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Australian businesses are pushing AI beyond pilots, prompting Glean to nearly double local headcount as ANZ customers rise more than 60 per cent.
The range is set to reach pharmacy shelves next month, as EZZ seeks to tap demand for evidence-backed women’s wellness products.
Businesses are racing to upgrade defences as Yubico says quantum computers could expose banking, health data and other records within years.
The Sydney move follows a USD $250 million funding round as the cloud security firm bets on real-time protection for fast-growing AI workloads.
The fresh capital lifts Legora to USD $600 million in Series D funding as demand for legal AI tools accelerates across firms and in-house teams.
A misconfigured database left 86,859 images and private chats from a prominent European celebrity’s device open to anyone online.
Security teams may get faster risk rankings as TrendAI adds Claude Opus 4.7 to its platform to spot exploitable flaws and apply interim controls.
Cybersecurity and AI demands are pushing most Australian and New Zealand firms to move workloads back from public cloud to private or hybrid systems.
Police and retailers say the system is helping them target repeat offenders, with London pilots linked to more arrests, charges and convictions.
Ransomware attacks are spreading faster as AI helps criminals exploit flaws within 24 to 48 hours, the report says.
Rising AI use is widening attack surfaces, while most organisations still need nearly a month to recover from cyber incidents.
Charities could get training better suited to limited budgets and low digital confidence as AI reshapes service delivery.
Partners gain access to a wider fibre footprint and revised commissions as Vocus folds TPG’s enterprise assets into its channel strategy.
Australia’s tech sector is seeing routine tasks automated, with demand and pay still strong for scarce software, data and cloud specialists.
Customers can now track overseas payments in ANZ Plus, with near real-time transfers on some routes and extra scam protections added.
Incorrect AI responses are already steering customers away, with Atlas finding factual errors in most brand profiles across major platforms.
New parking features aim to help Australian motorists capture evidence after damage or tailgating incidents, with prices from AUD $189.
More than half of early Australian users were trying the image tool for the first time, as prompts skewed towards portraits, anime and simple fixes.
Proceeds will fund prevention and counselling services after Gallagher Security Australia’s Charity Golf Day raised AUD $90,000 for Bravehearts.
App-based marketplaces and telehealth tools are easing Australia’s doctor shortage, giving locums more control while improving care in remote areas.
