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Kiwi Stories

AI skills stories

AI, flexibility & friction reshape New Zealand jobs in 2026

New Zealand enters 2026 with rising job confidence but clunky hiring, AI gaps and demands for flexibility are reshaping work and recruitment.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

Global Stories

AI skills stories

EduTech

Skillsoft links edX courses to corporate AI skills

Skillsoft links edX's university courses to its AI-focused learning platform, tying academic credentials more tightly to corporate skills needs.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025

Robotics

Finance leaders fear AI skills gap as change accelerates

Finance chiefs brace for AI upheaval as CIMA warns of widening skills gap and underprepared teams despite soaring expectations.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Data Protection

AI projects face long delays amid rising security risks

AI rollout delays are stretching to a year as three-quarters of organisations report security incidents and governance gaps grow.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Unified Communications

Riverbed unveils AI tool to automate workplace IT support

Riverbed launches Aternity Self-Service, an Agentic AI tool that automates diagnosis and fixes for common workplace IT issues.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

CFOs juggle cost cuts, growth bets & AI confidence gap

CFOs face 2026 torn between deep cost cuts, selective growth bets and a mounting AI skills gap, Gartner survey data reveals.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Firewalls

AI-driven cyber wars to reshape security in 2026

AI-powered attackers and defenders will clash in 2026, driving autonomous breaches, VPN failures and stricter rules that reshape cyber security.

By Kaleah Salmon • 11 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Human Capital Management

Workforce underprepared for AI despite widespread awareness

Despite widespread awareness of AI's impact, most workers lack the skills and training needed, posing challenges as businesses embrace AI technology.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Employers & staff divided over who should pay for AI training

A global survey reveals employers and staff clash over who should fund AI training, risking delays in digital transformation and workplace morale.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Accenture & OpenAI partner to accelerate enterprise AI rollout

Accenture partners with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Enterprise to its workforce, boosting AI adoption and accelerating business transformation across industries.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2025

Generative AI

Journalists seek balance as AI adoption grows amid ethical concerns

A survey reveals 91% of newsrooms use AI as journalists balance new tech with core skills amid ethical worries and scarce training.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

AI skills stories

Data Analytics

Visa red tape choking AI & tech hiring, study finds

Red tape in UK and US visa systems is stalling AI and tech hiring, with firms reporting weeks-long delays, higher costs and lost revenue.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

OpenAI unveils nationwide AI push & skills drive for Australia

OpenAI launches its first Asia Pacific OpenAI for Countries plan in Australia, pairing sovereign AI infrastructure with major skills drives.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Data Protection

BT launches UK-based sovereign platform for secure cloud & AI

BT has launched a UK-based sovereign platform offering cloud, AI and voice services to enhance control, security and compliance for British organisations.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Unified Communications

National AI Plan welcomed for advancing digital skills inclusion

The Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance has praised the National AI Plan for focusing on AI skills and digital literacy to reduce digital exclusion in Australia.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Bendigo Bank adopts Google Cloud AI to boost staff skills & security

Bendigo Bank partners with Google Cloud to harness AI and enhance cybersecurity, boosting staff skills and streamlining services for 2.9 million customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025

Customer Experience

Overcoming the perceived AI skills gap

Nearly half of UK business leaders view themselves as AI experts, yet 22% cite a skills gap as a key hurdle, hindering wider AI adoption in the workplace.

By Ian Tickle • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025