Opinion stories
Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots
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Gartner predicts public LLMs will double PR budgets by 2027 as AI search reshapes discovery and employee chatbots replace intranets.
LinkedIn unveils Premium All-in-One for Aussie SMEs
Yesterday
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LinkedIn launches Premium All-in-One in Australia, bundling AI-powered hiring, marketing and sales tools for fast-growing small businesses.
Australia’s cyberattack surge demands a new approach to data resilience
Yesterday
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Australia faces world’s highest rate of serious cyberattacks, exposing millions and forcing a rethink of data resilience strategies.
SD-WAN is the SASE foundation enterprises can’t ignore
Yesterday
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Enterprises rushing to adopt SASE must modernise with SD-WAN first, or risk poor performance, fragmented visibility and weak security.
Inflation, US debt & AI: key risks for NZ investors
Yesterday
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New Zealand investors are warned AI-fuelled gains face “incredible danger” from US inflation, soaring debt and turbulent midterms ahead.
Why household context matters for the future of audience insight
Yesterday
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As personal identifiers fade, marketers are turning to household context for richer, privacy-safe audience insight that reflects real lives.
Turning shelfware into software value
2 days ago
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Australian firms will spend nearly AUD $6.2 billion on cybersecurity in 2025, but partners must tackle shelfware to unlock real value.
Maximising value from AI in 2026
2 days ago
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AI’s promise for 2026 hinges on fixing decaying, duplicate customer data to curb hallucinations and unlock sharper, revenue-driving insight.
Stop burning money on manual marketing tasks
3 days ago
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Stop wasting budget on grunt work: use agentic automation to handle competitor intel, reporting, SEO and lead routing so marketers drive revenue.
Are workplaces designed to earn our trust in AI?
3 days ago
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Firms race to embed AI, yet staff fear risk and job loss. Can redesigning work and sharing control finally earn employees’ trust?.
The new rules of digital identity in ANZ: KYC & AML trends for 2026
3 days ago
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Deepfakes, new biometrics rules and AI agents are rewriting digital identity, forcing ANZ firms to treat KYC as core infrastructure.
AI code is creating security bottlenecks for Australia businesses
3 days ago
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AI coding tools are speeding software delivery for Australian firms but overwhelming security teams and exposing unprecedented risks.
Securing the digital classroom: A layered cybersecurity approach for K-12 schools
Last week
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As classrooms digitise, SonicWall pushes layered cybersecurity to shield K-12 schools from ransomware, phishing and zero-day threats.
Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine’s match
Last week
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From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine’s match worldwide.
Five insurance payment trends shaping Australia and New Zealand
Last week
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Rising claims, digital demands and real-time payments are reshaping how insurers across Australia and New Zealand collect and pay out.
The economy is the collateral: Why revenue reliability is the real requirement for growth in 2026
Last week
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As 2026 looms, studios find the real growth constraint is not equity or debt, but the reliability of revenue fuelling user acquisition.
Synergy: How AI agents and humans can play together in the same sandbox
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Agentic AI is shifting automation from rigid rules to adaptive partners, as humans and AI learn to share data, decisions and the same sandbox.
5 Signs it’s time to automate your back office AP processes
Last week
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Stuck in slow, manual AP? Here are five clear signs it is time to automate your back office and unlock a leaner, smarter finance team.
Estimation-centric AI reshapes aerospace defence costs
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AI is reshaping aerospace and defence cost estimation, forcing leaders to pair rapid, data-driven planning with traceability and accountability.
Clarity unveils Surfacd to track B2B brands in AI search
Last week
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Clarity launches Surfacd, a tool tracking how B2B brands are portrayed across AI search and assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity.