Sift launches AI agent to tackle hardware telemetry
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Dodo moves 100,000 customers to cheaper internet plans
Households on underused NBN plans could save AUD $14.4 million a year after the telco shifted nearly 100,000 customers to cheaper tiers.
Australian shoppers warm to AI for holiday shopping
Budget-conscious households are embracing AI for practical holiday tasks, with confidence rising fastest among the eight markets surveyed by Sinch.
Evrima opens Australian smartphone PTSD study recruitment
A remote trial could speed up PTSD assessment for Australians with limited access to specialist care, while testing smartphone data against clinical interviews.
auDA faces backlash over .com.au eligibility shake-up
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The reported incident has heightened fears that autonomous AI agents could probe critical systems faster than governments can contain them.
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Fleets could save time on repairs as the software now automates routine maintenance decisions after a beta that reviewed USD $1.4 billion in spend.
Ray White upgrades contact centre with AI oversight
Supervisors can now target call reviews and coaching more quickly as the 110-agent unit adds transcripts, scorecards and compliance tools.
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Regulated organisations can keep wireless WAN telemetry and management data inside their own environments, easing compliance concerns.
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Included free with Platform ONE subscriptions, the tool aims to help overstretched IT teams diagnose outages and performance issues far faster.
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JLL appoints Mikhail Jaura to head Asia Pacific research
Rising demand for AI and cloud infrastructure is intensifying competition for capital, sites and power across Asia Pacific's data centre market.
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Australian households will get wider access to connected yard, pool and pet devices as the brand expands beyond indoor floor cleaning.
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