Sydney rents fall despite fears of a post-budget spike
Even though Labor's tax changes have pushed some investors out of the market, rental vacancy rates have climbed and price growth has eased across Australia.
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Australia’s AI business opportunity lies with expansion
One of Australia's major banks has told an inquiry that expanding AI models and data centres could create opportunities for local businesses to grow.
Banks Think They’re Ready for Tomorrow’s Fraud. Feedzai’s Survey Suggests Otherwise
NEW YORK and LISBON, Portugal, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Banks and fintechs are confident they're ready for the next wave of fraud, but the evidence suggests they're overestimating themselves.In Feedzai's latest research report, Confidence & Capability: The Feedzai Fraud Readiness Index 2026—which surveyed more than 1,000 senior fraud leaders across 12 countries—financial institutions rated their own fraud readiness at an average score of...
Meta’s Muse Reached More Than Half of Customers Cequence Studied in Two Weeks Without Identifying Itself as an AI Agent
SINGAPORE and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Within two weeks of Meta's Sep. 8 launch of its Muse personal AI agent, Cequence Security found traffic matching Muse at more than half of the customers it studied. Most of those businesses would not have known. Muse presents itself as an ordinary Chrome browser rather than identifying as an AI agent, so to standard security checks it looks like a person.
One Nation funding linked to delay in electoral reforms
One of the nation's leading public law academics has suggested electoral reforms were delayed to give major parties more time to harvest big donations.
Coal demand set to plunge as the world goes electric
Increasing global use of electricity is set to be a major focus at the COP31 summit in Turkey, but a report finds progress is falling short.
The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2026 reveals Gen Z as the highest-spending generation
HONG KONG, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2026 by Arts Economics, reveals fresh insights into the evolving behaviors and motivations of high-net-worth (HNW) collectors. Conducted by Arts Economics in collaboration with UBS, the survey draws on responses from 3,100 HNW individuals across 10 key markets: the US, UK, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, France, Australia, Germany, Japan, Brazil and...
Six in Ten Food and Beverage Manufacturers Say Productivity is Declining Despite Technology Investment
SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly six in ten Australians working in food and beverage manufacturing (58.4%) believe their organisation is becoming less productive, despite continued investment in workplace technology, according to new research commissioned by global management consultancy Argon & Co.The survey of 500 people working across the sector found employees are still spending a considerable amount of time on manual and...
AI’s Next Infrastructure Challenge Is Power: DIGITIMES Examines the Shift Toward 800VDC Data Centers
TAIPEI, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As AI computing continues to scale, the infrastructure challenge is moving beyond processors. Rising rack-level power requirements are forcing data center operators, server makers, and semiconductor suppliers to rethink how electricity is delivered from the grid all the way to AI compute systems.A new report from DIGITIMES Intelligence, "AI Data Center 800VDC Power Architecture Takes Shape; Future Hurdles...
Officials wash hands of divisive Labor election grants
Senior ministers are facing heat over the project selection process used to determine recipients in a $560 million grant scheme favouring Labor electorates.
Six in 10 Australian Workers Have Caught AI Getting It Wrong at Work
SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty percent of Australian workers have personally identified an error made by an artificial intelligence (AI) tool at work, according to new research from Appian (Nasdaq: APPN).The Australian workplace study found that while workers widely report AI mistakes, more than one in five said employees in their organisation are discouraged from challenging its recommendations or decisions. Against that backdrop,...
BAR LEONE, HONG KONG, IS THE WORLD’S BEST BAR AS THE LIST OF THE 50 BEST BARS 2026 IS REVEALED
MILAN, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual list of The 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, was unveiled this evening in Milan, Italy. The 18th edition once again united the global bar community in recognition of those at the forefront of the international cocktail scene.For the full 1-50 list, click hereCo-founded by Lorenzo Antinori, Bar Leone draws inspiration from the traditional bars of Rome's Trastevere district. Rather than chasing...
89% of CIOs say they’re now more responsible for workforce redesign than core IT infrastructure
SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New global research from Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, finds that 89% of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) agree they are now more responsible for redesigning workforce workflows and labour models than for managing core IT infrastructure.
Billions in tech infrastructure needed for data centres
Telstra says Australia needs a significant boost in physical cabling and technological understanding if data centres are going to be built in rural areas.
Ratings agency warns on record government spending
The federal government and the Reserve Bank are pulling in opposite directions in the fight against inflation, ratings agency S&P says.
Industry wants visas for skills that ‘really matter’
Prospective migrants wanting to travel to Australia for apprenticeships should be eligible for student visas, business leaders argue.
Report: AI Overspending Ignored by C-Suite while Political Uncertainty Threatens Q3 Forecasts
PARIS, October 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings from Pigment's Q3 CFO Index reveal a widening disconnect between business performance and confidence as political uncertainty rises and AI introduces new, unpredictable costs. Among 2,000 CFOs and finance executives surveyed across the US, UK, France, and Germany, just 4% report falling revenue, yet confidence in their organization's direction declined for the third consecutive quarter as...
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Shopware Brings Clarity to Agentic Commerce with Agentic Commerce Maturity Index
SCHÖPPINGEN, Germany, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopware is pleased to announce the launch of Agentic Commerce Maturity Index (ACMI), a new tool designed to help merchants measure their AI readiness and offers a structured view of their current position in the global agentic commerce market. Armed with detailed feedback, ACMI enables commerce leaders to make timely decisions and adjust their strategy.Marketers fill out a questionnaire,...
Data shows a nearly 50% drop in near-total outsourcing of student writing when done in a transparent writing environment
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Turnitin's Q3 Learning Integrity Insights Report, students who wrote within Turnitin Clarity, a transparent, AI guided writing environment, were nearly 50% less likely to fully outsource their work to AI compared to those who wrote outside the platform.What did the report find?US Submission: Near-total outsourcing (greater than 80% AI writing score) is 14.3% in non-Turnitin Clarity...
GSMA Reports: India’s Next Digital Chapter Must Turn Scale into Economic Growth and Trust
NEW DELHI, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- India must transform its world leading mobile connectivity footprint into greater economic value while making trust a foundation of its digital economy, the GSMA said today as it launched three reports at India Mobile Congress 2026.With around 1.2 billion active mobile connections and almost 450 million 5G connections, India has delivered connectivity at an unprecedented global scale. The GSMA's new...
Complaining NDIS families face child protection threats
The national disability agency is referring families that complain about support levels to child protection services, an autism help network says.
Israel marks Hamas attack as Gaza grapples with fallout
Israelis are commemorating the third anniversary of the deadliest attack on their country, while Palestinians live with the results of the war it triggered.
Spain clears path for exiled Separatist leader’s return
The lifting of warrants on exiled Catalan Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has paved the way for him to take his party to the polls this November.
GEP NAMED AS A LEADER IN SUPPLY CHAIN PLATFORMS EVALUATION, RECEIVES HIGHEST SCORE POSSIBLE IN INNOVATION CRITERION
CLARK, N.J., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GEP®, a leading provider of AI-powered procurement and supply chain platforms and services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Supply Chain Platforms, Q3 2026, a recognition that GEP believes places it among the leading providers in the broader enterprise supply chain technologies.
Population growth not stopping ‘recession-like’ economy
Australia has mistaken a larger economy for one which is more prosperous, prioritising population over productivity growth, a Deloitte economist says.
Cyber firm labels AI without regulation as ‘wild west’
Australia can't afford to just pull up the drawbridge against artificial intelligence threats, experts say, urging the government to force AI to be safer.
Hipkins edges first New Zealand election debate
The two candidates to be New Zealand's prime minister after the November 7 election have sparred on the cost of living, tax plans and more.
Questions cloud coalition plan for migrant care staff
The coalition maintains aged care workers will not be impacted by plans to slash migration, despite the sector's high reliance on temporary visa holders.
Infor Unveils Its Expanded Infor Industry AI™ as New Global Research Finds Off-the-Shelf AI Falls Short for Two Out of Three Businesses
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor, a leading enterprise provider of cloud software solutions specialized for how industries actually work, today unveiled its Infor Industry AI™ architecture and the next evolution of Infor Velocity Suite, which includes personalized adaptive user experiences, new governance models across customers' entire enterprise, and more Industry AI agents.
Picarro Delivers Top Performance in DVGW FaMeGQ Research Project for Vehicle-Based Methane Leak Detection
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Picarro, Inc., the global leader in Network Intelligence and methane emissions reduction solutions, today announced that its Advanced Mobile Leak Detection (AMLD) solution achieved the highest overall performance in the Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches (DVGW)-funded Fahrzeuggestützte Methanmessung (FaMeGQ) research project, a rigorous evaluation of vehicle-based methane detection...
Currie & Brown research: uncertainty adds almost $2 trillion to global construction costs
LONDON, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Uncertainty has added an average 12.4% to construction project pipeline costs globally over the past year. Applied to forecast global construction spending, that equates to almost US$2 trillion in 2026.The findings come from Currie & Brown's annual Construction Certainty Index, based on a survey of more than 1,300 construction and infrastructure decision-makers across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.