About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
Journalist
Currently working as a freelance writer and content creator, Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine - Page 20
Tata Communications launches Voice AI for real-time fintech chats
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Tata Communications unveils Voice AI platform for real-time, multilingual fintech chats, enhancing speed, security, and seamless automation in financial services.
Canva integrates design tools with ChatGPT for seamless creativity
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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ai
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agentic ai
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social media
Canva now integrates its design tools directly within ChatGPT, enabling 700 million users to create and edit visuals through natural language prompts seamlessly.
Westcon-Comstor & CrowdStrike expand Falcon platform in Singapore
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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cloud security
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advanced persistent threat protection
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partner programmes
Westcon-Comstor and CrowdStrike have extended their partnership to Singapore, offering the Falcon platform to bolster cloud-native cybersecurity for local businesses.
Kordia & Arqiva bring new cloud solutions to New Zealand media
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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paas
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digital transformation
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iaas
Kordia partners with Arqiva to launch cloud-based media solutions in New Zealand, boosting broadcasters with scalable, cost-effective digital tools for five years.
LiveRamp unveils AI agents & expanded integrations for marketers
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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martech
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cdp
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data privacy
LiveRamp launches AI tools enabling marketers to use autonomous agents with secure data access, plus new integrations including Netflix for smarter campaigns.
Data readiness & infrastructure drive enterprise AI success
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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ai security
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genai
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ai
A global study reveals enterprises with mature data readiness and infrastructure see 24% revenue growth and 25% cost savings from AI deployments.
Peak launches AI agents to optimise retail & manufacturing ops
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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supply chain
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llms
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ai
Peak launches Agentic AI agents to automate and optimise retail and manufacturing decisions, already enhancing operations at Hain Celestial and Speedy Hire.
Australian businesses urged to celebrate milestones for morale
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Research shows 79% of Australian small businesses linking milestone celebrations with better performance, yet only 21% take time to mark achievements.
ThreatBook unveils ATI for APAC cyber risk detection & insight
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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malware
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siem
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advanced persistent threat protection
ThreatBook launches its Advanced Threat Intelligence solution to enhance cyber risk detection in Asia Pacific, analysing billions of attack records daily.
Comstor partners prepare for Cisco 360 launch & new incentives
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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partner programmes
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cisco
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comstor
Comstor reveals 78% of EMEA Cisco partners are prepared for the 2026 Cisco 360 launch, with many seeing growth and streamlined business as key benefits.
Yahoo DSP & Spotify unlock programmatic audio for Aussies
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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martech
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digital entertainment
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spotify
Yahoo DSP now offers Aussie advertisers direct programmatic access to Spotify's audio, video and display ads via one platform, enhancing campaign reach and measurement.
ANZ warns small businesses after AUD $84 million cyber losses
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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advanced persistent threat protection
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email security
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cybersecurity
ANZ warns Australian small businesses to stay vigilant as scams cause AUD $84 million losses amid rising cybercrime threats in 2024.
Facebook, WhatsApp & TikTok most invasive, Discord safest
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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data protection
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data privacy
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ai
Research finds Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok most privacy-invasive, while Discord tops the list for safeguarding user data and resisting AI training use.
Acronis & CyberCert partner to streamline SMB cybersecurity
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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endpoint protection
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email security
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supply chain
Acronis teams up with CyberCert to help Australian MSPs streamline SMB cybersecurity certification via a unified platform meeting SMB1001 standards.
Tenable exposes Gemini Trifecta flaws risking user data theft
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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cloud security
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ai security
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data privacy
Tenable exposed three critical flaws in Google’s Gemini suite enabling unseen theft of sensitive user data, now patched by Google to prevent exploitation.
Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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data protection
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encryption
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iot security
Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.
Forrester predicts agency mergers, job cuts & creator growth
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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martech
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cdp
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ai
Forrester forecasts major agency mergers, job cuts of 15%, and growth in creator-led marketing by 2026 amid automation and industry shifts.
Cyber insurance among small businesses surges amid rising threats
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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data protection
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ransomware
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martech
Cyber insurance among Australian small businesses has surged 50% amid rising cybercrime threats, with incidents costing an average of AUD $49,600 each.
Aimer Farming secures NZD $750,000 to accelerate global growth
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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ai
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software development
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investment
New Zealand’s Aimer Farming has secured NZD $750,000 from Cultivate Ventures to expand its AI-driven pasture management tech and grow globally.
Quintauris & Everspin partner to boost RISC-V automotive safety
Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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paas
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edge computing
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iaas
Quintauris and Everspin partner to integrate MRAM tech into RISC-V platforms, enhancing safety and reliability for next-gen automotive applications.