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The capital will help the Queensland company lift production, add jobs and push its autonomy software into more overseas markets.
Breaches are hitting lenders harder as AI adoption speeds up, with 98 per cent of affected firms saying the impact was material.
Most of the 41 promotions are in regional centres, as the firm seeks to strengthen local leadership amid a wider talent battle.
Recognition in the Propel-AIR 2026 final seven gives the Sydney robotics firm a platform as demand grows for robots that can handle fragile items.
Nearly half of Australian compliance teams said fragmented systems were their biggest weakness, hampering efforts to spot sanctions and scam risks.
Patients are gaining faster access to test results as default uploads lifted weekly sharing of pathology and imaging reports to more than 5 million.
AI hiring is spreading unevenly across revenue teams, with senior roles and Sydney adverts most likely to mention the skill.
Pre-sales have opened in Australia and New Zealand for a AUD $299 collector set that pairs Toy Story 5 characters with interactive audio.
New figures show shoppers are increasingly choosing digital wallets and BNPL, even as cards still dominate spending across New Zealand.
After a year of security awareness training, only 5.3% of workers in Australia and New Zealand were likely to engage with phishing attempts.
Automating repayments could ease strain for borrowers juggling multiple debts, as the bank aims to cut admin and improve approval odds.
Australia's developers are contributing more widely abroad, with GitHub data showing a 16% quarterly rise in cross-border open-source collaboration.
As flex space grows, operators are turning their floors into recurring managed-network and security contracts for MSPs and integrators.
Smaller hotels can now automate check-in in tighter lobby spaces, as Vendfun adds payment, ID scanning and loyalty enrolment to one unit.
Half of Australians now use generative AI, giving brands less than two years to shape how systems describe them to customers.
Advice firms can now query consolidated client wealth data in plain language, as HeirWealth opens Atlas to MCP-compatible AI assistants.
Repeat offenders are driving most violence at Australian shopping centres, prompting calls for technology and police partnerships to protect families and staff.
Its sustained broadband performance has earned Superloop a third straight Ookla award, strengthening its case against larger rivals in Australia.
Customers could regain service faster during outages, as Optus says the trial restored up to 50% of affected mobile connections.
Patients could miss vital appointment and medication texts if healthcare providers fail to register before messages are labelled “Unverified”.
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