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Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth

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Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.
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Eursap shares 2026 tips for AI-friendly CV writing

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Recruiter Eursap urges job seekers to tailor AI-friendly CVs for 2026, prioritising targeted wording, skills placement and outcome-led bullets.
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Social enterprise opens data careers to neurodivergent

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Australian Spatial Analytics has created over 230 data careers for young neurodivergent adults while delivering AUD $18 million in projects.
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UK health & beauty marketers to ramp up AI in 2026

2 days ago
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UK health and beauty marketers plan to deepen AI use in 2026 while boosting hiring, creative budgets and influencer partnerships.
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Hubtel IT hires for AI push & GBP £2.5m growth plan

3 days ago
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West Midlands-based Hubtel IT boosts staff by 25% and targets 2026 turnover above GBP £2.5m as it doubles down on AI and cyber security.
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Hubtel IT grows team to drive AI & cyber security push

3 days ago
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Hubtel IT boosts staff by 25% and targets GBP £2.5m turnover as it ramps up AI and cyber security services for UK small businesses.
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NZ firms lean on scales for new roles, market for old

3 days ago
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New Zealand employers lean on internal salary scales for new roles, while market guides still dominate pay decisions for familiar positions.
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More flexibility, less ghosting: Here’s what the world of work will look like in 2026

4 days ago
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By 2026, work will be more flexible and AI-driven, as tougher compliance, on-demand jobs and faster hiring reshape life for Kiwi workers.
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Gen Z ‘lily padding’ forces UK employers to rethink careers

4 days ago
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Gen Z ‘lily padding’ is pushing UK employers to ditch rigid promotion ladders and design flexible, personalised career paths to retain staff.
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Anthropic plans Australian office in global AI push

4 days ago
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Anthropic is setting up an Australian office in Sydney as Claude adoption soars, anchoring a wider global expansion and hiring push.
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Coding jobs squeezed as AI reshapes developer roles

5 days ago
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AI is shrinking routine coding vacancies but boosting demand for developers who can design systems, integrate tools and think strategically.
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Logitech maps five key trends for the hybrid office

5 days ago
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Logitech predicts tech-first, flexible offices in 2026 as firms redesign hybrid workspaces for collaboration, personal kit and meeting equity.
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Executive-level CISO titles surge amid rising scope strain

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Executive-level CISO roles now dominate security leadership, but a new report warns widening scope and legacy structures are driving strain.
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Employment Hero launches Canada SMB Insight Engine

Last week
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Employment Hero launches a quarterly SMB Insight Engine to track Canadian small firms’ confidence amid hiring strain and burnout fears.
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AI slowdown pushes employers to prioritise reputation

Last week
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AI hiring slowdown pushes employers to scrutinise online reputation, raising the bar for trust and squeezing early‑career candidates.
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Madhya Pradesh to digitise 50m records on EDU Chain

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Madhya Pradesh will digitise up to 50 million university records on Open Campus’s EDU Chain in an 18-month blockchain credential push.
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Gartner maps nine AI-driven work trends CHROs face by 2026

Last week
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Gartner warns CHROs must confront nine AI-driven work trends by 2026, from layoffs and culture clashes to digital twins and ‘workslop’.
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AI drives rise of solo ‘Founder + AI’ UK businesses

Last week
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AI is fuelling a boom in solo UK “Founder + AI” ventures as entrepreneurs favour lean, automated operations over hiring staff.
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Australian firms take five weeks on average to hire

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Australian employers now take an average of five weeks to hire staff, with delays driving heavier workloads, project setbacks and lower morale.
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LFB boosts Lyon R&D sites to meet data centre cooling demand

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LFB’s data centre arm is investing millions in Lyon R&D and factories to ramp up advanced cooling for Europe’s AI-fuelled server boom.