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Families in 40-plus cities can now choose step-free, pram-friendly routes in Citymapper, while the app debuts in Bluey's home city of Brisbane.
Avoidable job losses could rise if leaders delay role redesign, even as one in four workers globally face some exposure to generative AI.
The appointment gives the Gold Coast software group direct operator insight as it nears its 10th year and passes USD $3 billion in bookings.
Australian and New Zealand students using Turnitin's monitored writing platform were about 40% less likely to submit work flagged as mostly AI-generated.
Businesses face rising disruption unless seven basic cyber controls are properly integrated, tested and owned across identity, recovery and supplier access.
Only 5.2% of organisations in Australia and New Zealand have scaled AI beyond pilots, with structure and workflows proving the biggest barriers.
Operational downtime and safety risks are mounting, as Claroty says ANZ organisations lost an average USD $2.04 million per cyberattack last year.
More than 10,000 people are expected in Sydney as Binance Australia deepens its bet on the country's digital asset sector with a fifth straight year.
Almost all staff want human oversight after a survey found AI mistakes at work have already triggered customer service, operational and reputational damage.
Productivity gains are being held back as most workers say food and beverage manufacturers keep adding technology without fixing old processes first.
Portable protection against battlefield drones may soon reach every soldier, after the Australian device won recognition for meeting a growing frontline need.
A looming 17,900-person shortfall in Australian accounting is pushing firms to use AI as a recruiting draw for graduates.
Buyers can now reserve MSI's first RTX Spark laptop, a 2-in-1 aimed at local AI work, with Australian pre-order extras worth AUD $179.
Foreign river pollution could lift plastic washing up on Australian beaches from 440 tonnes in 2020 to about 850 tonnes a year by 2050.
Australian workers in later careers are far less confident about their finances, as only 9% of 40- to 64-year-olds feel secure about money.
As AI adoption accelerates, most Australian CIOs now say they are more responsible for redesigning workforces than for running core IT systems.
The deal will broaden access to general practice software and lift Lanas' total New Zealand investment towards NZ$200 million over two years.
Security concerns are driving a split over autonomous AI, with 46% of middle managers wanting human oversight on sensitive IT fixes versus 24% of executives.
Home and small business buyers get more installation and coverage options, with Ring pricing its latest 2K models at AUD $179 and AUD $109.
The breach has intensified calls for mandatory licensing and faster incident reporting as unions warn advanced AI could undermine essential public services.
