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OpenAI unveils nationwide AI push & skills drive for Australia
Digital Transformation

OpenAI unveils nationwide AI push & skills drive for Australia

OpenAI launches its first Asia Pacific OpenAI for Countries plan in Australia, pairing sovereign AI infrastructure with major skills drives.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
AI speeds coding but slows Australian software teams
DevOps

AI speeds coding but slows Australian software teams

AI speeds Australian coding yet teams lose seven hours a week to fragmented tools, rising compliance demands and skills gaps, research finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Australian 5G adoption slow as NBN keeps central role
Unified Communications

Australian 5G adoption slow as NBN keeps central role

Australians are drifting to 5G by default rather than demand, as NBN stays the fixed-line backbone despite rising mobile network options.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Australia's National AI Plan to boost skills, safety & business
Robotics

Australia's National AI Plan to boost skills, safety & business

Australia unveils a National AI Plan, investing AUD $29.9m in safety and AUD $460m in programs to boost skills, industry adoption, and workforce confidence.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025

Global Stories

IT Industry stories

TXP warns on low code, AI overload & supplier risk in 2026
DevOps

TXP warns on low code, AI overload & supplier risk in 2026

TXP warns 2026 will bring a low-code legacy crunch, AI-fuelled cognitive overload and tougher scrutiny of cybersecurity in supply chains.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
CFOs tighten grip on soaring cloud & AI spend risks
Digital Transformation

CFOs tighten grip on soaring cloud & AI spend risks

CFOs seize direct control of cloud and AI bills as start-ups see infrastructure swallow up to 40% of revenue and squeeze margins.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
Singulr AI appoints Bask Iyer to steer enterprise AI governance
Software-as-a-Service

Singulr AI appoints Bask Iyer to steer enterprise AI governance

Singulr AI hires veteran tech leader Bask Iyer as Strategic Advisor to guide CIOs on governance amid rapid enterprise adoption of agentic AI.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Pytilia triples Belfast HQ space to support global export growth
Unified Communications

Pytilia triples Belfast HQ space to support global export growth

Pytilia has tripled its Belfast HQ space to support growth, boosting its 50-strong team and exporting 90% of its tech services worldwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025

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IT Industry stories

Cegal expands UK tech apprenticeships & mentoring schemes
DevOps

Cegal expands UK tech apprenticeships & mentoring schemes

Cegal boosts UK tech apprenticeships and mentoring with Microsoft-backed training to tackle IT skills gaps and fast-track new talent.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
NetApp names Ranjit Kumar Singh India HR site leader
Data Protection

NetApp names Ranjit Kumar Singh India HR site leader

NetApp appoints Ranjit Kumar Singh as India HR site leader and senior director, underscoring the country's growing global strategic role.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Aspire Technology valued at GBP £192m in LDC deal
Unified Communications

Aspire Technology valued at GBP £192m in LDC deal

Aspire Technology secures LDC and Federated Hermes backing in deal valuing the fast-growing managed IT provider at GBP £192m.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
digiLab launches theLab to develop safe UK AI systems
Data Analytics

digiLab launches theLab to develop safe UK AI systems

Exeter's digiLab launches theLab, a research hub to build uncertainty-aware, trustworthy AI for critical UK sectors from energy to defence.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Student Energy Group hits UK Fast Growth Index top five
Software-as-a-Service

Student Energy Group hits UK Fast Growth Index top five

Student Energy Group has been named fifth in the Midlands in the 2025 UK Fast Growth Index, spotlighting its rapid student energy expansion.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Women & rising stars honoured at 2025 TechWorks Awards gala
Semiconductors

Women & rising stars honoured at 2025 TechWorks Awards gala

Women leaders and emerging engineers headlined the 2025 TechWorks Awards in London, as UK deep tech celebrated talent and diversity.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Scotland's tech sector worth GBP £6.87 billion faces skills gap
Artificial Intelligence

Scotland's tech sector worth GBP £6.87 billion faces skills gap

Scotland's tech sector, worth GBP £6.87 billion and employing 100,000, faces ongoing skills shortages despite strong growth and optimism for 2025.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
Inspira appoints Swetha Srivastava to lead global AI practice
Data Analytics

Inspira appoints Swetha Srivastava to lead global AI practice

Inspira appoints Swetha Srivastava as head of its global Data Analytics and AI practice, boosting leadership and diversity ambitions in technology.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025
Western Europe's PC market surges as Windows deadline looms
IT Industry

Western Europe's PC market surges as Windows deadline looms

Western Europe's PC market surged in October with double-digit revenue growth ahead of Windows 10's support deadline driving widespread device upgrades.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025