AI skills stories
Only 28% of Australian workers say leaders are aligned on AI strategy, underscoring a governance gap as adoption races ahead.
The move aims to help Wipro turn AI pilots into client workflows, as it trains 10,000 staff to deploy Claude across industries.
Marketers worldwide can now access free courses as the companies respond to a 113% annual rise in AI-literate job postings.
Despite productivity gains, workers are losing much of AI's time savings to checking, fixing errors and juggling multiple tools.
Only 24% of workers feel ready to use AI effectively, as firms roll out tools faster than training and governance can keep pace.
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI spending is delivering returns, as most pilots still fail to reach day-to-day use.
The move adds 50 creative technologists as clients scramble for staff who can turn AI trials into production work.
The expansion will add 200 jobs and deepen the skills group's AI engineering footprint as it seeks talent beyond London.
The five-year gift aims to close Canada's AI skills gap by funding scholarships, research and training for students, professionals and small businesses.
The expansion could lift local headcount by 50% or more by end-2026 as the cyber group taps Bengaluru's scarce security talent.
The move signals Cloudflare's push to channel more secure access service edge work through specialists as firms simplify legacy security for AI adoption.
Despite rising AI adoption, most firms are failing to turn it into enterprise-wide gains because governance and workforce readiness lag badly.
Many large UK firms are still struggling to embed AI into daily operations, despite strong demand and rising governance spend.
Regional competition for AI talent and investment is intensifying as Manchester keeps the UK's top spot, ahead of Bristol and Glasgow.
The appointment underscores Red Alpha's push to train workers who can bridge AI, operations and business needs as demand for hybrid talent grows.
The package will fund chips, a supercomputer and skills training, as ministers seek to build domestic AI capacity and speed workplace adoption.
The push reflects rising demand for AI jobs in India as Salesforce aims to widen access to training, internships and employer links.
The training firm plans 200 hires as it broadens UK engineering beyond London and pushes deeper into AI products after fresh funding.
Despite near-universal use, most Australian workers say AI saves time without delivering the business gains employers are seeking.
Australia will get wider support to defend critical digital systems as Canberra and Microsoft deepen cooperation on cyber security and AI.
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