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Australia & New Zealand outpace peers on resilience

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PagerDuty says Australia and New Zealand firms are lifting resilience spend and AI use, while keeping people in charge of critical recovery decisions.
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AI & automation could lift law firm profits, study finds

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Law firms in US and Canada face rising admin drag as LEAP research finds AI and automation could unlock profitability through fewer manual tasks.
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Agent computers: The PC era, amplified

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AMD says a new class of always-on personal machine can run AI agents locally, promising more privacy, speed and productivity for users.
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SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations

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SAP Concur rolls out AI-driven expense automation, policy rule creation and new travel features across Microsoft, Amex and Visa integrations.
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Red Hat & Google Cloud expand OpenShift integration

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Red Hat and Google Cloud broaden OpenShift tie-up with built-in console access, easier billing and new virtualisation support for mixed workloads.
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Harness ranked No. 24 on Fortune's innovation list

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Harness says its AI tools tackle the post-code bottleneck as it lands No. 24 on Fortune's 2026 innovation list, alongside rapid growth and new funding.
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Mediaocean appoints Guy Kuperman as Chief Strategy Officer

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Mediaocean taps Innovid veteran Guy Kuperman to drive strategy, partnerships and AI-led integration across its ad tech portfolio.
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Cloud maturity lags as AI demand outpaces investment

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AI demand is forcing a rethink of cloud strategy as NTT DATA finds most firms still lag on investment, modernisation and security.
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ControlUp adds Intel Device IQ to desktop monitoring

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ControlUp and Intel team up to surface hardware-level warnings in desktop monitoring, aiming to spot PC issues before staff notice them.
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Xero & Anthropic link Claude to accounting platform

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Xero and Anthropic strike multi-year deal to weave Claude AI into accounting software, giving small firms real-time cash-flow and invoice insights.
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Diligence the watchword as oversight lags AI governance

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Boards lag on AI oversight as Diligent survey finds most directors use the tools, but few have embedded governance or risk controls.
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How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth

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APAC organisations are turning observability into the guardrail for AI, using better visibility to curb outages, costs and compliance risk.
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Scale By Avec says strategic hiring is the key in the age of AI

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Scale By Avec urges firms to rethink hiring in AI era, backing training, human skills and entry-level pathways over headcount cuts.
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Flywire appoints Christine Katziff to board & audit

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Flywire taps former Bank of America audit chief Christine Katziff for board role as it bolsters oversight of its global payments business.
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Xero signs Claude deal for small business finance tools

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Xero to embed Anthropic's Claude across accounting tools as JAX gains automation for cash flow, invoices and scenario analysis.
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Milestone revenue rises to DKK 2.2bn on AI expansion

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Milestone lifts 2025 revenue 10% to DKK 2.2bn as AI-led acquisitions, Nvidia tie-up and higher R&D spend drive intelligent video push.
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Asia Pacific technology spend to rise 9.3% in 2026

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Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.
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FedEx opens first on-site solar hub at Shanghai airport

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FedEx expands Asia-Pacific green push with Shanghai airport solar hub, as it cuts emissions, boosts electric vehicles and deploys digital tools.
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Airwallex names Sir Bill English chair of New Zealand board

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Airwallex appoints Sir Bill English as chair of its New Zealand board as the fintech expands local services and says annual payment flows have surged.
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Barracuda overhauls BarracudaONE & partner programme

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Barracuda adds Google Workspace email protection, SecureEdge Access and AI security to BarracudaONE while unifying its global partner programme.