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Carsales launches ChatGPT app to power AI car searches
Digital Transformation

Carsales launches ChatGPT app to power AI car searches

Carsales launches a ChatGPT app to let Australians find car listings through conversational AI searches, boosting visibility for sellers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
OpenAI boosts Australian startups credits to USD $50,000
Digital Transformation

OpenAI boosts Australian startups credits to USD $50,000

OpenAI triples Australian startup credits to USD $50,000 and adds free ChatGPT Business seats in expanded local founders programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Global Stories

OpenAI stories

AI girlfriend apps exposed private chats in security audit
Data Protection

AI girlfriend apps exposed private chats in security audit

Security flaws in 17 AI companion apps used by 150m people could expose intimate chats, photos and voice messages to attackers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Bonfy unveils ACS 2.0 to secure data for AI agents
Data Protection

Bonfy unveils ACS 2.0 to secure data for AI agents

Bonfy launches ACS 2.0, a cross-channel data security platform to monitor and control how AI agents access, process and share content.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments
Disaster Recovery

Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments

Tempo launches Mainnet and unveils Machine Payments Protocol to automate stablecoin and card payments between AI agents and online services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Study finds AI models develop distinct citation habits
Marketing Technologies

Study finds AI models develop distinct citation habits

New research suggests leading AI models each develop distinct 'information personalities', favouring different sources in their cited answers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Harness unveils AI Security & coding tools for DevSecOps
DevOps

Harness unveils AI Security & coding tools for DevSecOps

Harness has launched AI Security and Secure AI Coding tools to spot and block vulnerabilities in AI-powered apps and AI-generated code.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
1Password debuts Unified Access to secure AI agents
Data Protection

1Password debuts Unified Access to secure AI agents

1Password unveils Unified Access to secure AI agents and machine credentials, promising endpoint-to-agent visibility for security teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
XM Cyber adds AI exposure mapping across hybrid cloud
Hybrid Cloud

XM Cyber adds AI exposure mapping across hybrid cloud

XM Cyber rolls out AI exposure mapping to track shadow AI, cloud models and MCP servers across hybrid estates in a single attack graph.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
GPT-5.4 tops AI accounting test but errors remain high
Digital Transformation

GPT-5.4 tops AI accounting test but errors remain high

GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
AMD pitches EPYC CPUs as orchestration engines for AI
Virtualisation

AMD pitches EPYC CPUs as orchestration engines for AI

AMD is pitching EPYC chips as the orchestration engines for “agentic AI”, arguing CPUs must steer ever-busier accelerators in data centres.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
GitHub backs Alpha-Omega with fresh open source funds
Security Information and Event Management

GitHub backs Alpha-Omega with fresh open source funds

GitHub joins tech giants in a USD $12.5 million Alpha-Omega push, boosting AI-powered defences for critical open source software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Proofpoint unveils AI intent security for enterprises
Data Protection

Proofpoint unveils AI intent security for enterprises

Proofpoint launches intent-based AI security to govern autonomous agents, promising real-time checks on behaviour across enterprise systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
SailPoint launches Shadow AI tool to rein in staff use
Data Protection

SailPoint launches Shadow AI tool to rein in staff use

SailPoint debuts Shadow AI Remediation to monitor and block risky staff use of unsanctioned generative AI tools in real time.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Linux Foundation secures USD $12.5m for AI security
Hyperscale

Linux Foundation secures USD $12.5m for AI security

Linux Foundation wins USD $12.5m from tech giants to bolster AI-era open source security and ease pressure on overstretched maintainers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Anthropic launches institute to study AI's societal risks
AI Security

Anthropic launches institute to study AI's societal risks

Anthropic has launched an in-house institute to study AI's societal risks, governance and economic upheaval as it predicts rapid progress.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute
Marketing Technologies

Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute

AI models rarely credits Canadian news sources, McGill audit warns, risking traffic and pay for regional and French-language outlets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026