Upskilling stories
Auditors will spend less time on routine checks as EY embeds multi-agent AI into its global Assurance workflows through Canvas.
Broader recruitment and earlier coding exposure could help women reach senior tech roles as firms widen their search beyond traditional pipelines.
As AI becomes routine at work, more employees are turning to practice-based training, with Skillsoft's CAISY simulations up 341% in a year.
Service-heavy economies are most exposed as AI puts 155,000 Maltese jobs at risk, according to a new Planera study.
The rollout puts AI into 160,000 audits and could cut administrative work as EY braces for bigger data volumes and tougher assurance demands.
Workers using AI agents at work now have a vendor-neutral course to help them spot risks, manage oversight and distinguish them from chatbots.
Routine bookkeeping is becoming faster but riskier, as firms weigh oversight, data security and how many junior hours AI agents can replace.
Despite recession fears, most global leaders plan to keep AI spending high, with average budgets set at USD $186 million over the next year.
Despite recession fears, 74 per cent of senior executives still plan to keep AI near the top of budgets, KPMG found.
Firms are struggling to prepare accountants for AI, with just 28% saying they are ready to reskill staff as workflows change.
Higher energy costs and supply chain disruption are set to force tougher trade-offs on cloud, AI and security spending across enterprises.
With 93% of Singapore executives now treating AI software innovation as strategic, leaders face a tougher test: keeping experts aligned and shipping fast.
Australian lawyers will get structured AI training as K&L Gates ties the Legora rollout to governance rules aimed at reassuring clients.
Cashiers and factory hands are among the most exposed to automation, with one US study finding patternmakers face a 99% risk by 2034.
Clerks and telemarketers are among 417,000 workers facing the highest AI displacement risk, according to a new Australian occupations map.
Singapore’s AI developer scene is set for a bigger global spotlight, with more than 2,000 people expected at a sold-out conference.
The spending aims to add skilled jobs and local AI access as Thailand races to become South East Asia’s digital hub.
The five-year spend will fund cloud and AI infrastructure, while 200,000 Singapore students get free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot.
Real estate agencies and conveyancers face new AML checks from 1 July 2026, with PEXA Clear sold per transaction to cut compliance costs.
Concern over privacy is rising as 65% of employees say their personal data may be used to train AI tools, the survey found.
