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GenAI could revolutionise cardiac treatments and transplants

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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute says Oracle-powered HeartSight has cut diagnosis times 80 per cent as AI is explored for personalised transplant care.
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Dreame teams up with Sydney Swans in Australia push

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Dreame deepens its Australian push with Sydney Swans deal as the consumer tech brand seeks wider reach beyond home cleaning products.
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Hapana rebuilds fitness platform after USD $7.25 million

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Hapana unveils rebuilt fitness software platform after USD $7.25 million Microequities-led round, targeting multi-site operators with AI tools.
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Vertiv & SUSE warn AI data centres face energy strain

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AI-ready data centres risk hitting an energy wall, Vertiv and SUSE warn, as Australia's hyperscale expansion strains power and cooling.
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Meliora buys Backchat Media to expand into New Zealand

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Meliora acquires Auckland-based Backchat Media, gaining a New Zealand foothold and bolstering its APAC digital strategy and content offering.
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ARIA conference backs licensing over AI copyright carve-outs

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ARIA conference backs music licensing deals as artists, labels and tech leaders urge AI firms to pay rights holders under existing copyright law.
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Zoom showcases AI tools for APAC SMBs in daily work

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Zoom says APAC small firms are moving AI from pilots to daily workflows, boosting productivity while trying to avoid new complexity.
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Zoho opens Parramatta office amid strong ANZ growth

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Zoho opens a Parramatta office as ANZ customer numbers jump 30%, partners 44% and staff 42%, bolstering Sydney's western tech hub.
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OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ

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OpenAI has appointed Brent Thomas to lead policy in Australia and New Zealand as Canberra tightens AI governance and copyright rules.
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Rimini Street: SaaS-pocalypse spells opportunity to escape AI lock-in

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Rimini Street hails a looming “SaaS‑pocalypse”, pitching its Smart Path as an AI-era escape route from costly cloud and platform lock-in.
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'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO

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Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.
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OFX appoints Liz Lord to drive broader business offer

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OFX appoints former PayPal Australia marketer Liz Lord as chief marketing officer to spearhead its shift beyond cross-border payments.
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CFOs urged to treat AI as a portfolio, not one ROI

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Gartner tells CFOs to stop chasing a single AI ROI formula and instead manage varied AI projects as a balanced, actively reviewed portfolio.
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JAGGAER roundtable focuses on procurement, inflation, AI

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JAGGAER's Sydney roundtable explored how data, AI and phased change can help procurement tackle inflation, supplier risk and maverick spend.
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Amazon Australia uses AI to cut delivery packaging

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Amazon Australia has deployed homegrown AI to expand box-free deliveries, slashing packaging and cutting waste across its network.
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Monash Health adopts Oracle cloud for finance, supply

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Monash Health chooses Oracle cloud to replace eight legacy systems, unifying finance and supply chain to boost efficiency and transparency.
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Trend Micro renames enterprise unit TrendAI globally

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Trend Micro has rebranded its global enterprise unit as TrendAI, centring strategy on its unified AI-powered security platform Vision One.
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Itron expands Ausgrid solar grid management in NSW

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Ausgrid rolls out Itron's IntelliFLEX system across NSW to monitor, control and stabilise a fast-growing wave of rooftop solar and batteries.
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Victor Chang AI cuts aortic stenosis scan time 80pc

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Victor Chang researchers use Oracle-powered AI tool HeartSight to cut aortic stenosis scan times by over 80pc in early pilot tests.
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Oracle opens Sydney AI hub for Australia & Oceania

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Oracle opens a Sydney AI hub to train, test and fast‑track cloud and AI projects for customers across Australia and Oceania.