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Community Fibre picks Luminance for contract management
Software-as-a-Service

Community Fibre picks Luminance for contract management

The broadband provider aims to cut manual contract work and improve oversight as its supply chain and network footprint expand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
The Marketing Centre bets on fractional CMO growth
Digital Transformation

The Marketing Centre bets on fractional CMO growth

Smaller businesses could gain board-level marketing expertise without full-time pay as demand grows for flexible senior leadership.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week

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Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres
Manufacturing

Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres

Delays in transformers, cooling gear and servers could slow Australia's data centre boom as AI demand strains global supplier networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Cognizant deepens Anthropic tie-up as Claude rollout grows
Data Protection

Cognizant deepens Anthropic tie-up as Claude rollout grows

The expansion signals Cognizant's push to turn AI trials into production work for clients amid tighter scrutiny of governance and risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 as default on Max
Generative AI

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 as default on Max

The new model now underpins Claude Max at the same price as Opus 4.8, with stronger coding and research performance, Anthropic said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Many workers would remove generative AI, survey finds
Data Protection

Many workers would remove generative AI, survey finds

Many employees say AI-generated work is adding checks, slowing projects and making jobs feel less meaningful, a new survey shows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
EU advances tech sovereignty and UK reshapes AI oversight
Data Protection

EU advances tech sovereignty and UK reshapes AI oversight

Brussels' move could reduce reliance on non-EU tech, while London's new AI minister signals tighter oversight of a fast-growing sector.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Yesterday
Kogan lifts approval rates above 98% with Riskified
Fintech

Kogan lifts approval rates above 98% with Riskified

Better fraud screening has helped the Australian eCommerce group approve more genuine orders while cutting abuse losses by AUD $1.5 million a year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Insurers warned of hidden AI exposure across portfolios
Data Protection

Insurers warned of hidden AI exposure across portfolios

Insurers face accumulating losses if the same AI platforms sit undetected across multiple policyholders, KYND has warned.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Ropedia raises USD $30 million to expand physical AI data
Robotics

Ropedia raises USD $30 million to expand physical AI data

Singapore startup's wearable data system could cut robotics training costs by up to 50 times as physical AI demand grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Tekenable launches partnership programme & 30-job plan
Software-as-a-Service

Tekenable launches partnership programme & 30-job plan

The Irish technology services firm expects partnerships to drive up to 30% of revenue growth as it adds 30 roles over 12 months.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Website outages recover in two minutes through summer
DevOps

Website outages recover in two minutes through summer

Businesses saw no summer slowdown in website fixes, with half of outages still cleared in under two minutes despite holiday absences.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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InvoiceCloud & BlitzenX team up on insurer payments
Software-as-a-Service

InvoiceCloud & BlitzenX team up on insurer payments

Carriers can speed claims payouts and reduce manual billing work as the new tie-up links payment tools with core insurance systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Icana.AI CallCoach lifts Finance One compliance checks
Data Protection

Icana.AI CallCoach lifts Finance One compliance checks

Full-call analysis has lifted Finance One's compliance and coaching performance, after the lender reviewed more than 300,000 customer calls.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
Shadow AI upends Australian workplaces as firms catch up
Software-as-a-Service

Shadow AI upends Australian workplaces as firms catch up

Australian firms are racing to curb shadow AI use after staff began sharing confidential data with unsanctioned tools.

By Corp IT • 4 min read • Yesterday
Quontic links Alkami & MANTL to lift digital uptake
Digital Transformation

Quontic links Alkami & MANTL to lift digital uptake

New account holders are moving into online banking faster, with Quontic lifting immediate digital uptake to the mid-70% range after the link-up.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Logicalis launches enterprise private 5G service in Ireland
Robotics

Logicalis launches enterprise private 5G service in Ireland

Enterprises in Ireland can now buy dedicated 5G networks directly from Logicalis after a regulatory change opened spectrum to non-telecoms firms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week