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The hire is meant to sharpen the consultancy's North American push as clients demand clearer returns from AI and transformation spending.
Marketers can now get faster readouts from Test Your Ad as System1 layers AI summaries and predictive scoring onto its consumer-based testing.
Healthcare advertisers in India and New Zealand will face tighter checks before using Google Ads, as LegitScript widens its certification scheme.
Finance teams could cut manual close work as Trintech embeds AI guidance, risk checks and auto-matching into existing workflows.
The tie-up should cut delays and make cross-border currency costs more predictable for Aspire’s 50,000 business customers.
Enterprises risk slower AI rollouts and higher integration costs as Model Context Protocols emerge to govern agent access to tools and data.
Better online listings and reviews could help small businesses appear in AI recommendations as customers increasingly use chatbots to find local providers.
Western Australian enterprises and agencies can now keep SASE traffic local, easing compliance and latency concerns under tighter data rules.
The recognition may make it easier for advisers to place clients with Aware Super, as its member numbers using them have almost doubled since June 2024.
Disconnected systems are driving up costs for logistics firms, with simple delivery queries sometimes taking teams hours to resolve.
Audio-only listening is now easier for millions of users as video controls roll out globally across Spotify's app and devices.
Well chosen fixtures can turn a plain stairway into a focal point, while also improving safety and making each step easier to see.
Thousands of student placement claims were paid and screened out in the scheme’s first six months, easing compliance pressure on universities.
Councils can now flag suspicious invoice changes before funds are paid, after Queensland authorities lost millions to email compromise scams.
Manual intervention after document capture is a costly bottleneck for AP and claims teams, which the new tool aims to remove.
The app’s 3 million users will see no immediate changes as ownership shifts to Bolt Group, with the deal due to complete by June.
Critical infrastructure and cloud operators face harder-to-detect attacks as criminals turn routers, VPN gateways and IoT kit into proxies.
Only 6% of accountants feel ready for July’s anti-money laundering rules, leaving small firms exposed to penalties and heavier compliance duties.
More coding time and unlimited model access will appeal to developers who have outgrown ChatGPT Plus but not OpenAI’s top tier.
Governance gaps and rising security worries are slowing Australian firms as they shift from AI pilots to production use, the report says.
