Opinion stories
Missed early warning signs are leaving employers exposed to rising claims, resignations and burnout across their workforces.
On the shop floor, course completions can mask gaps in safety, compliance and productivity, leaving managers with a false sense of readiness.
New licensing rules mean BNPL providers must verify identities and addresses more accurately or risk fraud losses and compliance breaches.
Alarm floods across data centres, pipelines and power grids can now be reduced to one incident, if operators can route and document fast enough.
AI is starting to cut admin, speed up workflows and improve customer service as businesses shift from pilots to enterprise-wide use.
Enterprise AI agents are already generating revenue, but shortages of compute and skills could determine who captures the gains.
Software and new grid incentives are turning household batteries into income earners, with some owners collecting hundreds of dollars yearly.
Unplanned outages can cost cash centres thousands of dollars an hour, making predictive maintenance a growing priority for operators and central banks.
Ageing networks and tighter budgets are pushing operators to use data to cut outages, prioritise maintenance and stretch asset life.
Banks are adopting stablecoins, tokenisation and digital custody as crypto's ideas quietly reshape payments, settlement and asset transfer.
Australian firms are racing to curb shadow AI use after staff began sharing confidential data with unsanctioned tools.
Mid-market firms in financial, insurance and consulting services face the highest ransomware risk, with attacks now striking faster and costing far more.
Mid-sized firms risk wasting cybersecurity spend unless one executive is accountable for translating alerts into financial and operational decisions.
Thousands of firms face higher risks of fines and delays unless customer records are verified and kept current before July 2026.
The appointments broaden Wildfire's UK brief into home energy and security as brands compete for visibility in the connected home market.
Consumers are now getting real-time batch checks, wearable-linked dosing and personalised formulas as supplement brands add AI and connected hardware.
Scammers are exploiting grief-driven sharing with fake death posts that can spread malware, harvest data and build rogue audiences.
Finance teams could cut days from month-end reporting by automating repetitive reconciliations first, while leaving judgment calls to people.
A decade-old cloud ERP move let Linen House shift from wholesale to direct sales, with more than half its revenue now coming consumer-facing.
Australian buyers are weighing convenience against control as desktop PC demand rises, with local warranties and faster access swaying choices.
