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Artificial intelligence is becoming a force multiplier for Apple security research. Apple’s latest 26.5.2 software update includes patches for a record number of bugs. many of them identified by security researchers using AI-assisted tools. A record haul of fixes The numbers tell the story.

Operating entirely offline, Kind Local Pro gives individuals local data sovereignty without sacrificing AI performance Synsira Software is addressing the biggest concern with AI: privacy.

Artificial intelligence may be dominating headlines, but one of the most important investment stories sits a layer beneath it The post Why semiconductors are powering today’s biggest investment themes appeared first on Newsroom.

Octopusbot banks $1M to weaponise AI grain forecasts 7 months early, helping farmers beat market chaos.

Superstat bags $3.5m to drag amateur sport analysis into the AI era, then bolts for Austin.

Can the Greens capitalise on anxiety about AI and growing inequality – or will a rival snatch the Opportunity? The post Greens target data centres, corporate wealth in bid to win from voter angst appeared first on Newsroom.

Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When the AI bubble bursts, executives who enthusiastically replaced their staff with AI tools will learn that it takes a…

Burger King’s AI assistant Patty has been brought in to ‘support’ the human workers – but some say it is doing the precise opposite. It was the most curt drive-thru greeting I had ever heard.

The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefit Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Every new technology has a tipping point, when it speeds towards ubiquity, changing the world as we once knew it.

An impassioned plea from a concerned creative. I woke up in Budapest, my head heavy, in the way one is after a record-breaking heat wave hit Europe, on the tail end of a seven-week tour opening for Aldous Harding across the EU and UK. It was a strange moment in the tour.

Six weeks after it first drew concern.

Brings in ex-Smartgroup, Suncorp AI leader.

Tame producer prices keep US rate hike bets in check.

The Aucklander is one of a group of expats at the new frontier of artificial intelligence.

UniSuper, one of Australia’s largest pension funds, is looking to buy any pullback in US technology stocks, shrugging off concerns over lofty valuations as it bets artificial intelligence will fuel years of earnings growth.

Three big hurdles remain.

OpenAI joins the IPO flurry.

HP is betting buyers will pay more for local AI processing and premium portability as it rolls out pricier PCs across both markets.

The planned outlay comes after the tech giant recently made significant AI investments in Asia.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Josh Robb, Co-Founder and COO of Tend Health, for an in-depth look at how Tend Health is transforming primary healthcare in New Zealand through digital innovation, AI-powered clinical tools, and the challenges and opportunities of integrating traditional medical centres…

Join host Paul Spain and Neeharika Chowdhary, General Manager of AI and Data Products at One New Zealand. Neeharika shares insights from the recently released 2026 AI Trust Report and discusses how AI is being deployed at scale to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and accelerate…

See how Australian Payments Plus uses ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to move faster through payments complexity. AP+ saves time, improves quality, and keeps human judgment central.

This article is brought to you by Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) supported by Business Events Australia. As artificial intelligence accelerates global demand for compute, a parallel constraint is emerging with equal urgency: energy.

Ludovic Subran, chief investment officer and chief economist at Allianz, discusses the outlook for technology stocks, inflation and central bank policy. He speaks on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

Banks and insurers could soon grant AI agents narrower, time-limited access to sensitive systems under Daon's new patent.