW push

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Discovery Consulting names SAP specialist Mark Miranda to spearhead NSW mid-market growth, targeting preferred partner status by 2028.
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Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.
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AI use surges in Australian public sector amid data siloes

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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AI use has surged among Australian public servants, but rising data siloes and fragmented systems threaten to blunt productivity gains.
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AI boosts payroll checks but many still lack confidence

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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AI use in Australian payroll soars to 77%, yet more than a third of employers still doubt they are consistently paying staff correctly.
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Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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Event planners in Australia and New Zealand face tighter budgets, faster turnarounds and lingering doubts over AI's place in their work.
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VEON partners with MindBridge on AI-driven audit shift

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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VEON will use MindBridge AI to scrutinise all financial transactions in real time, replacing traditional sample-based internal audits.
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20i launches Twentie AI assistant for unlimited hosting help

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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20i unveils Twentie, an AI assistant embedded in its hosting platform, offering account-aware support, reports and analytics with unlimited use.
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WEL launches rapid solar & battery connection system

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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WEL launches a digital approvals platform that greenlights most home solar and battery connections across its NZ network in under five minutes.
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Adeptia unveils tool to speed retirement enrolment data

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Adeptia launches Automate for Retirement Benefits Enrolment to automate fragmented data intake and speed record-keeping enrolment flows.
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ServiceNow deepens Anthropic tie & wins airline deal

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI for app building and wins a major Panasonic Avionics deal spanning 300+ airlines.
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CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.
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Luminance unveils AI platform to tackle 'enterprise amnesia'

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Luminance launches AI platform to capture contract memory and combat 'enterprise amnesia', promising 90% faster negotiations.
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Parramatta Catholic schools gain SAP award nod for HR revamp

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese shortlisted for SAP Best Tech award after modern HR overhaul replacing decades-old payroll system.
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ServiceNow deepens Claude AI integration across work

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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ServiceNow makes Anthropic's Claude its default AI across Build Agent and workflows, promising faster app development and industry-specific gains.
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'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Lazy supplier data is crippling procurement AI, sparking hallucinations, broken automations and a 'Transformation Wall' to adoption.
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Firms lack confidence in securing AI-driven identities

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Most IT security teams doubt they can protect fast-growing AI and machine identities, as weak governance and legacy tools widen exposure.