IT Industry stories
The multi-year project aims to give Telefónica Germany more control over data, resilience and AI-ready services as it modernises infrastructure.
The milestone points to growing demand for fleet telematics, with the firms saying their devices now help cut fuel use and emissions across 160 countries.
Scale-ups can now compete for recognition and customer validation as the Tech Trailblazers Awards opens 2026 entries worldwide.
The deal gives Qualcomm a stronger software layer for developers as AI workloads spread from edge devices into data centres.
Demand for specialist AI staff is lengthening vacancies and driving salaries higher as firms move from experiments to deployment.
The recognition underscores rising demand for secure, lower-cost remote access tools as Australian and New Zealand firms modernise work systems.
Howard Wilson's retirement will hand PagerDuty a finance chief with deeper banking and public-company experience as it pushes further into AI tools.
The Brisbane agency's recognition boosts Australia's profile in Umbraco's global partner network as it expands across APAC.
The record outlay underscores the group's push into AI, health and payments as emissions fell and carbon neutrality continued for a fifth year.
Remote hiring teams face a wider security risk after researchers found North Korean operatives won 76 offers from 166,893 US job applications.
A global survey suggests many junior coders can use AI tools but still struggle to explain their output, worrying employers about future readiness.
A central challenge for New Zealand tech firms is finding the right investors and partners, organisers say, as 3,000 attend.
Underrepresentation of women in engineering is threatening talent pipelines and innovation as demand rises in AI, energy and manufacturing.
Investor demand for Australian startups is outpacing funding channels, with only 27% willing to commit more than AUD $100,000 to one deal.
Fragmented tools and patching delays are costing IT teams USD $133,000 a year in labour, according to new research.
The Leeds consultancy is adding 15 AI roles as clients grapple with data and governance hurdles that keep pilots from reaching production.
The award will send the ARM Hub founder to Stanford, bolstering efforts to push AI into Australian manufacturing and policy.
Its expansion across energy and water markets has been backed by two acquisitions and three senior hires to drive an AI-first push.
Britain's tech groups could tap fresh funding and customers as Japan seeks overseas partners in semiconductors, AI and clean energy.
Unapproved AI use is widening a security and compliance gap, with 75% of UK business travellers saying they would use shadow tools for work trips.
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