Upskilling stories
The 13-month scheme aims to cut revenue leakage by 50% by automating admin and freeing depot staff for customer advice.
Eligible workers will continue to get fully funded training in five digital courses as the West Midlands tackles a 280,000-person skills gap.
The hire comes as the edtech unicorn scales delivery across the UK and Europe to meet rising demand for AI and workplace skills.
It comes as Talent backs a wider push to fill Australia's technology skills gap, with more than 1.3 million workers needed by 2030.
Security-conscious banks and defence agencies can now keep Cursor agents on their own infrastructure, reducing exposure of code, secrets and audit data.
Employers' AI investment is outpacing retraining, prompting Lumify to expand its leadership as it targets the workforce skills gap.
Faster threat detection and procurement are among the gains as Interactive pushes AI into daily work, while guarding against security and governance risks.
Persistent bias and narrow promotion criteria are still holding women back in tech, executives say, as AI threatens to widen the gap.
AI tools are being added to legacy IBM systems as firms struggle to modernise core software amid persistent skills shortages.
Despite audit findings of errors, most executives still trust AI output, even as poor data quality is blocking wider use in Australia.
Routine cyber tasks are being automated, while employers face higher demand for staff who can judge risk, oversee AI tools and respond to incidents.
The wins underline its growing influence in workplace learning, with 90 awards for NIIT Learning and 24 more for SweetRush.
Government contracts have helped the UK edtech group reach 5 million active users, while test scores in Brazil have risen 32.5 per cent.
Employers can now tap a wider mix of AI, leadership and safety training as OpenSesame grows its library to 68,000 titles.
AI is pushing many Canadians to change course, with 54% rethinking their studies or careers and most worried about CUSMA talks.
Dependence on artificial intelligence is now a bigger worry for US workers than layoffs, with many fearing it could erode creativity and skills.
Singapore banks face faster job changes as DBS and IBF roll out AI training, reskilling and youth pathways for workers.
Many institutions are still unprepared to embed AI into learning pathways, even as most educators back retraining graduates for changing careers.
Nearly a million Malaysian firms took up AI in the past year, but most are still using basic tools rather than scaling them.
Only 18% of organisations are turning AI investment into measurable growth, highlighting a leadership gap that may slow adoption across ASEAN.