About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine
Khan TED Institute targets low-cost AI-focused degree
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edutech
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e-learning
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iam
ETS, Khan Academy and TED plan AI-focused higher education model with skills-based progression and corporate backing, aimed at costing under $10,000.
HackerEarth launches AI interview tool for technical hiring
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hcm
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genai
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llms
HackerEarth debuts AI interview platform with verification and proctoring to help enterprises screen technical candidates around the clock.
The Real World launches expert-approved Campus certificate
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edutech
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iam
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ai
The Real World rolls out expert-approved Campus Graduation Certificate to prove practical skills, as employers question the value of AI training.
Trustifi adds AI video training for MSP phishing drills
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data protection
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ransomware
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mfa
Trustifi rolls out AI-powered training videos for managed service providers, turning real phishing emails into branded simulations inside one dashboard.
Showpad launches AI platform for field sales teams
Today
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saas
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crm
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manufacturing
Showpad rolls out AI-native revenue platform to help field sales teams cut admin, unify coaching and lift execution across customer visits.
8x8 launches AI Studio for customer experience agents
Yesterday
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saas
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uc
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data protection
8x8 unveils AI Studio to let customer experience teams build agents with natural language, aiming to cut integration delays and costs.
Loftware launches Connect for global supply chains
Yesterday
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Loftware unveils Connect platform to link trading partners and standardise product identification across global supply chains.
Wireless Broadband Alliance sets Wi-Fi security rules
Yesterday
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data protection
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network security
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iot security
Wireless Broadband Alliance issues new rules for public and enterprise Wi‑Fi, pushing stronger authentication, privacy and roaming protections.
Robotic Marketer launches AI direct mail tool for home services
Yesterday
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personalisation
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ai
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trends & predictions
Robotic Marketer adds AI direct mail to its marketing platform, aiming to help home services firms target buyers and coordinate print with digital campaigns.
Amex GBT adds AI to Egencia & links Concur Expense
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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erp
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genai
Amex GBT gives Egencia agentic AI and Concur Expense integration, aiming to streamline business travel bookings and cut manual claims work.
Kumo launches KumoRFM-2 for enterprise relational data
Yesterday
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data science
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hpc
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erp
Kumo says its new foundation model for relational enterprise data outperforms supervised rivals, scales to 500 billion rows and answers queries in natural language.
Prophet guide tackles marketers' measurement blind spots
Yesterday
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Prophet has published a new market mix modelling guide to help marketers prove commercial impact, with examples showing how MMM can expose hidden value in campaigns.
Kyndryl launches sovereignty services as concerns grow
Yesterday
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Kyndryl rolls out a new sovereignty advisory and managed service to help firms control data, systems and AI across complex IT estates.
Springboards launches Flint AI model for marketers
Yesterday
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open source
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genai
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llms
Springboards unveils Flint, a novelty-focused AI model for marketers, as it refreshes its platform with new self-serve plans and wider access.
Clean Slate Clinic closes $4.3 million capital raise
Yesterday
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healthtech
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telehealth
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telemedicine
Clean Slate Clinic secures $4.3 million to expand virtual alcohol detox service, with new support from Giant Leap and Scale Investors.
akto named Boomi Platinum Partner in AI readiness push
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
akto wins Boomi Platinum Partner status as enterprises in Australia and New Zealand seek stronger integration, governance and data foundations for AI.
Brennan boosts sovereign SOC as demand shifts onshore
Yesterday
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socs
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partner programmes
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physical security
Brennan folds CBR Cyber into Canberra-based operations as more Australian agencies and regulated firms seek sovereign Security Operations Centre support.
System1 adds AI-led tools to Test Your Ad platform
Last week
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data analytics
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martech
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partner programmes
System1 adds AI-led reporting and predictive tools to Test Your Ad, aiming to speed up creative analysis while keeping consumer testing central.
Haast raises $17.2 million to automate compliance checks
Last week
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saas
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digital transformation
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cx
Sydney-founded Haast secures $17.2 million as investors back its push to embed automated compliance checks into enterprise workflows.
Universities process thousands of placement payments
Last week
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edutech
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
Australian universities use TechnologyOne platform to process thousands of Commonwealth Prac Payments as Victoria University pays out $1.5 million.