Australia takes another step toward a central bank digital currency
Australia’s central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a range of industry…
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Viva Energy completes greenfield HR setup in time for Coles cutover
Viva Energy has gone live with a greenfield HR and payroll system powered by Dayforce, enabling it to move off systems run by Coles inside…
Telstra to axe 550 roles including in enterprise business
Telstra plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing overhaul of its enterprise business and structural changes across other parts of the…
Powercor to tap into agentic AI across the organisation
Victorian electricity distributor Powercor is incorporating multiple AI agents into processes to improve access to information and the work of its contact centre and field…
Microsoft racks up over US$500 million in AI savings
Microsoft saved more than US$500 million ($765 million) in its call centres alone last year by using artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported. The tech giant…
Nvidia-backed Perplexity launches AI-powered browser
Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI has launched Comet, a new web browser with AI-powered search capabilities, as the startup looks to challenge the dominance of market leader…
Telstra to axe 550 roles in enterprise business
Telstra plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing overhaul of its enterprise business and structural changes across other parts of the…
Microsoft to ‘co-invest’ in Defence’s Azure adoption
Microsoft is setting up a co-investment program with Defence that will see the department receive financial support for unspecified “cloud adoption and digital transformation” activities.…
State of Data & AI: Model or Service Selection
Banking on AI returns One group that has thrown itself enthusiastically into exploring the power of LLMs has been Australia’s banks, who represent prime candidates…
State of Data & AI: Security and Privacy
Human considerations While the technical requirements for securing AI systems are significant, many organisations are finding it pays to take a humanistic approach to the…
State of Data & AI: Scaling AI
Creative disruption at scale Despite these challenges, the promise of AI and its ability to drive efficiency and innovation remains compelling enough to encourage organisations…
How Australian Businesses Can Overcome The Struggle to Move AI from Hype to Reality
As much as AI has captured the imagination of Australian business leaders, there is a sobering reality: most organisations are struggling to translate AI enthusiasm…