Opinion stories
Poor AI oversight can magnify workflow errors, expose firms to regulation and erode trust if CIOs do not redesign controls and roles.
Retailers could lift margins by testing shipping rules live, rather than relying on spreadsheets and guesswork to decide how orders are routed.
Poor data oversight now risks unreliable AI outputs, as unstructured information and weak lineage can undermine automation at scale.
Centralised access data is helping security teams spot risks sooner, streamline compliance and improve how sites, staff and space are managed.
Poor data quality could cost supply chains millions a year, and AI will only magnify errors unless records are cleaned first.
Asia Pacific operators must turn 5G investment into enterprise revenue if the region is to make 6G more than a distant ambition.
Offshore web hosting is becoming harder to justify as Australian firms weigh latency, sovereignty and support risks across their digital stack.
Thousands of schools faced disruption after a vendor breach exposed how learning platforms and cloud services can halt teaching and assessments.
Rising AI workloads are pushing data centre electricity demand higher, making local power networks a possible fix for strained grids.
Fragmentation could slow Aotearoa's payments overhaul unless industry and government align on standards, identity and resilience.
Multiple hidden layers make banknotes hard to fake and easy to verify, from embedded fibres and micromirrors to machine-only sensors.
Digital onboarding could help manufacturers cut churn, speed up training and keep new hires productive sooner amid persistent labour shortages.
Unmanaged AI use is exposing Australian firms to data leakage, compliance breaches and other risks as adoption outpaces oversight.
Belgian software SMEs risk losing B2B contracts as new EU rules expose weak threat modelling and scant security training, a PXL study says.
UK firms are still treating cyber security as an IT issue, leaving board oversight, supplier checks and proof of resilience dangerously thin.
Burnout is rising as marketers race to master AI, while more than 70% of teams now work beyond sustainable capacity.
Security teams face a shrinking window to spot and fix flaws as AI models like Mythos find exposures in minutes, not days.
Rising attack volumes are exposing under-resourced SMEs to downtime, lost contracts and regulatory risk unless security is built in now.
AI data centres in the tropics are hitting an air-cooling ceiling, forcing operators to adopt integrated liquid systems to curb costs and delays.
New Zealand businesses risk losing search traffic as AI summaries and chat tools increasingly answer customer queries without a click.