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AI search shift leaves products invisible to shoppers
Data governance

AI search shift leaves products invisible to shoppers

Retailers risk losing shoppers to AI answers as poor product data leaves items absent from recommendations and search clicks fall.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
The new architecture of money: Stablecoins, AI and Europe's payments future
Crypto

The new architecture of money: Stablecoins, AI and Europe's payments future

Faster transfers are exposing a gap in Europe's payments systems, where firms still struggle to link money movement with data, controls and accountability.

By Murthy Maddali • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Data Quality stories

AI adoption races ahead of governance in businesses
Data Protection

AI adoption races ahead of governance in businesses

Only one in six staff are getting enough AI training, leaving firms exposed to poor decisions, shadow tools and weak returns.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google Cloud adds metrics to BigQuery Graph for AI
Data Analytics

Google Cloud adds metrics to BigQuery Graph for AI

The preview aims to help AI agents explain business outcomes by keeping graph relationships and KPIs together in BigQuery, reducing errors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Why You Need Phone Validation in Your Customer Data Toolkit
Customer Relationship Management

Why You Need Phone Validation in Your Customer Data Toolkit

Invalid customer phone numbers can drive up costs, disrupt messages and weaken fraud checks across marketing and support systems.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Last week
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Software-as-a-Service

The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise

Pressure to decide faster is exposing how stale data and shaky trust can cloud judgement, with 91% of leaders wanting real-time data.

By Becky Straker • 5 min read • Last week
SAP names Rachel Hunter ANZ Head of AI amid growing adoption
Software-as-a-Service

SAP names Rachel Hunter ANZ Head of AI amid growing adoption

AI use in Australia and New Zealand is shifting from pilots to routine finance and marketing tasks, SAP said in a regional review.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
EU AI Act forces global firms to rethink compliance
Software-as-a-Service

EU AI Act forces global firms to rethink compliance

Firms selling AI into Europe now face extra costs and design changes as the bloc's new rules extend beyond EU-based providers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Why payroll errors are becoming a board-level issue in manufacturing
Data governance

Why payroll errors are becoming a board-level issue in manufacturing

Growing payroll mistakes can now trigger fines, back-payments and board scrutiny in manufacturing as super rules and labour hire reforms bite.

By Adam Bowles • 4 min read • Last week
Executives trust AI despite errors, Workiva survey finds
Digital Transformation

Executives trust AI despite errors, Workiva survey finds

Only 11 per cent of executives said their data was ready for AI, even as 84 per cent trusted its output without human review.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
LUMOS adds Pureprofile research to audience platform
Data Protection

LUMOS adds Pureprofile research to audience platform

Marketers will gain access to sentiment and research signals as LUMOS expands its audience graph with Pureprofile data.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Data Quality stories

Myob links small business data to Claude & ChatGPT
Software-as-a-Service

Myob links small business data to Claude & ChatGPT

Australian small businesses will be able to query MYOB financial data in Claude and ChatGPT, including overdue invoices and profit figures.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Alation & PwC Canada launch banking compliance tool
Software-as-a-Service

Alation & PwC Canada launch banking compliance tool

Canadian banks will be able to cut months of compliance work to days as the first joint product automates data risk checks and audit evidence.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
SAP study warns of AI sprawl across big businesses
Software-as-a-Service

SAP study warns of AI sprawl across big businesses

SAP's survey of 2,600 executives finds fragmented AI use is limiting returns, with data gaps and weak governance slowing rollout.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
South Australia launches AI royal commission amid caution
Digital Transformation

South Australia launches AI royal commission amid caution

The inquiry could shape rules on jobs, safety and public services as firms warn that overreach may drive investment offshore.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
SEI adds Zocks AI assistant to adviser services ecosystem
Customer Relationship Management

SEI adds Zocks AI assistant to adviser services ecosystem

Advisers could see less admin and quicker follow-up as SEI widens its AI toolkit with software that turns client meetings into records and tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Matchmade.io claims million-record reconciliation in minutes
Software-as-a-Service

Matchmade.io claims million-record reconciliation in minutes

Finance teams across Southeast Asia could cut reconciliation delays as fragmented payment data makes manual matching slower and riskier.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week