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Gallagher launches AR installer training for Australia

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Gallagher Security is rolling out a trainer-led AR hardware installer course in Australia, with bookings from 1 April and sessions from 23 June.
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Making cyber threat intelligence work: closing the intelligence paradox

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Businesses must turn generic cyber threat data into tailored, actionable intelligence or risk paying more for security that feels no safer.
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Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend

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Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.
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Women engineers gain AI career boost, yet trust lags

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Women engineers say AI is accelerating careers but remain wary of bias and blurred accountability for machine-generated code at work.
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Women tech leaders urge structural change on IWD

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Women tech leaders mark IWD by demanding structural change on trust, mentorship and pay, warning UK firms lose GBP £2bn-£3.5bn a year.
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Netgear expands AV-over-IP skills training in APAC

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Netgear broadens its free AV-over-IP training in APAC, adding courses from 12 tech brands to tackle the region's networking skills gap.
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Generate Summit unveils 2026 B2B marketer keynotes

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Generate Summit names first 2026 keynotes for its Sydney B2B marketer conference, promising hands-on sessions and a strict no-selling rule.
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Persistent opens AI innovation centre in Melbourne

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Persistent has opened a Melbourne innovation hub to drive AI-led cloud modernisation and regional delivery for enterprise clients across ANZ.
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Finastra unveils AI tool to speed up bank payments ops

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Finastra launches OperatorAssist AI to cut banks' payment investigation work, promising 20-30% faster exception handling and reduced costs.
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How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales

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As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.
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Baidam ties tech hiring to Deadly Coders training fund

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Baidam will fund a GBP £20,000 Deadly Coders academy place for every 10 tech hires, tying recruitment success directly to Indigenous training.
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Digital.ai unveils AI tool to harden mobile app builds

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Digital.ai launches Quick Protect AI to harden Android and iOS apps post-build, embedding automated security into CI/CD pipelines.
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From side hustles to scalable brands: How marketplaces are paving the way for female entrepreneurs

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Digital marketplaces are empowering UK women to turn side hustles into scalable brands, bypassing traditional funding bottlenecks.
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5 ways women in tech can negotiate a pay rise

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Women in tech are still paid less and promoted slower; here are five strategic steps to negotiate the rise your impact deserves.
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Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM

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Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.
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CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance

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CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.
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Agentic AI boosts elite cyber teams but hinders rookies

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Agentic AI massively accelerates elite cyber teams but can slow inexperienced hackers, Hack The Box's large-scale benchmark reveals.
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ACAM unveils AI marketing framework, The Iconic signs on

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Australia's ACAM rolls out a first-of-its-kind AI marketing readiness framework, with fashion e-tailer The Iconic as its debut adopter.
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SMEs bullish on growth but stuck in strategic advice gap

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Australian SMEs are upbeat on 2026 growth but say they are “flying blind”, lacking strategic advisers and facing a sharp regional advice gap.
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IWD 2026 - Creating a durable tech career in the age of AI

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As AI automates routine coding, architects who design systems and exercise judgement build the most durable, bias-resistant tech careers.