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Smartphone CPU maker Qualcomm has announced a new version of its Snapdragon 7 chipset series - the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform - which the company says builds on the 7-series momentum of bringing enhanced capabilities to the mid-range smartphones market.

Telecommunication company Telstra announced it integrated Microsoft’s AI technology with its Intercity Fibre Network project, which the telco claimed will “accelerate” the digital transformation and develop Australia’s AI ecosystem.

GUEST RESEARCH: Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, today announced the release of a new report, A Playbook for Crafting AI Strategy, produced in collaboration with MIT Technology Review Insights. This comprehensive study — which includes a global survey of C-suite and senior data executives, including in-depth interviews conducted with business leaders on data and AI — sheds light on the current state of enterprise AI adoption, and offers actionable strategies for navigating the transformative landscape of artificial intelligence.

Dell’Oro Group revised its data centre capex forecast upward to a 24% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) by 2028 as a result of surging demand in AI-related data centre infrastructure.

Nvidia today announced major advancements to Universal Scene Description, or OpenUSD, that will expand adoption of the universal 3D data interchange framework to robotics, industrial design and engineering, and accelerate developers’ abilities to build highly accurate virtual worlds for the next evolution of AI.

New digital experience practice will harness AI for enhanced customer engagement and business innovation

COMPANY NEWS: Cognizant announced the launch of Cognizant Moment™, the next evolution of the company's digital experience practice area, designed to help clients leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to reimagine customer experience and engineer innovative strategies aimed at driving growth.

GUEST OPINION: This week’s inquiry into the use of Deep Fakes in Australian schools, combined with the increasing use of Deep Fakes by political figures both in Australia and abroad, are worrisome developments. It signals we are in a rapidly evolving arms race to research and develop effective and reliable deep fake detection tools.

COMPANY NEWS: Capgemini today announced the expansion of its long-standing strategic partnership with SAP, to help organisations address business-critical challenges through effective implementation of generative AI across key processes and functions, such as HR, sales, procurement, and sustainability.

GUEST OPINION: With artificial intelligence in healthcare, data is not just a minor component; it’s the foundational layer that amplifies AI’s potency, particularly in MedTech. When we peel back the layers of AI, we uncover crucial elements that engage with and depend on data in fundamental ways. A new InterSystems whitepaper explores these relationships making data the bedrock of AI and shaping the MedTech innovation landscape.

Samsung announced it signed an agreement to acquire UK startup Oxford Semantic, which specialises in knowledge graph technology.

Canberra’s Radford College has implemented Castlepoint’s explainable AI (XAI) platform underpin its information management and governance framework, allowing the school to remain compliant with industry regulations and reduce risk as it executes on its Digital On Demand strategy.

GUEST OPINION: Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI (genAI), continues to be a game changer as companies continue to accelerate their AI adoption, with Australia's projected AI spending set to reach $6.4 billion by 2026.

Carrier-grade AI voice agents for SMBs Vida launched a new AI platform and API built for telecom service providers.

Australian enterprises are vastly ahead of their global counterparts in infrastructure modernisation. Building on this, a shift to hybrid multicloud in the country is underway, with AI and sustainability goals being the primary drivers. These are the key Australian findings from the sixth annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index released today.

In a successful Australian pilot, QBE Ventures announced that it has harnessed technology from investments in geospatial technology and AI to support the claims experience for commercial customers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023.

COMPANY NEWS: Cloudera, the true hybrid platform for data, analytics and AI, today announced three new AI-driven assistants that empower customers to accelerate the development of data, analytics and AI business applications and gain more valuable data analysis. With these new capabilities, Cloudera expands its AI expertise and capabilities for customers to transform data anywhere into actionable insights.

Telstra announced it is the first Australian company to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) business council to promote ethical development and application of AI.

Sixty-percent of all Australian businesses are already using, or planning to integrate, AI into their operations over the next two years. according to an independent survey commissioned by a small business organisation.

AI’s predictive analytics offer significant business opportunity to assess Scope 3 risks, forecast future energy consumption and lower an organisation’s carbon footprint

GUEST RESEARCH: IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl in collaboration with Microsoft today released the Australian findings of the Global Sustainability Barometer study.

COMPANY NEWS: Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, today unveiled a groundbreaking new Pax8 Marketplace that redefines how IT professionals deliver the technology solutions that empower small and medium-sized businesses around the world, with a revolutionary modern commerce experience that unlocks unprecedented growth and security opportunities.