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Interactive launches company-wide AI adoption program

Internal testing is already cutting security response times from 40 minutes to seven, as Interactive prepares to sell the same AI methods to customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Australia's tech workforce nears 1 million amid AI

Technical roles are still expanding across Australia even as employers adopt AI, with regional jobs growing faster and early-career hiring holding up.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Malware

AI agents are moving fast. Here's what Australians should understand before using them

Australians risk giving AI agents broad access to emails, calendars and accounts, opening the door to scams and misuse.

By Stephen Kho • 4 min read • This month

Data Analytics

Digital skills lift Australian wages by 26%, new study finds

Australian workers with digital skills can command pay rises of up to 26% as employers demand them in nearly nine in 10 job ads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

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Data Analytics

AI agents outpace trust in enterprise data, survey finds

Most firms are still struggling to verify the data behind AI agents, even as more move them from pilots into production.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

OpenSesame expands AI, leadership & safety courses

Employers can now tap a wider mix of AI, leadership and safety training as OpenSesame grows its library to 68,000 titles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Smaller firms use AI training to recruit & keep staff

Smaller employers are using AI training to win recruits and keep staff, with 53% citing satisfaction and retention as the key payoff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Remote makes its AI training course free to workers

Only 20% of leaders think their staff are ready for AI, prompting Remote to open its internal training course to wider use for free.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Only 5% of staff use generative AI effectively, study says

Only 5% of eligible workers are using generative AI well enough to boost productivity, according to NROC Security's latest quarterly study.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth

APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Tech Mahindra opens Toronto innovation hub to boost AI

Toronto clients will gain faster access to AI skills and local delivery support as Tech Mahindra expands its Canadian footprint.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

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Digital Transformation

DBS & IBF partner on AI skills & jobs in Singapore

Singapore banks face faster job changes as DBS and IBF roll out AI training, reskilling and youth pathways for workers.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Today

eLearning

Vector expands AI literacy courses for schools & colleges

Schools and colleges are under pressure to set AI rules as the new courses aim to close staff and student skills gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

CBRE ranks eight Canadian cities among top tech markets

Canada's tech talent rise is helping drive AI office demand, with six cities now in North America's top 15 and Halifax near the top of emerging markets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

UK AI minister urged to prioritise skills & adoption

Britain could miss the bigger economic prize if ministers focus on AI start-ups rather than skills, adoption and productivity gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

Apprentices say AI is reshaping tech skills demand

AI is making communication and adaptability as vital as coding for junior tech roles, apprentices said, as employers seek workplace-ready staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Microsoft appoints Nick Walton as NZ Managing Director

The appointment strengthens Microsoft's push in New Zealand as businesses weigh AI adoption, cloud investment and data-residency demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Human Capital Management

Irish workers boost AI skills amid job security fears

More than two in five Irish professionals now fear AI could affect their jobs, even as most remain confident their skills will still count in three years.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month