Spotlight on Analytics and AI Spotlight on Analytics and AI

Welcome to our Spotlight on Analytics and AI, which coincides with the Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit in Sydney on 21-22 September. Here we’ll examine how organisations are meeting some of the challenges of managing, analysing and visualising data – and how leading enterprises are gaining competitive advantages through machine learning and AI.

Westpac's Group CTO exits

Westpac's Group CTO exits

As bank lands ex-Cognizant and ANZ exec to run engineering.
Ry Crozier Jan 30 2026 6:28AM Financial Services
DTA seeks federal AI oversight committee lead

DTA seeks federal AI oversight committee lead

Seeks to boost AI policy and skills development capability
Andrew Colley Jan 30 2026 6:27AM Software
Google troubled by EU move to help AI, search rivals access services

Google troubled by EU move to help AI, search rivals access services

Follows similar guidance being issued to Apple.
Foo Yun Chee and Charlotte Van Campenhout Jan 28 2026 6:38AM Software
NSW gov to make AI risk assessments less "subjective"

NSW gov to make AI risk assessments less "subjective"

Could reduce evaluation times from days to under half an hour.
Juha Saarinen Jan 27 2026 10:32AM Emerging Tech
Singapore to invest over $1.1 billion in public AI research

Singapore to invest over $1.1 billion in public AI research

Through 2030.
Staff Writer Jan 26 2026 9:52PM Software
'Jobs, jobs, jobs' the AI mantra in Davos

'Jobs, jobs, jobs' the AI mantra in Davos

As fears take a back seat.
Jeffrey Dastin Jan 26 2026 9:52PM Emerging Tech
Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot

Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot

Codenamed 'Campos'.
Staff Writer Jan 23 2026 12:15AM Software
Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers

Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers

AI's role in recruitment challenged.
Jody Godoy Jan 22 2026 7:04AM HR
Macquarie Bank unveils customer-facing 'Q' AI agent

Macquarie Bank unveils customer-facing 'Q' AI agent

Available for mobile banking app and website customers.
Juha Saarinen Jan 20 2026 6:55AM Digital Nation
SUBCO reveals first Australia-US direct undersea cable to go live late 2028

SUBCO reveals first Australia-US direct undersea cable to go live late 2028

New capacity for Australia's AI push.
Andrew Colley Jan 20 2026 6:50AM Telco/ISP
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT

In bid to boost revenue.
Juby Babu and Zaheer Kachwala Jan 19 2026 6:55AM Software
Microsoft patches single-click Copilot data stealing attack

Microsoft patches single-click Copilot data stealing attack

Reprompt silent attack on AI with persistence demonstrated.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2026 6:10PM Security
US approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

US approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

With some conditions,
Karen Freifeld, David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper Jan 15 2026 6:56AM Hardware
From hype to value: The AI trends set to shape 2026

From hype to value: The AI trends set to shape 2026

In 2026, AI will move from pilots to accountable production at scale, where cost, trust, realistic views on agents and industry-specific implementations decide who delivers real value
Vijay Guntur, CTO and Head of Ecosystems, HCLTech Jan 14 2026 9:20AM Partner Content
Identity at the Centre: Why AI Is Accelerating a New Security Imperative

Identity at the Centre: Why AI Is Accelerating a New Security Imperative

Identity is now board-level security – and AI is widening the attack surface.
Jennifer O'Brien Jan 14 2026 5:00AM Partner Content
Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri

Under a multi-year deal.
Zaheer Kachwala and Aditya Soni Jan 13 2026 6:48AM Software
Woolworths to incorporate agentic AI into its Olive chatbot

Woolworths to incorporate agentic AI into its Olive chatbot

Plans for more personalised interactions.
Ry Crozier Jan 12 2026 12:22PM Emerging Tech
China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints

China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints

AI researchers say.
Laurie Chen Jan 12 2026 3:28AM Software

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