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Global healthcare technology company Lanas has appointed Rob Hutcheson as Chief Corporate Development Officer, tasked with leading the company's acquisition strategy as it expands its healthcare technology offering across Australia, New Zealand and international markets.

APAC AI and data consultancy V2 AI has made four senior executive appointments as demand from enterprise customers for its AI strategy, engineering and delivery services has grown fivefold in recent months. The hires span consulting, AI strategy, AI engineering and data transformation, and form part of the Sydney-founded firm's broader growth strategy.

Australia's technology sector is growing faster than its talent pool. Demand for skilled software engineers, data specialists, cybersecurity professionals and IT infrastructure experts continues to outpace local supply and businesses that rely predominantly on local talent are feeling the pressure.

The competition regulator has welcomed new rules requiring mobile providers to publish standardised coverage maps, warning it will scrutinise future claims and take enforcement action where coverage representations mislead consumers.

You can't get around the fact that to run a small business in today's climate, you need solid financial and business sense. But make no mistake, having those skills doesn't guarantee that your business will flourish. The truth is, success is usually a matter of how you go about leading people, communicating, and thinking on your feet when the pressure is on. That holds true in Australia as much as anywhere else.

Fuel has overtaken utilities and interest rates as the single biggest pressure facing Australian small and medium-sized businesses, according to new research from MYOB, just as government relief at the bowser begins to wind back. The temporary fuel excise reduction is halving from 1 July, with the 32 cent per litre cut dropping to roughly 16 cents per litre. It is the first of two step-downs before the full excise rate returns on 2 August.

AMD has unveiled the Versal Premium Gen 2 Memory on Package (MoP) adaptive system-on-chips (SoCs), integrating up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory directly into the SoC package rather than requiring it on a separate board. The MoP architecture delivers up to 288GB/s of bandwidth in up to 60 per cent less board area than equivalent designs with external memory, according to AMD's internal measurements.

Amazon Web Services has opened up its WorkSpaces desktop streaming platform to AI agents and committed US$1 billion to a new engineering organisation that will embed AI specialists inside customer teams. The two moves target the same problem from different angles: many enterprises still run core business processes on desktop applications that lack modern APIs, and bridging the gap between available AI technology and production deployment remains a challenge for most organisations.

Zoho Corporation has expanded its Adelaide office, doubling its headcount in the city as part of a regional-first strategy for its Australian business. The expanded workspace was opened by South Australian Minister for State Development, Chris Picton, a member of state parliament representing the southern suburbs of Adelaide. The new office houses teams from Zoho and ManageEngine, two divisions within the company.

New research from peak communications consumer body ACCAN has shed light on failed attempts to contact Triple Zero, pointing to gaps in network reliability, public awareness and the broader emergency calling ecosystem. The research, titled Experiences and Barriers in Contacting Triple Zero: Full Report, examines consumer experiences and perceptions of contacting Triple Zero from a mobile phone.