Automation stories
The funding is set to safeguard thousands of jobs as Canada pushes to bolster its battery supply chain and EV manufacturing base.
AI is increasingly moving into live use across Australia and New Zealand, as regulated sectors test deployments while CEOs chase productivity gains.
Early adopters are seeing stronger returns as AI agents move from trials into core operations across customer service, security and support.
Nearly half of organisations now treat mixed on-premise and cloud estates as permanent, with security and cost pressures mounting.
Customers will build and manage AI agents in one place as Google Cloud folds Vertex AI services into Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
The launch aims to let firms and software agents use Salesforce data and workflows inside coding tools and collaboration apps, cutting build times by up to 40%.
Demand for AI agents is driving Google Cloud to broaden its stack with new security tools and eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units.
In-house legal teams can now check contract wording against case law and statutes without leaving the Luminance workflow, after a LexisNexis tie-up.
Production AI is straining as 5% of model requests fail and almost 60% of those errors stem from capacity limits.
Despite widespread confidence, only 32% of firms test AI disaster recovery plans monthly, leaving identity and SaaS access exposed to outages.
Partners will get bigger incentives and a file assessment tool as Peer Software tries to help customers manage fragmented hybrid storage more quickly.
Users can now track performance against targets and share AI-powered scorecards as Xero expands analytics tools to 4.6 million subscribers worldwide.
Consolidating payments across Australia and New Zealand has cut 1Cover's costs by about AUD $35,000 in nine months, with more savings likely.
Users can now manage files, search workplace data and schedule meetings without leaving ChatGPT, as Dropbox ties three tools into the interface.
More than 500 delegates will hear how AI, cyber threats and automation are reshaping the role of telecoms networks and infrastructure.
The internal promotion comes as demand grows for ERP projects that join finance reporting, operations and AI-enabled automation on one platform.
Irish executives are saving time with AI, but the country still ranks as the most wary of its impact among four European markets.
UK finance leaders see AI mistakes and opaque outputs as the main obstacle to wider use, with trust beating speed in a Bloomberg poll.
AI adoption is widening a gap among Australian SMEs, with users growing 2.8 times faster and many others still holding back.
Microsoft is betting on AI training to ease workplace fears, after pledging to skill another 200,000 people in New Zealand.