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AI prompts clients to question expert fees, report finds
DevOps

AI prompts clients to question expert fees, report finds

Clients are beginning to push for lower fees as AI fuels the belief that outside specialists can be replaced in-house, a report says.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Opera Neon lets AI clients act directly in browser
DevOps

Opera Neon lets AI clients act directly in browser

External AI tools can now control live tabs, forms and searches inside Opera Neon, reducing copy-paste friction for users and developers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
Digital Transformation

Agent computers: The PC era, amplified

AMD says local AI agents will need always-on PCs with more memory and compute, shifting work from apps to autonomous tasks.

By Alexey Navolokin • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
Gallagher survey flags AI training surge & risk gap
Digital Transformation

Gallagher survey flags AI training surge & risk gap

Training is outpacing oversight for AI use at many firms, with 43% yet to adopt a formal risk framework, Gallagher found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Litmos flags AI ceiling as skills outpace promotions
Digital Transformation

Litmos flags AI ceiling as skills outpace promotions

Many workers see AI training fail to translate into pay rises or faster promotion, exposing a widening gap in workplace progression.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents
Customer Relationship Management

BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents

BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
UK, US firms abandon AI plans amid skills shortage
Digital Transformation

UK, US firms abandon AI plans amid skills shortage

Major UK and US professional services firms are shelving AI projects as skill shortages bite, exposing a gap between tech spend and staff readiness.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
UK law firms lead AI use for time savings & profit
Digital Transformation

UK law firms lead AI use for time savings & profit

UK legal professionals emerge as global AI leaders, with 62% regular users and strong training seen as key to boosting profitability.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
monday.com launches AI agent hiring platform Agentalent.ai
Digital Transformation

monday.com launches AI agent hiring platform Agentalent.ai

monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
TeamViewer launches AI reporting tool for IT teams
Data Analytics

TeamViewer launches AI reporting tool for IT teams

TeamViewer unveils Tia Reporting, an AI dashboard tool that lets IT teams build live, no-code reports on digital workplaces via chat prompts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Explainer: IBM to triple US entry-level hiring amid AI shift
Digital Transformation

Explainer: IBM to triple US entry-level hiring amid AI shift

IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
OpenAI monitors internal coding agents for risky conduct
DevOps

OpenAI monitors internal coding agents for risky conduct

OpenAI unveils a GPT-5.4-powered system that audits its own coding agents for rule-bending behaviour, flagging suspicious sessions to humans.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Workplace automation stories

UK jobseekers use AI in applications, but trust humans
Generative AI

UK jobseekers use AI in applications, but trust humans

Human oversight is key to winning candidates’ confidence as 47% of UK jobseekers now use AI in applications, a survey found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Software developers top AI job-loss fears, study finds
Digital Transformation

Software developers top AI job-loss fears, study finds

Software developers top a new list of jobs workers fear AI will wipe out, as Reddit users fret over shrinking entry-level career paths.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision for AI skills training
Digital Transformation

Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision for AI skills training

Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision as an AI skills arm for L&D teams, offering certification and consultancy to close enterprise AI skills gaps.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Dropbox urges Australians to cut digital clutter at work
Storage

Dropbox urges Australians to cut digital clutter at work

Dropbox warns Australians that digital clutter is sapping productivity and wellbeing, urging workers to simplify apps, files and notifications.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Hyundai develops robots for frontline firefighting action
Robotics

Hyundai develops robots for frontline firefighting action

With 1,802 firefighter casualties in a decade, the robots are meant to enter dangerous scenes first and cut risk for crews.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision for AI skills training
eLearning

Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision for AI skills training

Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision as an AI skills arm, promising to close the UK workplace AI gap with new training and consultancy models.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026