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The UK quantum computing sector gained a major boost as Quantum Motion secured one of Europe's largest financings, drawing fresh specialist backing.
Finance teams can now apply the same payment checks to overseas transfers in more than 50 countries, reducing manual work and fraud risk.
Existing customers will keep their local teams as First Focus expands in New Zealand with a managed IT buyout adding cyber security and cloud services.
Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.
Small businesses can now ask Claude for live cash and invoice data from Xero without leaving their accounting records.
Office projects across Asia Pacific are becoming harder to budget, with labour shortages, materials inflation and geopolitics lifting fit-out costs.
Rising virtualisation costs and AI demands are pushing organisations towards HPE's updated GreenLake stack for simpler private cloud and data protection.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
Unified surveillance tools will help Parramatta manage public safety, traffic and access across more than 110 sites as development accelerates.
Referral-led IT firms risk missing enquiries as local search can still be won with Google profiles, reviews and city-specific pages.
Targeted LinkedIn and Meta ads can keep IT buyers engaged for months, improving pipeline influence when deals stall and budgets drag.
Social media is helping Australian independents win customers from larger rivals with far smaller budgets and faster, more targeted campaigns.
Retailers are using category management to cut waste, avoid empty shelves and respond faster to cost-of-living pressures and supply shocks.
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Founders could save up to AUD $70,000 per hire as the Australian talent provider targets busy chiefs with offshore AI-trained support.
As provinces brace for a severe fire season, AWS is touting AI systems that can speed detection, protect crews and improve evacuation alerts.
Australian small firms are reporting higher revenue and hiring from AI, with regular use almost doubling in 18 months to 69%.
Shoppers will soon find the Indigenous-owned range in 70 Ritchies IGA stores, as Bunji expands to more than 200 independents nationwide this month.
Australian businesses face sharper reporting deadlines as Rapid7 opens early access to software that ties compliance to live security risk.
Homeowners seeking a wired smart doorbell can now choose a 2K model with Apple HomeKit Secure Video, local recording and offline alerts.
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