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The Spinoff · Toby Manhire

Which jobs are most at risk from the irresistible rise of artificial intelligence?

AI is transforming the world of work. Is it coming for your job? A new study identifies 82 roles at risk of disruption. Artificial intelligence is messing up everything. Pope Leo, for example, spitballed the other day about “an instrument of domination, exclusion, and death”. So there’s that.

Newsroom NZ · Rebekah White

Greenwashed AI environmental reports judged more credible than the real thing

When researchers used generative AI to write corporate sustainability disclosures, the tools made things sound just a little too good The post Greenwashed AI environmental reports judged more credible than the real thing appeared first on Newsroom.

Newsroom NZ · Dr Reza Shahamiri

Artificial intelligence’s limited ‘intelligence’

Comment: AI is an amplifier not a replacement, and should always require human oversight The post Artificial intelligence’s limited ‘intelligence’ appeared first on Newsroom.

Computerworld NZ

Software engineer reportedly wins religious exemption from AI use

When Pope Leo XIV wrote about the effect that AI is having on our world in his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, he may not have imagined the document being referenced in an HR environment.

Computerworld NZ

Claude Corps: Charitable work or charity washing?

Anthropic has come up with a neat way to combat those students who are booing AI at their universities. The company has launched Claude Corps, an endeavor that will pay selected young people to extol the benefits of AI to communities across the US.

IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

Flux raises USD $5 million to track AI code output

The new capital will help the Boston startup expand sales and engineering as firms seek clearer oversight of AI-assisted coding and software risk.

IT Brief NZ · joseph@techday.com (Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin)

Field Effect launches AI detection & response tool

Businesses face growing shadow AI risks as Field Effect folds monitoring and controls into its managed detection and response platform.

Computerworld NZ

Google unveils DiffusionGemma, an AI model that breaks free of left-to-right processing

Extremely powerful large language models (LLMs) still operate as though they’re typing on a keyboard, processing workloads in a simple left-to-right fashion.

IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)

DXC launches engineering unit to boost AI-led services

The move aims to speed up software-defined operations for banks, carmakers and manufacturers as AI takes a bigger role in engineering.

IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)

Stack Overflow launches beta product for AI coding agents

Developers using AI assistants may get a verified knowledge base to cut repeated errors, security flaws and duplicated debugging work.

IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

Custodia launches local AI device for sensitive data

Sensitive data can stay off the cloud as Custodia's Sentinel gives executives and researchers a local AI appliance for private document analysis.

IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

Adobe launches CX Enterprise Coworker for AI workflows

Businesses could see faster campaign delivery as Adobe's new AI layer links marketing, analytics and customer service tools across existing systems.

IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

ConnectWise launches AI-native platform for Predictive IT

MSPs could trim ticket loads and lift margins as the new platform ties AI automation to service workflows and security operations.

IT Brief NZ · mark@techday.com (Mark Tarre)

Lexful raises USD $7 million seed round for MSP AI docs

The seed cash will speed product development as managed service providers seek better ways to capture and use scattered IT knowledge.

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IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

Ivalua launches IVA Studio for procurement AI automation

Procurement teams will be able to handle sourcing, invoicing and supplier risk in one interface, as Ivalua adds AI agent IVA Studio.

IT Brief NZ · mark@techday.com (Mark Tarre)

Braze report says data beats AI for personalisation

Media and entertainment groups risk wasted AI spend unless they first fix fragmented data and measurement, Braze's report says.

IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

Zscaler launches zero-trust tools to secure AI agents

Enterprises face new risks as autonomous software agents spread through systems faster than older security tools can track or control.

IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)

Genesys Cloud ARR hits USD $2.8 billion as AI demand rises

Rising enterprise spending on AI helped push Genesys Cloud annual recurring revenue to USD $2.8 billion, with international sales nearing 45%.

IT Brief NZ · joseph@techday.com (Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin)

Lotus Microsystems launches AI data centre power module

AI server operators could cut heat and power losses as Lotus Microsystems' module targets denser racks and faster load response.

IT Brief NZ · mark@techday.com (Mark Tarre)

Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with safety limits

Many harmless prompts will now be diverted to Claude Opus 4.8 as Anthropic tightens safeguards around its newest general-use model.

IT Brief NZ · mark@techday.com (Mark Tarre)

Record semiconductor equipment billings rise 14% on AI

Investment in chipmaking tools hit a record USD $36.55 billion in the first quarter as AI demand kept factories expanding.

IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)

Kyndryl launches AI orchestration for enterprise workflows

Many firms are still stuck in AI pilot purgatory, and Kyndryl's new orchestration tool aims to move projects into day-to-day operations.

IT Brief NZ · sofiah@techday.com (Sofiah Nichole Salivio)

Rivvun AI raises USD $7.55m seed round led by Sitara

The funding will help the Seattle-based startup tackle revenue and spend leakage that can cost large companies billions across complex supply chains.

IT Brief NZ · seanm@techday.com (Sean Mitchell)

Quadient launches AI cash dashboard for finance teams

Finance teams can now track liquidity and working capital in one place, as the new tool is rolled out to existing users of the software.