Australian stories
Businesses in APJ face tighter local hosting rules as AI adoption drives new data loss and compliance pressures.
Demand for tighter oversight of cooling fleets is driving AoFrio's Asia-Pacific push, as it expands connected monitoring beyond drinks coolers.
Women's skills in AI and machine learning are helping expose a cyber workforce gap, as firms race to bolster defences against smarter attacks.
The seed round will fund Drumbeat's push into Australia and the United States as companies seek cheaper, in-house PR tools.
Most organisations in Australia and New Zealand still cannot match machine-speed attacks, leaving blind spots and manual defences exposed.
For Australian businesses, the real test of AI is whether it changes decisions, margins or customer outcomes, not how many tokens it uses.
Defence training demand helped lift annual revenue 43% to AUD $20 million, while xReality Group cut its net loss to AUD $0.1 million.
Despite a surge in workplace use, most firms still cannot show whether AI is paying off, with only 8% tracking impact with clear KPIs.
Businesses can now tap customer-approved bank and energy data in hours, as Biza.io's new feed cuts integration costs and compliance hurdles.
The deal gives Barracuda customer access at Adelaide's inaugural races as Airspeeder seeks commercial backing for its flying-car series.
Australian security buyers will have more accredited implementation support as Fortinet widens its invitation-only partner pool to four firms.
Stronger appetite for defence-linked venture bets has lifted Beaten Zone's debut fund, which will back more Australian start-ups over the decade.
The Sydney deployment will test whether quantum machines can run securely alongside cloud and AI systems in commercial data centres.
Small employers could avoid costly wage and classification mistakes as BrightHR adds guided compliance tools to its workforce software.
Weak R&D growth has prompted calls for New Zealand to court overseas firms at the product-launch stage and lift investment.
Australia's manufacturing push could stall unless public and private funding closes the gap with rivals investing heavily in AI and robotics.
Australian firms still face email compromise and poor security hygiene, even as AI helps criminals move faster and hide harder.
A Logitech G survey shows gaming has become a regular family activity in Australia, with dads more likely than mums to rate themselves as better than their children.
Passengers will begin using Sydney's long-delayed second airport next month, despite a shortage of hotel beds and a metro line not due until 2027.
Daytime sport fans may see clearer action if they raise brightness, as glare and reflections can wash out screens in sunlit rooms.
