Deloitte stories
Clients are increasingly demanding proof that cloud and AI spending is lifting productivity, revenue or cost control, not just adding systems.
Enterprises can now patch older open source software without disruptive upgrades, as IBM and Red Hat target stubborn vulnerability backlogs.
The appointments signal a sharper partner-led route to market as the software group pushes AI deeper into customer service systems used by thousands.
Compliance teams can now query live case data in seconds as SpeakUp's new tool aims to cut manual reporting and investigation work.
Enterprise buyers will get a new way to assess AI service partners after NiCE introduced a specialism based on certified staff and proven results.
Enterprise buyers could benefit as NiCE ties partner status to certified staff, live deployments and verified results in a new AI scheme.
The hire comes as demand rises for senior communications support, with AI-driven search putting fresh emphasis on earned media and executive profiles.
Most enterprises still struggle to turn AI pilots into profit, with just 23 per cent able to link initiatives to higher revenue or lower costs.
The move aims to speed up repetitive audit tasks for nearly 85,000 professionals while keeping final judgements with human reviewers.
Growing deepfake scams are pushing consumers towards paid verification tools, as Bitdefender's app checks videos for manipulation and malicious intent.
Firms facing a deepening hiring crunch may use specialist AI agents to handle routine accounting tasks as regulatory workloads rise.
Rising fares and disruption are pushing more travellers to dispute payments through banks, putting travel merchants under heavier refund pressure.
UK firms face mounting attack costs as NCC Group joins a government-backed push to put cyber risk on board agendas and across supply chains.
The pact aims to help enterprises patch vulnerable open source code faster without forcing disruptive upgrades to production systems.
Adoption alone may not lift output, with only 5% of Australian small firms fully using AI despite two-thirds already experimenting with it.
RACQ's member services will be reshaped by Adobe's AI tools under a five-year deal that also gives Deloitte Digital implementation control.
Many Australian businesses still miss contract insights after signing, even as AI cuts agreement cycle times by 34% and saves 18 hours each.
Rising demand for data centre power is putting a spotlight on AVK, after Deloitte Private named it among the UK's Best Managed Companies for 2026.
UK clients could see agentic AI projects prototyped in four weeks as Deloitte expands its Google Cloud alliance and trains 1,000 staff.
Law firms could cut friction in transactions as verified property, company and identity data feed directly into Legora's AI workflows.