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Parents are being urged to talk to children about AI use, as chatbots can aid homework but also expose them to misinformation and privacy risks.
The tie-up gives managed service providers a way to standardise Microsoft 365 security and prepare SMB customers for Copilot adoption.
A skills shortage and tight budgets are slowing gains as Australian builders boost weekly use of construction tech to 48 per cent.
The milestone highlights rising demand for devices that turn workplace conversations into usable records as AI firms push beyond chatbots.
Legacy systems are slowing enterprise AI gains, with only 10% of large firms saying the technology is core to operations.
Only 28% of Australian workers say leaders are aligned on AI strategy, underscoring a governance gap as adoption races ahead.
Initial full-wafer graphene runs have brought Archer closer to repeatable qubit production, with a working device still due by Q3 2026.
Trade advisers in Australia and New Zealand will get referral fees, training and support as AroFlo expands its route to market.
Australia's banks are steadily increasing their use of artificial intelligence, but regulation and data security fears are tempering adoption.
Despite inflation and interest-rate pressure, most small firms are boosting marketing and AI use to win customers and protect revenue.
Millions of UK and European shoppers can now skip manual card entry online, as Revolut rolls out Visa's Click to Pay at checkout.
Retailers are weighing facial recognition tools more cautiously as privacy fears rise, after Auror's system won a loss prevention award.
Australian insurtechs will gain a free route to pitch insurers and investors, with the winner earning an expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas.
Financial firms face tighter oversight as the regulator warns current controls are not enough for fast-changing AI systems and machine identities.
The move signals Cloudflare's push to channel more secure access service edge work through specialists as firms simplify legacy security for AI adoption.
New data show Kiwi small firms generating less per hour than peers in Australia and the UK, as rising costs squeeze margins.
Household budget pressure is pushing used-car buyers to seek price certainty, as Cars24 pairs discounts with return and price-match guarantees.
Australian shoppers can now get ECOVACS' flagship DEEBOT X11 OMNI Cyclone for AUD $1,399, down from AUD $2,999, after the sale was extended.
Law firms could cut friction in transactions as verified property, company and identity data feed directly into Legora's AI workflows.
Concerns over overseas access have pushed Australian agencies towards locally controlled AI, as a US order left some users abruptly cut off.
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