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Young Australians back esports careers but know few jobs

Most 18- to 24-year-olds see esports as a real career, but fewer than a third can name jobs beyond playing professionally.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Zoom launches AI tools to link chats, meetings & work

The new tools are meant to cut time lost piecing together decisions across apps, while Zoom also expects to top USD $5 billion in annual revenue this year.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

Risk & Compliance

AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?

Poorly designed compliance courses leave staff unprepared for AI-era judgement calls, increasing the risk of privacy, cyber and fraud lapses.

By Deborah Coram • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Analytics

React warns AI must not replace management training

As employers roll out AI across the workplace, React says managers still need live practice to handle difficult conversations with judgement and empathy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

EU enlists Nvidia to boost AI research across Europe

Researchers and startups could gain easier access to AI tools, training and European computing power as the Commission teams up with Nvidia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Malware

Australia targeted in massive phishing network takedown

Financial, healthcare and public-sector organisations face less immediate pressure after a disruption effort hit a phishing network sending more than 1 billion malicious messages.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Storage

Hyundai & Kia back VAST Data in strategic investment

The investment follows years of production use and has already helped 42dot halve storage needs while keeping autonomous driving work within existing data centre capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Attekus adds Fat Zebra payments for councils & venues

Users of Attekus software can now pay for bookings in one checkout, helping councils and venues cut friction for more than 140 organisations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

NIIT Learning Systems named to Training Industry top 20

The sixth consecutive listing underlines NIIT Learning Systems' growing profile as employers look to simulations and immersive training to cut risk and improve skills.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Robotics

Honeywell launches Forge Cognition AI for buildings

Early pilots suggest buildings could cut needless alerts by up to 90% and trim energy use by as much as 10% with the new system.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Network Infrastructure

Murdoch Webster appoints Tom Allan as chief executive

The Melbourne provider is seeking to deepen cybersecurity and managed services as it hands day-to-day leadership to a former CyberCX operator.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Human Capital Management

UK firms spend more on AI tools than workforce training

Many UK employers risk poor returns from AI because staff are being given tools faster than they are trained to use them.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Education, Learning & Training

McKay marks 60-year partnership with Channel Infrastructure

The long-running partnership has helped McKay retain a permanent presence at Marsden Point as the site shifts towards fuel imports and storage.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Human Capital Management

Unit4 buys Napta to boost professional services tools

The deal deepens Unit4's push into professional services software by adding skills-based resource planning tools used across 70 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Manufacturing

AI could widen gender gap in UK manufacturing jobs

Women in UK manufacturing are far more exposed to generative AI than men, raising fears that automation could deepen sector inequalities.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Power / Energy

WORK180 launches Knack to help young Australians find jobs

More than 4,500 users have signed up as the platform tries to steer school leavers towards jobs amid youth unemployment above 10%.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Analytics

Enlighten Designs named OpenAI Select Partner in NZ

The Hamilton software firm gains access to OpenAI support as it helps clients move AI projects from pilots into everyday use.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

Asset Panda launches Canadian data hosting for clients

The move should help Canadian public-sector and regulated customers adopt the asset management platform without moving records, files or backups abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week