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WealthAi launches AI platform for smaller advisers

Smaller advice firms could cut routine client administration by as much as 60% after adopting the new platform, which sits on existing systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Starling launches AI assistant for small business customers

Small firms using the app can now automate tax set-asides and invoice checks as banks race to curb fraud and cut admin.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Navex expands Nira AI assistant into customer support

Customers can now get faster help in more than 50 languages as NAVEX brings its Nira assistant into support and case creation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Rydoo brings expense approvals into Claude & ChatGPT

Finance teams can now approve claims and query spending inside Claude and ChatGPT, as Rydoo's connector cuts switching between systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Quiq launches Voice Assist for live customer calls

The new tool could cut handling time by letting agents send messages and complete tasks during live calls without leaving one conversation record.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

LG unveils AI home ecosystem for European households

European shoppers could see more connected appliances and lower power bills as LG broadens its AI home push with energy-saving products.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Leo HR launches AI assistant for workplace issues

Smaller employers may get faster guidance on grievances and performance issues, as Leo HR adds an AI assistant to its workplace software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Thread launches marketing intelligence platform in ANZ

Marketing teams in Australia and New Zealand can now search years of campaign records in one place instead of scattered inboxes and drives.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Internet of Things

LG unveils ThinQ Claw AI agent for connected home platform

The text-based agent aims to simplify control of connected appliances by letting users describe plans in natural language rather than set routines.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

LG unveils 2026 AI TVs with Shield security at IFA

Buyers of LG's next TV range will get personalised viewing tools, stronger on-device processing and five years of webOS updates.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Grafana Labs tops 10,000 customers as AI demand rises

Rising AI deployments are helping drive broader platform use, with most customers now buying several Grafana products and costs falling.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

OpenAI launches Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work & Codex

Workspace managers can now handle access, spending and user changes in ChatGPT Work and Codex without switching between separate admin tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Google Cloud adds quick AI migration cost assessments

Automated service mapping and near-instant cost modelling aim to cut migration planning from weeks to minutes for cloud users weighing data centre exits.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Emergn launches Praxis to curb failing AI projects

Large firms are risking an average 2.4% of annual revenue on failed transformation and AI work as board visibility stays poor.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Hexnode launches AI context layer for endpoint management

It aims to cut the steps IT administrators take by routing natural-language requests to specialist workflow agents while keeping human approval for changes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Generative AI

Adobe expands Firefly with new audio creation tools

Creators can now generate licensed music, voiceovers and sound effects in Firefly, as Adobe seeks to keep more production inside one workflow.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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HTC VIVE launches Eagle AI smart glasses in Australia

Privacy safeguards and live translation features are designed to ease consumer concerns as the AUD $799 glasses enter Australia's smart eyewear market.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week