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Agentic AI promises autonomy but raises urgent questions over whose values guide its decisions and how equity is safeguarded in practice.

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.

Arcadian's AI logistics integrations are set to deliver more than USD $20m in efficiency savings for four Australian operators.

Clearstream, DTCC and Euroclear publish joint framework to keep tokenised securities markets connected across rival DLT networks.

Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.

Identity-based attacks drove nearly 70% of incidents in Expel's 2026 threat report, exposing gaps between basic controls and real-world defence.

In a world where software outages can ground planes, women tech leaders are redefining resilience, responsibility and influence.

Amperity names seasoned SaaS marketer Bridget Perry as CMO to drive global growth and sharpen its AI-focused customer data platform.

Carta acquires ListAlpha and launches Carta CRM, unifying front-office relationship tools with back-office fund data for private capital firms.

Construction and manufacturing fuel a second straight quarter of growth for Australian SMEs, narrowing the gap with the wider economy.

Australia's growing cyber threats demand a broader, more diverse workforce, with women's cross-disciplinary skills central to resilience.

As Asia Pacific races ahead on 5G, experts warn women risk being left offline unless their voices shape digital policy from the start.

Asia Pacific firms must redesign networks as strategic assets, aligning cloud and AI demands with agility, resilience and measurable growth.

Microsoft's new Cyber Pulse briefing warns ungoverned AI agents and 'double agents' pose rising security and compliance risks for firms.

Optus trials Asia's first end-to-end 800GE link between Sydney and Perth, using dual subsea and terrestrial paths for near-zero downtime.

Malicious insider threats now outpace negligence in Australia, as Mimecast warns rising AI-fuelled attacks are testing outdated security models.

Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.

Silent account takeover fraud is draining billions as criminals hijack real identities; here's how businesses can finally fight back.

Incode claims first iBeta Level 3 PAD pass for passive selfie liveness on iOS and Android, reporting 0% error rates in testing.