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Fortinet boosts FortiCNAPP to sharpen cloud risk view

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Fortinet has upgraded FortiCNAPP with network, data and runtime signals to sharpen cloud risk scoring and cut alert overload for security teams.
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Rising data complexity undermines UK AI security gains

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UK firms risk weaker AI security and wasted investment as soaring data complexity outpaces their ability to govern and protect systems.
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Five key challenges Australian CFOs will face by 2026

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Australian CFOs face a turbulent 2026, juggling AI integration, cost pressures, talent gaps, new ESG rules and fragile supply chains.
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AI tools reshape accounting workflows & client work

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AI has shifted from hype to an everyday tool for accountants, reshaping workflows, client work and skills as agentic systems loom.
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AI goals outpace IT infrastructure, Netskope warns

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AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.
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SMU launches hands-on generative AI Industry Graduate Diplomas for SMEs

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SMU Academy unveils hands-on generative AI Industry Graduate Diplomas to train ‘AI Bilingualists’ and boost responsible AI adoption among Singapore’s SMEs.
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AI reshapes accounting firms but full automation lags

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AI is transforming everyday work in accountancy firms, but messy gaps between systems and people mean full automation remains distant.
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Emergent raises USD $70m to fuel AI software surge

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AI platform Emergent raises USD $70m Series B from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank to speed global software creation for non-coders.
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BenchBee warns UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn

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BenchBee says UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn a year on idle staff, urging a shared-talent model inspired by government reforms.
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UK firms see AI as key to resilience, cyber gap grows

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UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.
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NMITE & British Army launch autonomous robotics MEng

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NMITE and the British Army have unveiled a three-year autonomous robotics MEng, blending drone technology with hands-on defence-linked projects.
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FTSE AIM-100 firms lag on AI, with only 1% truly ready

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Only 1% of FTSE AIM-100 firms have AI embedded in core operations, as poor data governance and weak strategy stall wider adoption.
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SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence

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SonicWall launches unified automation tools to cut alert fatigue, speed cyber threat remediation and streamline overstretched security teams.
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Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases

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Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.
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Commonwealth Bank, OpenAI boost AI skills for SMEs

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Commonwealth Bank teams with OpenAI on AI and cyber training to close skills gaps for 1 million Australian small business customers.
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Preparing campus and branch networks for AI demand

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AI is exposing the limits of aging campus and branch networks, pushing enterprises and MSPs towards unified, cloud-managed, secure platforms.
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Social enterprise opens data careers to neurodivergent

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Australian Spatial Analytics has created over 230 data careers for young neurodivergent adults while delivering AUD $18 million in projects.
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AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns

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New global survey warns a widening ‘complexity gap’ leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations’ security defences.
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NMITE unveils three-year autonomous robotics degree

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NMITE launches a three-year autonomous robotics MEng from 2026, tying drones, defence needs and local industry into a hands-on curriculum.
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UK CEOs boost AI spend but struggle to scale its value

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UK bosses are ramping up AI spend, but PwC finds only a sliver are turning pilots into scaled value amid talent and bureaucracy hurdles.