Industry Insider

  • Microsoft to hike enterprise SaaS prices

    Microsoft will remove programmatic volume discounts for its SaaS products, including Microsoft 365, from November 1, 2025. A new Gartner report states enterprise organisations can expect list price rises of up to 13.6%. The change impacts customers with Enterprise Agreements (EAs).

  • Leading AI Models Fail Accuracy Tests

    ​A comprehensive evaluation of 37 major AI language models reveals significant weaknesses in factual accuracy that could pose compliance and operational risks for organisations deploying artificial intelligence tools.

  • Legal Experts Flag AI Blind Spots in FOI Bill

    Australia's proposed Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 fails to address how artificial intelligence should be used in making or processing government transparency requests, according to a new analysis by law firm King & Wood Mallesons that identifies critical gaps in the legislation.

  • Cloud the Answer for Government Legacy Woes: Microsoft

    The Australian Government could unlock $A1.4 billion in annual productivity gains and cost savings by accelerating its migration to public cloud infrastructure, according to new research from consulting firm Mandala Partners, commissioned by Microsoft.

  • China Infiltrates Global Telecommunications Systems

    A sweeping cyber espionage operation by Chinese state-sponsored actors has compromised networks across more than 80 countries according to a joint cybersecurity advisory released by international intelligence agencies last week.

  • Swiss Open Source AI Targets Compliance

    Swiss research institutions have released Apertus, claimed to be one of the world's largest fully open-source large language models, designed with transparency and regulatory compliance as core principles.

  • Data Governance Conference Tackles AI Transparency

    The Open Source Initiative will host a three-day virtual conference on data governance challenges in artificial intelligence from October 1-3, addressing compliance and transparency issues that have emerged as AI adoption accelerates across enterprise environments.

  • NZ Experts Demand Urgent AI Regulation

    More than 20 artificial intelligence experts have called on New Zealand's government to introduce binding AI regulation, warning that current laws are inadequate to address escalating harms including deepfakes, algorithmic bias and automated abuse.