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Customers may get tighter checks and fewer fraud risks as Deel folds Clarity's identity-verification tools into its hiring platform.
Security teams can now monitor Claude-based agents for prompt injection, data leaks and rogue tool access as autonomous AI use spreads.
Factory workers can now teach robots tasks on the line, cutting prototype times from a day to about 10 minutes in early trials.
The move aims to help firms scale AI beyond siloed contact centres, as most organisations still struggle to deploy it across the enterprise.
Payroll errors and delays should ease for Aurecon after it replaced local systems with Ramco's managed service across seven Asian markets.
Construction planners can now automate team building and scheduling as Bridgit adds agents and live data links amid labour shortages.
The freelance platform's international expansion is being backed by fresh finance and product leadership as it passes 1m registered experts.
European security customers will be able to add AI video analysis to existing cameras, cutting disruption and helping link access logs with footage.
On the shop floor, course completions can mask gaps in safety, compliance and productivity, leaving managers with a false sense of readiness.
Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.
The recognition reflects a wider shift in HR tech as employers look beyond automation to redesign work around AI and workforce strategy.
Yet only 36% of HR leaders feel confident their organisations can comply with emerging AI rules, raising governance concerns.
Half of Canadian C-suite leaders say cyber threats could force a major strategy shift next year as AI widens risk and scrutiny.
Younger shoppers are driving concern that physical stores cannot match the real-time service and stock management now expected online.
The deal expands Access Hospitality's recruitment software as hospitality employers face labour shortages, turnover and seasonal hiring swings.
Labour shortages and rising client demands could be eased if more firms adopt AI, MYOB says, boosting annual revenue by AUD $4.8 billion.
Industrial software buyers are shifting AI budgets into day-to-day operations, helping IFS lift annual recurring revenue 25% in H1 2026.
The overhaul will replace systems used by 15,000 staff and add STEM events for up to 2,500 children across Cardiff.
The tie-up aims to cut data silos and manual reconciliation for logistics firms under pressure to link warehouse, finance and workforce systems.
Longer waits and higher costs are weighing on Australian contact centres as most customer queries still arrive by phone, research shows.