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AI tech hiring shifts from bootcamps to reskilling

AI tech hiring is shifting from bootcamps to employer-funded reskilling as engineering rises, entry roles shrink and Australia weighs skills pathways.

By Soren Chau
Enterprise

Oracle layoffs 2026: 21,000 jobs cut as AI capex climbs

Oracle layoffs 2026: the software group cut 21,000 jobs and said AI deployment was helping drive the reductions as capex surged.

By Soren Chau
Enterprise

Entry-level ad jobs vanish in Australia’s AI hiring reset

Entry-level ad jobs are down to 1% of vacancies as AI and cost pressure push Australian employers toward senior hires.

By Asha Iyer
Enterprise

CBA AI costs warning shifts Australia’s enterprise debate

CBA AI costs warning puts token spend, work slop and governance at the centre of Australia’s enterprise AI rollout for major companies.

By Soren Chau
Policy

APRA warns banks on AI and cyber risks as tech use grows

APRA warned banks, insurers and super funds that AI and cyber risks are outpacing controls, lifting scrutiny across Australia's financial sector.

By Marnie Blackwood
Policy

Trump’s aborted AI order shows who writes the AI rules

Trump AI order politics now turn on who sets model-safety terms, with Australia likely to keep leaning on sectoral compliance.

By Marnie Blackwood
AI

Meta layoffs 2026: 8,000 jobs cut as AI teams grow

Meta is cutting about 8,000 jobs and shifting another 7,000 workers into AI-focused teams, in a restructuring that affects roughly 20 per cent of its workforce.

By Asha Iyer
Enterprise

Standard Chartered AI job cuts: 7,800 roles by 2030

Standard Chartered will remove about 7,800 back-office roles by 2030 as it expands automation and AI, with some affected staff flagged for redeployment.

By Soren Chau
AI

StanChart's AI push turns bank automation into a workforce decision

Standard Chartered's plan to cut more than 7,000 jobs shows bank AI spending has moved from pilot projects to workforce design, with compliance still setting the limits.

By Asha Iyer
AI

Bloomberg data shows AI job losses are reaching white-collar roles

A Bloomberg analysis of US labour data suggests measurable employment losses are emerging in AI-exposed white-collar roles, an early warning for Australian tech teams.

By Asha Iyer
Startups

Charlton's local AI push collides with Chalmers' startup tax fight

Andrew Charlton wants Australia to buy local AI, but founders say the budget's capital gains changes could make it harder to build the companies Canberra wants.

By Jules Hartman
AI

Apple outsources Siri to Google's Gemini in $US1b-a-year AI deal

Apple has confirmed a multi-year partnership with Google to rebuild Siri on Gemini AI models, targeting a launch later this year despite testing delays that have already pushed the rollout from March to at least mid-2026.

By Asha Iyer