Skills shortage stories
Rising spend on generative and agentic AI is being hampered by weak governance, with only 17 per cent of CIOs fully confident in controls.
Australian researchers and students will gain access to Fujitsu's quantum systems in Japan under a pact aimed at building skills and applications.
Demand for verified AI skills is rising as enterprises seek trusted Claude expertise, with Pearson now proctoring Anthropic's expanded certifications.
Most finance chiefs still lack a clear AI plan as poor data quality and governance delay automation across North American finance teams.
The tie-up could speed enterprise AI adoption as firms shift from pilots to secure, regulated deployments across core operations.
Financial services firms risk stalled AI roll-outs and weaker supply chains unless governance and digital skills improve, experts warned.
Manufacturers and distributors in Australia and New Zealand will gain conversational access to ERP data as Epicor targets labour and supply chain pressures.
Funding will help the Sunnyvale cybersecurity firm expand its platform as businesses struggle to turn overflowing alerts into faster remediation.
The new capital will fund Endra's push into AI software for building engineers as labour shortages and tight deadlines strain projects.
Growing cyber threats and complex IT stacks are leaving system administrators under strain, with 84% reporting uncomfortable stress levels.
Narrowing gaps across the bloc suggest smaller firms are gaining from digital upgrades, with research and innovation posting the sharpest rise.
Security teams face faster, stealthier intrusions after AI agents managed to breach live systems in controlled tests by Anthropic and OpenAI.
Employer demand for AI know-how is rising fast, with vacancies paying 34% more and formal qualifications losing sway in hiring.
The rare certification bolsters Phoenix Software's credentials as customers reassess VMware environments after Broadcom's acquisition.
Employers are competing for finance chiefs who can judge AI risks and explain data models, as only a small pool can lead implementations.
As Australia faces a 300,000-worker gap by mid-2027, students will gain hands-on training to meet construction demand.
Security teams could close coverage gaps faster, as Prophet's new tool uses past investigations to write and test detections automatically.
IT teams are losing more than a day a week to cloud troubleshooting, as AI and multi-cloud plans expose network bottlenecks.
Stronger cash generation and a 14% rise in adjusted operating profit left the education publisher confident enough to keep full-year guidance unchanged.
Routine hunting can now be run in hours rather than days, helping security teams uncover intrusions and gaps they might otherwise miss.