Australian stories - Page 18
Agency & La Trobe launch free digital health course
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Australian Digital Health Agency and La Trobe University unveil free online training to boost nursing and midwifery students’ digital skills.
Gallagher survey flags AI training surge & risk gap
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Businesses boost AI training and new roles as risk frameworks and workplace oversight lag behind adoption, Gallagher survey finds.
Orgvue study finds AI divide between executives & managers
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Senior managers lag executives on AI plans, with 63% of leaders expecting redundancies within six months, Orgvue research finds.
8x8 wins CRN channel honours & nine Palomarr awards
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8x8 is bolstering its partner-led push after CRN named two regional channel chiefs and Palomarr ranked its platform across nine categories.
Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing
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Keepit's 2026 data report says most SaaS restores are single files, while many organisations still fail to test identity and bulk recovery.
Zoho & ManageEngine open Sydney office for ANZ push
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Zoho and ManageEngine open Sydney hub to double ANZ team, court enterprise and government clients, and pitch AI as a growth lever.
RELA launches Assess 2.0 for farm-friendly renewables
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clean technologies
Australian-backed Assess 2.0 gives farmers a new planning tool as renewable energy projects race across regional Australia.
Australian SMEs keep hiring despite tougher conditions
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Australian SMEs defy weak sentiment to lift hiring 6.8%, while AI job ads surge 13-fold and construction and trades lead wage growth.
Amazon launches free AI training for Australian schools
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Amazon and Tech Futures Australia roll out free AI training and classroom tools for Australian schools, after research found teachers keen but under-resourced.
Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 AI gaming laptops
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Intel backs thin-and-light AI laptops with Core Ultra Series 3 chips, touting stronger gaming performance, local chatbot support and longer battery life.
AI is moving into finance workflows, data and systems will decide who benefits
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AI is moving closer to the core of finance operations, but the real winners will be organisations with clean data, structured processes and modern ERP systems.
GenAI could revolutionise cardiac treatments and transplants
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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute says Oracle-powered HeartSight has cut diagnosis times 80 per cent as AI is explored for personalised transplant care.
DigiCert posts record ARR after Valimail acquisition
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DigiCert scales digital trust platform with Valimail deal as Q4 annual recurring revenue hits a company record and bookings top guidance.
Why organisations need a version of 'HR' for AI agents
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As AI agents spread through businesses, organisations are being urged to create HR-like oversight to manage access, risk and accountability.
TGS taps Tape Ark for 40 PB seismic cloud migration
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TGS taps Tape Ark for one of the energy sector's biggest cloud moves, shifting 40 petabytes of seismic data into a hyperscale environment.
Scale By Avec says strategic hiring is the key in the age of AI
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Scale By Avec urges firms to rethink hiring in AI era, backing training, human skills and entry-level pathways over headcount cuts.
Australian firms urged to rethink backup amid cyber risk
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Cohesity and Semperis urge Australian firms to move beyond basic backup, warning that fragmented systems and identity compromise can derail cyber recovery.
Dubber cuts observability costs by 25% with Grafana Cloud
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Dubber trims observability run costs by 25% after shifting to Grafana Cloud, simplifying metrics, logs and monitoring across its global platform.
Tineco tops wet & dry vacuum market for fourth year
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Tineco keeps global lead in household wet and dry vacuum cleaners as Euromonitor again places it first, with a 35% market share in 2025.
Sony launches BRAVIA Theatre gear & TV in Australia
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Sony unveils new BRAVIA Theatre soundbars, subwoofers and rear speakers in Australia, with a 100-inch BRAVIA 3 II TV set to follow.