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Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom
Virtualisation

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
ExpressVPN unveils beta MCP server for AI VPN control
Firewalls

ExpressVPN unveils beta MCP server for AI VPN control

ExpressVPN launches a beta MCP server that lets AI tools monitor VPN status and switch regions directly from its desktop apps.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
Anthropic unveils new metric to gauge AI job exposure
Generative AI

Anthropic unveils new metric to gauge AI job exposure

A new study examining AI use across occupations finds little evidence of rising unemployment so far, though hiring of younger workers may be slowing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Claude Code flaws expose new risks in AI dev tools
DevOps

Claude Code flaws expose new risks in AI dev tools

Claude Code flaws found by Check Point could let malicious repos run code and grab API keys before developers confirm a project is trusted.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Blackpearl urges calm as AI agents shake SaaS models
Software-as-a-Service

Blackpearl urges calm as AI agents shake SaaS models

Blackpearl boss urges calm as AI agents rattle SaaS, warning firms to focus on data, not features, as micro-competition intensifies.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency
Firewalls

Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection
DevOps

Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection

Confluent upgrades its AI toolkit to link agents over live data streams and add multivariate anomaly detection for faster issue spotting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
TELUS Digital warns persona prompts sway AI moral judgements
Human Capital Management

TELUS Digital warns persona prompts sway AI moral judgements

TELUS Digital warns that common AI persona prompts can quietly reshape models' moral judgements, undermining consistency in high‑risk use.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools
Software-as-a-Service

Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools

Anthropic upgrades Claude Cowork with private plugin marketplaces, richer admin controls and Office-linked workflows for enterprise teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks
Marketing Technologies

Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks

As AI disrupts brand protection, global rights owners face a volatile fight against online piracy that regulation alone cannot tame.

By Mike Sweeney • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
TCS & GitLab partner on AI-native DevSecOps at scale
DevOps

TCS & GitLab partner on AI-native DevSecOps at scale

TCS and GitLab team up to bring AI-native DevSecOps at scale, using autonomous agents to speed enterprise software delivery securely.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of illicit Claude copying
Data Analytics

Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of illicit Claude copying

Anthropic alleges Chinese labs DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax ran vast illicit campaigns to copy Claude and bypass US export curbs.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Samsung brings Perplexity to Galaxy with multi-agent AI
Partner Programmes

Samsung brings Perplexity to Galaxy with multi-agent AI

Samsung is adding Perplexity as a system-level agent on upcoming Galaxy flagships, deepening its shift to a multi-assistant AI strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security to scan codebases
DevOps

Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security to scan codebases

Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security, an AI tool that scans codebases for complex bugs, verifies risks and suggests patches for developers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Heidi buys AutoMedica, launches new clinical AI tools
Software-as-a-Service

Heidi buys AutoMedica, launches new clinical AI tools

Heidi buys UK clinical AI startup AutoMedica and debuts ad-free evidence and patient comms tools to bolster its healthcare platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica
Unified Communications

Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica

Health AI firm Heidi launches Evidence and Comms tools and buys UK-based Automedica to grow its clinical decision and patient support platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

Stories from other regions

Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto
DevOps

Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto

Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Are ads the inevitable future of artificial intelligence?
Data Protection

Are ads the inevitable future of artificial intelligence?

OpenAI's move to add ads to ChatGPT in the US is sparking Canadian fears over trust, data use and a possible ad-driven AI future.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026