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Australian expert called in to review Transmission Gully

Mounting delays and mistakes on Transmission Gully have prompted an urgent independent review to be led by Australian road and rail expert Steve Richards.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Oct 2020

Sustainability

‘Extraordinary efforts’ needed to stem the tide of plastic pollution

A global push to cut plastic pollution would need at least one billion volunteers just for clean-ups, researchers warn.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2020

Māori

Infrastructure New Zealand calls for enhanced regional government

A new report says devolving housing and transport could improve delivery, while central government keeps most tax revenue and oversight.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Aug 2019

Software-as-a-Service

Red zoned: How a remote monitoring solution constantly analyses building safety

After earthquakes, managers could know within minutes whether buildings are safe, cutting weeks of waiting for engineering reports.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Aug 2019

Smart Cities

‘Year in Infrastructure 2018’ awards finalists announced

Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 24th Aug 2018

Education, Learning & Training

Working near water is a high-risk activity

Two fatal accidents and multiple near misses show how quickly mobile plant can overturn or drown when water, darkness and soft ground combine.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017

Talent

Syngency: Cloud-based management software for talent agencies, as beautiful as the models themselves

Syngency, a cloud-based system for talent agencies, is set to raise investment in early 2016 after rapid growth this year.

By Dave Moskovitz • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015

Global Stories

Modelling stories

Digital Transformation

First Connect passes USD $500m milestone in GWP surge

First Connect's digital insurance marketplace tops USD $500m in GWP, fuelled by rising demand from independent agents and carriers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026

Digital Transformation

TCS unveils BaNCS AI Compass for global financial firms

TCS launches BaNCS AI Compass, adding explainable AI agents to help global banks automate operations while tightening governance controls.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 20th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

2026 tipped as turning point for enterprise agentic AI

Tech leaders say 2026 will be the year agentic AI moves from pilots to mainstream, as enterprises demand measurable business impact.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025

Data Analytics

Celonis predicts context‑aware AI to reshape supply chains

Celonis forecasts context-aware AI, autonomous operations and open platforms will overhaul global supply chains and competition by 2026.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake, Anthropic expand USD $200m Claude AI deal

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to push compliant AI agents across Snowflake's global data cloud.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025

Large Language Models

SambaNova debuts Hume AI voice models for emotional speech AI

SambaNova launches Hume AI voice models on SambaCloud, offering enterprises real-time, multilingual, emotionally responsive speech AI in 11 languages by June 2024.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025

Data Analytics

Akeneo unveils first AI agent & analytics tools for product data

Akeneo launches its first AI agent, Data Architect Agent, and upgrades analytics to streamline product data modelling and boost AI-driven commerce insights.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025

Platform-as-a-Service

Fujitsu & RIKEN unveil 256-qubit quantum computer upgrade

Fujitsu and RIKEN have launched a 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, quadrupling previous capacity and boosting complex modelling and data analysis capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Apr 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Siemens unveils Solid Edge 2025 with advanced SaaS tools

Siemens Digital Industries Software has launched Solid Edge 2025 and Solid Edge X, featuring enhanced modelling speed, AI tools, and improved collaboration.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2024

Data governance

Databricks & Shutterstock launch enterprise AI image model

Databricks and Shutterstock unveil Shutterstock ImageAI, a powerful text-to-image AI model designed for enterprises, leveraging millions of Shutterstock images for high-fidelity visuals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Jun 2024

Software-as-a-Service

Cadence launches Release 17 of its CFD software 6SigmaDCX

Updates include improved sustainability and modelling objects library, extended power and network connectivity, and better simulation and reporting functions.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2023