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Expert details the data 'gold' fuelling retail media
Data Protection

Expert details the data 'gold' fuelling retail media

Australian retail media booms as brands race to turn fragmented customer data into 'gold' with unified, first-party identity and AI insight.

By Belinda Lloyd • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Australia's AI boom outpaces data skills & governance
Digital Transformation

Australia's AI boom outpaces data skills & governance

Australia's generative AI rollout races ahead of reliable data, governance and skills, leaving a widening trust and risk gap.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
AI and data breaches force new approach to privacy
Data Protection

AI and data breaches force new approach to privacy

Rising data breaches and rapid AI adoption are forcing Australian boards to rethink privacy, shifting focus from perimeter security to full data lifecycle.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026

Global stories

Adeptia unveils tool to speed retirement enrolment data
Digital Transformation

Adeptia unveils tool to speed retirement enrolment data

Adeptia launches Automate for Retirement Benefits Enrolment to automate fragmented data intake and speed record-keeping enrolment flows.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026
Customer Experience

Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026

Analytic Partners named a Leader in Forrester's 2026 marketing measurement Wave after topping current offering and scoring highly on strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Iron Mountain urges year-round UK data protection focus
Data Protection

Iron Mountain urges year-round UK data protection focus

Iron Mountain warns UK firms to treat data protection as a year-round board priority as weak governance fuels losses and AI risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
APAC banks struggle with manual compliance amid AI push
Digital Transformation

APAC banks struggle with manual compliance amid AI push

APAC banks face heavy manual compliance workloads as poor data quality and legacy systems stall AI adoption, survey respondents warn.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Duplicate patient records put care & finances at risk
Data Protection

Duplicate patient records put care & finances at risk

Duplicate patient records can jeopardise safety, inflate costs and risk fines; here's how better data practices and tools can prevent them.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI
Digital Transformation

'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI

Lazy supplier data is crippling procurement AI, sparking hallucinations, broken automations and a 'Transformation Wall' to adoption.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight
Digital Transformation

US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight

US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Security fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots
Unified Communications

Security fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots

Security and governance fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots, even as leaders raise budgets and pursue tightly supervised use cases.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Data resilience & trust seen as key to safe AI use
Virtualisation

Data resilience & trust seen as key to safe AI use

Data Privacy Day puts spotlight on how trusted, resilient data underpins safe AI adoption, compliance and business continuity.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Rising data complexity undermines UK AI security gains
Storage

Rising data complexity undermines UK AI security gains

UK firms risk weaker AI security and wasted investment as soaring data complexity outpaces their ability to govern and protect systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
The impact of email verification on eCommerce success
Customer Experience

The impact of email verification on eCommerce success

Robust email verification is emerging as a must-have for eCommerce firms seeking higher conversions, lower costs and stronger trust.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026

Stories from other regions

AI models help Canadian farmers turn data into decisions
Agricultural Technology

AI models help Canadian farmers turn data into decisions

AI “digital twins” are quietly transforming Canadian farms, turning torrents of data into practical decisions on crops, cash and resilience.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
SFU & Caseway use AI to make court decisions searchable
Large Language Models

SFU & Caseway use AI to make court decisions searchable

Simon Fraser University and Caseway are building AI-ready court decision indexes to test if better legal search helps self-represented people.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
AI trust paradox exposes gaps in literacy & governance
Data Protection

AI trust paradox exposes gaps in literacy & governance

Employees trust AI data more than ever, yet European and UK firms admit literacy gaps and weak governance are undermining safe adoption.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026