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Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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data science
Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.
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AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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data protection
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AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.
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Globalstar, Skydio trial private 5G link for drones

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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robots
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uc
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smart cities
Globalstar and Skydio trial Band n53 private 5G for drones, eyeing safer public safety missions and uplink-heavy autonomous operations.
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LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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open source
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ai
LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.
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Private 5G & LTE spend to surpass USD $7.2bn by 2028

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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uc
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network infrastructure
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smart cities
Private 5G and LTE spend will top USD $7.2bn by 2028, as industries shift from public mobile networks to standalone private deployments.
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT AI

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
Tanium named a Leader in Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools as demand for AI-driven autonomous IT surges.
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Private 5G network spend to hit USD $7.2bn by 2028

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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uc
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.
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Enterprises pivot to smaller, measurable AI projects by 2026

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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saas
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data protection
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manufacturing
Enterprises to shelve grand AI overhauls by 2026, funnelling budgets into smaller, measurable projects and AI-as-a-Service models.
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Opengear achieves SOC 2, ISO 27001 security double

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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firewalls
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data protection
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dr
Opengear secures SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, bolstering trust in its resilient network management and independent control plane.
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Energy bills bite as SMEs turn to digital & AI tools

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Energy bills surge for Australian SMEs as federal rebates end, driving cost cuts, delayed investment and a pivot to digital and AI tools.
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Prometheus acquires Actenum to boost AI scheduling

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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erp
Prometheus buys Canadian AI scheduler Actenum to sharpen data-driven planning for asset-heavy sectors from oil and gas to utilities.
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Zetifi & Icom launch UHF CB pack for remote drivers

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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agricultural technology
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iot
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supply chain
Zetifi and Icom have launched a rugged UHF CB radio and antenna pack, targeting safer comms for remote drivers and fleet operators.
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UiPath & Talkdesk unite agentic AI for healthcare CX

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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cx
UiPath and Talkdesk are teaming up to fuse agentic AI, streamlining document-heavy healthcare contact centre workflows and cutting errors.
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Can we trust AI? Australia's industrial sector offers the blueprint

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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digital twins
Amid growing mistrust in consumer chatbots, Australia's industrial AI quietly proves that data integrity and transparency can earn real trust.
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Telstra expands satellite messaging to remote workers

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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uc
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agricultural technology
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5g & beyond
Telstra is extending satellite SMS to enterprise staff in remote Australia, adding an extra connectivity layer for dispersed workforces.
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AI reshapes cloud spend as firms shift from SaaS to agents

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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saas
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firewalls
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digital transformation
AI is set to end SaaS dominance by 2026 as firms pay for domain-specific agents and governed cloud usage instead of per-seat software.
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Honeywell to digitise key Rockhampton water plants

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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smart cities
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Honeywell will digitise two key Rockhampton water plants, boosting reliability, cybersecurity and capacity for Fitzroy River Water services.
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Myriota launches HyperPulse 5G NTN for IoT in remote regions

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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agricultural technology
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digital transformation
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iot
Myriota has unveiled HyperPulse, a 5G satellite network offering global IoT connectivity for remote sectors like agriculture and mining with low latency and high data.
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TA Associates invests in Aeris to boost AI-driven IoT security

Fri, 28th Nov 2025
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iot security
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iot
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breach prevention
TA Associates takes a minority stake in Aeris to accelerate AI-driven IoT security and bolster the firm's global connectivity and cybersecurity solutions.
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Schneider Electric unveils AI-driven One Digital Grid for utilities

Tue, 25th Nov 2025
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power / energy
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ai
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cybersecurity
Schneider Electric launches the AI-powered One Digital Grid Platform to help utilities modernise operations, cut costs and boost outage management worldwide.