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Australian employers face privacy, dismissal and confidentiality exposure as staff use AI without training or clear rules, lawyers warn.
Clients could see faster AI rollouts across back-office workflows as KPMG deepens a three-year USD $40 million alliance with ServiceNow.
Many firms still lack AI training, even as 85% of accountants say they are excited about it, prompting a new peer forum from Karbon.
The move could cut repetitive work in finance teams while giving Chief Financial Officers tighter control over AI spending and risk.
Law firms can now automate more routine work as the platform adds off-the-shelf tools and customisation for specialist legal workflows.
A shortage of AI implementation talent is pushing mid-sized companies to seek help embedding Claude into operations, as Anthropic and backers launch a new venture.
Cloud software sales via hyperscaler marketplaces are rising fast, and Westcon-Comstor is now helping partners tap Microsoft Marketplace demand.
The fresh capital lifts Legora to USD $600 million in Series D funding as demand for legal AI tools accelerates across firms and in-house teams.
Agency leaders are being pushed to rethink billable-hour pricing as AI shortens production cycles and obscures how work is measured.
Accounting firms can now cut manual handoffs as payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks flow into Karbon from Gusto.
Canberra agencies are under pressure to modernise data systems as Altis adds former Deloitte specialist director Craig Chapman to lead its ACT push.
Enterprise AI projects across Europe will move beyond pilots as the tie-up targets secure deployment inside core business processes.
Recognition for the combined group underscores its growing influence in the IT channel, as six executives make CRN's 2026 Women of the Channel list.
Accounting firms under pressure to move beyond billable hours now have a new system that prices advisory work by client value rather than time.
The move gives the Christchurch-based firm a foothold in Wellington and aims to win more founders, investors and corporates.
Cloudwerx is chasing demand from defence, energy and government clients as it opens in Adelaide and broadens its national transformation team.
Australian sole traders are using AI to cut admin time and boost output, with daily or weekly use now at 41 per cent, Hnry found.
Accounting firms could cut admin bottlenecks as Canopy’s new AI tool handles onboarding, billing checks and document chasing inside its platform.
Customer-facing firms were hit hardest as weak demand and higher costs left UK small businesses with their slowest sales growth in two years.
The hire underscores how support quality can sway renewals and growth as cyber buyers demand help with deployment and integration.