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Extend launches open-source AI toolkit for smarter financial data
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Extend launches open-source AI toolkit enabling businesses to enhance spend analysis and automate workflows via API integration with major AI frameworks.
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Agentic AI: Redefining how we work with technology
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Agentic AI is transforming Australian businesses, enabling smarter, faster decisions and reshaping innovation, productivity and growth strategies.
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BlackLine launches new AI tools to boost CFOs' financial insights
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BlackLine has enhanced its financial automation platform with AI agents to boost CFO office efficiency, accuracy, and real-time financial intelligence.
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Asia-Pacific organisations honoured for digital transformation
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Smart Communications has honoured leading Asia-Pacific firms, including ING and Westpac, with 2025 SCALE Awards for digital transformation and customer engagement.
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Bitcoin dominance hits four-year high as crypto market rebounds
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The crypto market saw a 9.9% rise in April, with Bitcoin hitting a four-year dominance high at 63%, amid economic uncertainty and cautious investing.
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SAS takes measured path with AI to deliver real-world gains
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While big tech boasts bleeding-edge AI, SAS says it's quietly building tools that deliver measurable returns for government, industry and health.
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Panaseer launches tool to automate enterprise compliance tasks
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Panaseer has launched the Cyber Frameworks Catalog to automate compliance management, easing security reporting for firms in regulated sectors.
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Kiwis embrace AI but call for tighter rules & greater trust
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A global study finds 69% of New Zealanders use AI regularly, but only 34% trust it, with 44% concerned about its risks versus benefits.
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FICO launches Marketplace to link firms with AI data partners
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FICO has launched FICO Marketplace, a platform connecting businesses with data and analytics providers to boost AI-driven decision-making and operations.
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KPMG launches AI Trust suite to aid risk & compliance efforts
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KPMG launches AI Trust services with ServiceNow to help firms improve AI governance, risk management, and compliance across all stages of AI adoption.
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TCS & SAP join forces to boost cloud migration & AI uptake
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TCS and SAP have partnered to accelerate SAP customers' migration to cloud and boost generative AI adoption through the RISE with SAP initiative globally.
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The new standard for corporate travel is real-time, policy-smart, and employee-centric
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Corporate travel evolves with real-time, policy-smart systems creating agile, cost-effective journeys that empower employees and streamline spending.
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Teradata links with ServiceNow to boost AI agents & analytics
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Teradata will integrate its analytics platform with ServiceNow’s Workflow Data Fabric, enhancing AI-driven workflows for joint customers by late 2025.
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Neo4j launches serverless graph analytics platform for all users
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Neo4j launches Aura Graph Analytics, a serverless, no-ETL graph analytics solution that boosts AI insights by up to 80%, available on a pay-as-you-use basis.
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Quantum AI seeing rising business interest despite high costs
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Over 60% of 500 global business leaders are investing in or exploring quantum AI, citing promise in data analytics amidst cost and knowledge barriers.
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Phase One closes $2.1m fund, backs 14 tech startups
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Phase One Ventures closes its early-stage NZD $2.1m fund after backing 14 startups, with 12 securing follow-on funding and creating 100+ jobs.
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SAS Viya launches agentic AI framework for ethical decisions
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SAS unveils a new AI framework on its Viya platform, enabling businesses to deploy ethical, transparent, and governed AI agents for smarter decision-making.
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SAS & Epic Games bring digital twins to modern factories
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SAS and Epic Games partner to enhance digital twins for manufacturing, helping Georgia-Pacific optimise operations at its Savannah River Mill in real time.
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SAS unveils AI Governance Map to boost trust & innovation
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SAS launches AI Governance Map and assessment to help firms enhance AI oversight, compliance, and innovation with tailored reports and expert guidance.
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SAS Viya expands AI tools with new offerings & cloud services
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SAS unveils new AI tools on its Viya platform, including synthetic data maker and AI-powered assistant, aiming to boost speed, productivity and trust.