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Marketers turn to AI as personalisation revolution arrives
Customer Experience

Marketers turn to AI as personalisation revolution arrives

Australian marketers are turning to agentic AI to keep pace with fragmented customer journeys and rising demand for personalised content.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last month
US firms report more AI-related hiring errors than UK
Generative AI

US firms report more AI-related hiring errors than UK

Bad AI hires are now feeding costly mistakes, with US employers hit far more often than UK counterparts, a survey shows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Kyndryl warns AI adoption is outpacing workforce readiness
Robotics

Kyndryl warns AI adoption is outpacing workforce readiness

Only 23% of firms say staff are fully ready for AI, even as spending and deployment surge ahead of training and governance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Malt tops 1 million freelancers as AI demand surges
Digital Transformation

Malt tops 1 million freelancers as AI demand surges

Demand for specialist AI and technology freelancers has climbed sharply as companies across Europe plug skills gaps and move projects to production.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Epicor launches Prism AI for UK & Europe ERP users
Manufacturing

Epicor launches Prism AI for UK & Europe ERP users

Manufacturers and distributors can now query live ERP data in context, as the new tool aims to ease skills shortages and speed decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Tuanz urges stronger New Zealand cyber security rules
Data Protection

Tuanz urges stronger New Zealand cyber security rules

Small businesses face rising scam losses and AI-driven fraud as the association urges mandatory reporting and tougher platform obligations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Why the freelance economy might be the smartest tool a tech founder never considers
eLearning

Why the freelance economy might be the smartest tool a tech founder never considers

A lean network of specialists helped Echo3 sell more than 80,000 health and safety courses while keeping costs low in its early years.

By Alex King • 3 min read • Last month
Hays warns of AI training gap in Australia tech jobs
Data Analytics

Hays warns of AI training gap in Australia tech jobs

Only 22% of tech staff have formal AI training, leaving Australian employers exposed to skills gaps as adoption races ahead.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Australia AI adoption outpaces governance, says study
Digital Transformation

Australia AI adoption outpaces governance, says study

Governance is lagging as Australian firms race ahead with AI, leaving many exposed to control and readiness gaps, a new study finds.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Scrum.org partners with Coursera for product ownership
Customer Experience

Scrum.org partners with Coursera for product ownership

This partnership expands access to Scrum.org product ownership training to Coursera's global audience of millions of learners and employers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Canada's tech workforce set to top 1.5 million in 2026
Digital Transformation

Canada's tech workforce set to top 1.5 million in 2026

Rising demand for digital skills is pushing employers to compete harder as Canada's tech workforce heads towards 1.54 million in 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
UK tech workforce hits 2.15 million as demand grows
Digital Transformation

UK tech workforce hits 2.15 million as demand grows

Demand for digital skills is tightening hiring across UK industries, with tech roles now making up 6.4% of jobs and paying 53% more.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Arena Animation marks 30 years as India's AVGC-XR grows
Gaming

Arena Animation marks 30 years as India's AVGC-XR grows

India's push to build a bigger AVGC-XR industry is bolstering demand for skills, as Arena Animation turns 30 after training 500,000 students.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month
Canadian firms struggle to turn AI trials into ROI
Digital Transformation

Canadian firms struggle to turn AI trials into ROI

Nearly half of Canadian business leaders are testing AI without seeing returns, as firms struggle to embed the technology into daily operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Geospatial demand outpaces team capacity in Britain
Smart Cities

Geospatial demand outpaces team capacity in Britain

Three-quarters of geospatial teams say demand is rising faster than capacity, heightening pressure on staff, systems and decision-making.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Trust is the new uptime: Why sovereignty by design matters
Hybrid Cloud

Trust is the new uptime: Why sovereignty by design matters

Public confidence in digital government is fragile, with AI adoption, vendor dependence and weak governance now posing a bigger risk than outages.

By Jacqui Adams • 5 min read • Last month
Auckland tech expo aims to link founders & investors
Software-as-a-Service

Auckland tech expo aims to link founders & investors

A central challenge for New Zealand tech firms is finding the right investors and partners, organisers say, as 3,000 attend.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month