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Xero launches AI bootcamp for Kiwi small businesses
Data Protection

Xero launches AI bootcamp for Kiwi small businesses

Privacy worries and mistrust are slowing AI uptake among Kiwi small firms, despite 61% already using the technology, Xero says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • 5 days ago

Global Stories

Automation stories

Global 2000 downtime costs rise to USD $600 billion
Software-as-a-Service

Global 2000 downtime costs rise to USD $600 billion

Outages are now costing Global 2000 firms USD $600 billion a year, as a single incident can wipe 3.4% off share prices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Skoyen buys Smovin to expand property software in Europe
Software-as-a-Service

Skoyen buys Smovin to expand property software in Europe

The deal gives Smovin long-term backing as it seeks to expand beyond Belgium and reduce manual rental administration across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Publicis to acquire LiveRamp for USD $2.167bn in cash
Software-as-a-Service

Publicis to acquire LiveRamp for USD $2.167bn in cash

The cash purchase will expand Publicis's data and AI ambitions, while giving LiveRamp shareholders a 29.8% premium and closing certainty.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • 4 days ago
Denodo adds AWS links for agentic AI & data governance
Manufacturing

Denodo adds AWS links for agentic AI & data governance

Poor data quality has been slowing enterprise AI roll-outs, prompting Denodo to link live governed data to AWS agentic tools across multiple services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Merchmix launches retail operating system for stock
Digital Transformation

Merchmix launches retail operating system for stock

Retailers facing stock and margin pressure get a live planning system aimed at cutting spreadsheet sprawl and speeding decisions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Guidewire: Modernising insurance with accountability
Digital Transformation

Guidewire: Modernising insurance with accountability

Regulators are warning insurers to keep humans accountable as AI speeds up claims work and other busy tasks, Guidewire says.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Security concerns top barrier to AI adoption, report says
Digital Transformation

Security concerns top barrier to AI adoption, report says

Businesses are struggling to deploy AI safely as security fears now outrank cost, with 48% naming them the chief adoption barrier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Dataiku launches Cobuild on Snowflake for AI workflows
Digital Transformation

Dataiku launches Cobuild on Snowflake for AI workflows

Enterprises can now turn plain-language prompts into governed AI workflows inside Snowflake, as Dataiku targets compliance-minded users.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
SAP-backed study says data readiness boosts transformation
Data Analytics

SAP-backed study says data readiness boosts transformation

Better managed data can lift returns on big transformation programmes, with a Forrester study finding major efficiency gains and lower costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Automation stories

UK consumers screen calls amid contact centre trust gap
Data Protection

UK consumers screen calls amid contact centre trust gap

Many legitimate calls are being ignored as scam fears and opaque AI use erode trust in contact centres across the UK.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago
DBS to hire 500 more young Singaporeans as AI reshapes work
Digital Transformation

DBS to hire 500 more young Singaporeans as AI reshapes work

The lender is deepening its talent pipeline as automation reshapes entry-level jobs, with interns expected to make up most of this year's intake.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
BT Business & Accenture to deploy AI across services
Digital Transformation

BT Business & Accenture to deploy AI across services

UK business and public-sector customers could see faster fault resolution as BT Business begins an AI overhaul of managed services with Accenture.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
T-Mobile deploys FICO platform for zero-downtime onboarding
Digital Transformation

T-Mobile deploys FICO platform for zero-downtime onboarding

Zero outages now support more than 1 million monthly credit checks as T-Mobile prepares to expand home broadband and connected devices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Eebz launches AI models with GBP £10 million boost
Digital Transformation

Eebz launches AI models with GBP £10 million boost

The £10 million funding is meant to help brands cut eCommerce data errors, speed up insights and track SKU-level changes in real time.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
UK CFOs still rely on spreadsheets for financial close
Digital Transformation

UK CFOs still rely on spreadsheets for financial close

Reliability concerns are leaving many finance teams stuck with Excel for close processes, despite wider pressure to improve controls and speed up reporting.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago
UK chief executives boost M&A as AI drives dealmaking rise
Digital Transformation

UK chief executives boost M&A as AI drives dealmaking rise

EY-Parthenon says dealmaking is shifting towards AI and technology as 87% of UK chief executives expect their M&A appetite to rise.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago