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What it takes to make warehouse automation work
Robotics

What it takes to make warehouse automation work

Bottlenecks often shift to inbound and packing areas when a warehouse is automated without redesigning the surrounding processes and staffing.

By Rob Charles • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Firstwork raises USD $15 million to expand AI onboarding
Human Capital Management

Firstwork raises USD $15 million to expand AI onboarding

The new funding will help the New York company expand its AI tools as employers struggle to keep frontline hires through onboarding and compliance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Meta survey finds most Asia-Pacific small firms use AI
Data Privacy

Meta survey finds most Asia-Pacific small firms use AI

The findings suggest many smaller firms are already using AI to lift productivity, but training costs and know-how remain major barriers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Oracle to offer Google TPUs on OCI Cloud from 2027
Data centers

Oracle to offer Google TPUs on OCI Cloud from 2027

Enterprise users will gain another AI chip choice in OCI from 2027, as Oracle becomes the first hyperscale cloud outside Google to host TPUs.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

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AI productivity is not the CIO's responsibility alone
Digital Transformation

AI productivity is not the CIO's responsibility alone

Businesses must pair AI tools with skills and clear goals if they want the technology to improve output, not just drive adoption.

By Jim Hinchliffe • 4 min read • Last week
AI adoption could add AUD $93 billion, report finds
Construction

AI adoption could add AUD $93 billion, report finds

Wider adoption among smaller firms could lift annual output, but only one in four Australian SMEs is using AI and just 5% use it broadly.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Scouter launches in Singapore with cybersecurity services
Cloud Security

Scouter launches in Singapore with cybersecurity services

The new unit will help Singapore organisations choose and deploy security tools, with local engineering support aimed at complex regulated sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Samsung names seven young Kiwi innovators in prize haul
Generative AI

Samsung names seven young Kiwi innovators in prize haul

The competition's $24,000 prize pool was split among projects tackling communication, education, accessibility and environmental problems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
GitHub opens Copilot to enterprise users in Australia
Agricultural Technology

GitHub opens Copilot to enterprise users in Australia

Enterprise customers in Australia can now access GitHub Copilot without a separate licence, as local developer activity climbed 30% year on year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Firebird signs Kazakhstan deal to expand AI infrastructure
Robotics

Firebird signs Kazakhstan deal to expand AI infrastructure

The project could bring 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs to Kazakhstan by 2027, bolstering the country's bid for domestic AI models.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Pimloc launches AI transcription tool for sensitive files
Risk & Compliance

Pimloc launches AI transcription tool for sensitive files

Organisations handling evidence and case files can now keep transcription, translation and redaction in one system, reducing file-sharing risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
NiCE Cognigy urges wider AI use across public services
Digital Transformation

NiCE Cognigy urges wider AI use across public services

Public bodies could cut admin and free staff for frontline cases if ministers back AI tools with stronger oversight and safeguards.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last week
Landmark invests €500,000 in managed compliance service
Data Protection

Landmark invests €500,000 in managed compliance service

Five specialist jobs will be created as the Irish IT provider expands support for firms facing tougher NIS2, DORA and AI governance demands.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 4 days ago
WaterAid Australia launches walk for water fundraiser
Health Technologies

WaterAid Australia launches walk for water fundraiser

The charity says 696 million people still lack clean water close to home, with women and girls often bearing the longest and riskiest journeys.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Microsoft opens Dream Space hub at Dublin data centre
Robotics

Microsoft opens Dream Space hub at Dublin data centre

More than 5,000 Dublin and Kildare students a year will get hands-on STEM and AI lessons as Microsoft ties its data centre to local skills.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Multiverse launches Mastry to challenge AI consultancies
Digital Transformation

Multiverse launches Mastry to challenge AI consultancies

The platform aims to help employers measure whether AI training changes day-to-day work, as firms seek clearer returns on spending.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Human-error data breaches in the UK rise 43% since 2020
Data Protection

Human-error data breaches in the UK rise 43% since 2020

Routine handling mistakes are driving UK data exposure, with wrong-recipient emails and late reporting making up much of the rise since 2020.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 5 days ago
UK business leaders urge Budget support for founders
Artificial Intelligence

UK business leaders urge Budget support for founders

Business leaders say the Budget must ease costs and boost investment or UK start-ups could lose talent, funding and growth momentum.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago