Welcome to our ‘News In Brief’ column in which we digest all the news releases for you in no more than five paragraphs.
Below are snippets of all the media releases we received from Feb 23 till the end of the week.
This article updates throughout the week.
Notion Custom Agents
Perth, Feb 25: Notion has launched Custom Agents, a new type of AI assistant built into its connected workspace that automates recurring workflows using schedules and triggers.
The feature—first previewed at Make With Notion in October— is now in public beta for users on Business and Enterprise plans.Custom Agents can answer repeated questions using organisational knowledge, capture and route incoming tasks, and gather updates to produce scheduled reports. They can also work across tools such as Slack, Mail and Calendar, using existing connected knowledge for context.
Notion says the agents are designed for enterprise security and control, with logged runs, permission-based access aligned to Notion pages, and reversible changes. The company also states that Notion AI doesn’t train on customer data, and Enterprise plans have zero data retention.
“We’re getting back more than 60 hours a month today with Notion Agents handling a lot of the busywork. And we’re still early on in our adoption, but the more we invest in these custom agents, the bigger the return,” said Dr Thomas Kelly, CEO of Heidi.
“Time is the real bottleneck inside modern organisations. We’ve built companies held together by meetings, status chasing, and jumping between platforms to find information, and it quietly caps what teams can achieve,” said Andrew McCarthy, General Manager for AU/NZ at Notion, “Custom Agents are a step-change for Aussie businesses: describe a workflow once, set a trigger or schedule, and the work runs in the background with full visibility and control. This is now all about removing busywork so teams can operate at a new level of ambition”
Workplace Resilience
Perth, Feb 26: Australian customer-facing employee engagement rose by five points over the past year, bucking a global decline, according to the Qualtrics 2026 Employee Experience Trends Report based on responses from more than 2,000 Australians in a global study of 33,000 workers across 24 countries. The report found Australians experienced more organisational turbulence than the global average, including leadership changes (37% vs 29% globally), but engagement was strongest where organisations increased how often they listened to employee feedback (90% engagement vs 34% where listening decreased).
“What we’re seeing in Australia challenges the narrative of change fatigue,” said Steve Bennetts, Head of Growth & Strategy, Employee Experience at Qualtrics. “Australian workers – both part-time employees and new hires – are all showing remarkable resilience compared to their global peers, which is a direct result of organisations actively listening to employees and supporting them through transition.”
The report also highlighted growing “shadow AI” use: 56% of Australian employees frequently use AI at work, but only 22% rely solely on company-approved tools, down from 25% a year ago.
“Organisational changes create both risk and opportunity. The data signals that Australian employees are less willing to tolerate being ignored during times of change. These are precisely the moments when employees need to feel heard, and leading Australian organisations will be the ones that couple change with consistent, meaningful listening and support employees with the right tools and processes to navigate uncertainty.” Bennetts said.
Kenanga Tokenises Funds
Perth, Feb 26: Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad has launched Malaysia’s first tokenised money market funds through a new blockchain-based platform called Myrra, developed in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation.
The initial rollout tokenises the Kenanga Money Market Fund (KMMF) and Kenanga Islamic Money Market Fund (KIMMF), with tokens issued on a 1:1 basis where each token represents a traditional fund unit. Investors can buy and sell these digital representations via Myrra’s web portal.
Kenanga said the structure maintains regulatory compliance and legal parity with existing unit holders while introducing blockchain-based distribution and settlement capabilities.
“The launch of Malaysia’s first tokenised money market funds on the new Myrra platform represents a major step forward in our Group-wide commitment to driving digital innovation across the Malaysian capital markets,” said Datuk Chay Wai Leong, Group Managing Director of Kenanga Group.
Stellar Development Foundation President Jose Fernandez da Ponte said the deployment demonstrates how tokenisation can expand access to regulated financial products. Myrra targets Malaysia’s growing tokenised asset market, projected to reach US$43 billion by 2030.
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