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Ericsson unveils 5G router to power connected fleets

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Ericsson launches modular 5G in-vehicle router with Wi-Fi 7, edge AI and centimetre-level tracking for fleets, transit and emergency services.
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New foundation to track real-world AI in accounting

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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A new foundation has launched to study how AI is transforming real-world accounting and finance work, from tax and audit to advisory.
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Keeper adds SuperShell terminal for secure vault work

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Keeper rolls out SuperShell, a full-screen terminal interface in Keeper Commander for keyboard-first, zero-trust vault and PAM workflows.
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BlueCat unveils Horizon SaaS for unified netops control

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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BlueCat launches Horizon SaaS to unify DNS, DHCP, IPAM, security and observability, promising AI-assisted, self-healing intelligent networks.
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Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Dell adds Nutanix AHV to its Private Cloud, offering multi-hypervisor choice and disaggregated compute-storage options on PowerEdge.
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Data gaps stall AI scale-up despite strong AIOps gains

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Financial firms reap strong AIOps returns but poor data quality and fragmented tools are stalling the leap from pilots to scaled AI.
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Spark & Icehouse launch free AI workshops for SMEs

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Spark and Icehouse will run free nationwide AI and productivity workshops to help New Zealand SMEs lift performance and overcome tech barriers.
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Stress rising for New Zealand's small business owners

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Stress is surging for New Zealand's small business owners, with nearly half considering closing as rising costs and tax shocks take their toll.
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Survey finds enterprises race to agentic AI, lag on scale

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Enterprises rush to adopt agentic AI via external platforms, but few have standardised, organisation-wide deployments in place yet.
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Oracle adds AI agents across CRM & supply chain apps

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Oracle has embedded free prebuilt AI agents across its Fusion apps to automate CRM and supply chain tasks from campaign design to logistics.
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DXC rolls out Amazon Quick AI workspace to 115,000 staff

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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DXC deploys Amazon Quick AI workspace to 115,000 staff in 70 countries and launches a practice to push enterprise AI beyond pilot stage.
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AI ambitions clash with weak data practices in mining

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Mining's AI ambitions are being held back as geoprofessionals lose a third of their week wrestling with fragmented, poorly managed data.
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CFOs boost tech & AI budgets as hiring growth stalls

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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CFOs shift from hiring to hardware, funnelling bigger budgets into tech, AI and sales while HR, headcount and pay growth lose momentum.
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Marketers: Get ready to AI-proof your careers

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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As AI reshapes marketing, leaders say careers will depend less on tactics and more on systems thinking, judgement and commercial clarity.
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CFOs boost tech, sales & AI as headcount growth slows

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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CFOs are funnelling 2026 budgets into tech, AI and sales, while easing back on hiring, HR spending and rapid pay growth.
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UiPath buys WorkFusion to boost AI crime compliance

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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UiPath buys AI compliance specialist WorkFusion to automate banks' financial crime checks as monitoring workloads and governance demands surge.
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Camunda names Chris White Chief Revenue Officer amid AI push

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Camunda appoints Chris White as Chief Revenue Officer to drive sales and partner growth as demand for agentic AI orchestration accelerates.
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Exactly.com links with GP Solutions on travel payments

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Exactly.com and GP Solutions team up to embed streamlined payments into travel platforms, targeting simpler, cheaper options for smaller firms.
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Blue Yonder grows FY25 revenue & boosts AI supply chain

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Blue Yonder posts FY25 revenue of USD $1.42 billion as it expands AI-driven planning and warehouse tools to meet rising supply chain demands.
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A look ahead: workplace and tech converge in 2026

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Australian workplaces brace for 2026 as AI, hybrid models and security demands converge to reshape how, where and why people work.