ICT sector stories - Page 14

Auror opens a new global headquarters in central Auckland as it scales overseas and steps up efforts to combat organised retail crime.

AI data centres are set to strain power grids, labour and emissions targets, forcing the UK and Australia to rethink energy and skills plans.

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to push compliant AI agents across Snowflake's global data cloud.

A global NTT DATA study finds AI leaders are 2.5 times likelier to see double-digit revenue growth and triple the profit margins of peers.

Hack The Box launches HTB AI Range, the world's first controlled AI cyber range for testing autonomous security agents in live scenarios.

China-linked WARP PANDA cyberespionage group targets US cloud networks, exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365, VMware, and more for sustained data access.

A survey reveals most cybersecurity pros see AI as a tool to aid their work amid rising breaches and a global shortfall of 4.7 million security experts.

Westcon-Comstor has partnered with Ivanti to distribute its IT and security software across New Zealand, enhancing offerings for local channel partners.

Jane Livesey is appointed President of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, returning to tech to lead amid a pivotal AI-driven transformation.

HP New Zealand has honoured standout partners like PB Tech, JB Hi-Fi, and Cyclone for excellence and sustainability in its 2025 Partner Awards.

Australian organisations are reassessing cloud strategies amid rising costs and AI demands, balancing public cloud, private servers, and data sovereignty concerns.

SAFE has acquired Balbix to launch a unified AI cyber risk platform, linking vulnerabilities and business impact for real-time risk management.

ETB Technologies sees 33% rise in GPU sales revenue, driven by AI and mixed reality markets boosting demand across multiple industries.

Scam rates have doubled globally, with young adults aged 18-34 twice as likely as seniors to fall victim to rising digital deception, says F-Secure.

The global Cloudflare outage has revived concerns about single-provider dependence as businesses confront rising risks from large-scale IT disruptions.

Adam, Managing Director at Hays ANZ, leads insights on IT contractor rates, revealing skill shortages and rising wages amid evolving tech recruitment trends.

A new study finds ATS rarely auto-reject CVs; most recruiters manually review applications despite the 75% auto-reject myth circulating online.

Kaseya forecasts AI risks, job cuts, and growth opportunities as managed service providers adapt to evolving tech, cybersecurity, and sustainability demands.

AMD outlines multi-year growth expectations as new market analysis from Moomoo assesses the company's reliance on data centre and AI demand.

Most firms use AI, but only a small fraction have scaled it widely, says McKinsey, with just 39% seeing notable financial benefits so far.