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AI ambitions clash with weak data practices in mining

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Mining’s AI ambitions are being held back as geoprofessionals lose a third of their week wrestling with fragmented, poorly managed data.
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Australian leaders target stronger data & AI by 2026

3 days ago
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Australian executives ramp up data governance and AI for reporting by 2026, tackling siloed information and slow access to real-time insight.
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Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges

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Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.
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BigHammer.ai unveils AI agents to replace data stacks

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BigHammer.ai debuts AI agents to replace complex data stacks, promising up to 70% cost cuts and faster delivery for analytics teams.
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AI agents surge in Australia, but integration lagging

Last week
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Australian firms race to deploy AI agents, but siloed systems and weak integration threaten hoped-for productivity gains.
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Guidewire names Phil Joel VP of Solution Advisory APAC

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Guidewire has appointed Phil Joel as VP of Solution Advisory for APAC, strengthening support for insurers’ core modernisation and data projects.
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Weak data practices waste AUD $154bn in global AI spend

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Weak data governance is squandering an estimated $154bn of global AI investment each year, Hitachi Vantara warns in new research.
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Data privacy urged as strategic board issue in AI era

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Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.
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Alteryx deepens Google Cloud BigQuery analytics tie-up

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Alteryx and Google Cloud deepen BigQuery integration to run no-code analytics in place, promising tighter data governance and AI-ready workflows.
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Alteryx deepens BigQuery tie-up with Google-first suite

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Alteryx deepens its Google Cloud partnership, bringing Alteryx One workflows directly into BigQuery and planning a Google-first marketplace edition.
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AI adoption surges in Singapore but strong ROI lags

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AI use is now near universal in Singapore, but few organisations can show strong returns as data complexity and security risks bite.
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Iron Mountain urges year-round UK data protection focus

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Iron Mountain warns UK firms to treat data protection as a year-round board priority as weak governance fuels losses and AI risks.
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AI trust paradox exposes gaps in literacy & governance

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Employees trust AI data more than ever, yet European and UK firms admit literacy gaps and weak governance are undermining safe adoption.
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Data resilience & trust seen as key to safe AI use

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Data Privacy Day puts spotlight on how trusted, resilient data underpins safe AI adoption, compliance and business continuity.
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Databricks reports surge in enterprise AI agent use

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Databricks reports a 327% jump in enterprise use of multi-agent AI, as firms move beyond chatbots to real-time, governed production systems.
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Genetec sets privacy rules for physical security data

Last month
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Genetec issues privacy rules for physical security data, urging clear limits, encryption and ongoing cyber defence for surveillance systems.
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Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale

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Kani deepens its tie-up with TransactPay, adding Data-as-a-Service to streamline global payments data as the issuer ramps up scale.
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Amperity unveils tool to monetise first-party data

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Amperity launches Audience Monetization, an AI-powered tool to package and sell permissioned first-party audiences to advertisers.
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Firms warned AI spend will fail without orchestration

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AI investment risks falling flat without better orchestration across workflows, Enate warns, as UK CEOs ramp up tech and data spending.
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2026: The year AI moves from promise to performance

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In 2026, AI shifts from dazzling pilots to disciplined performance, as trust, governance and human oversight overtake speed of deployment.