Asia Pacific stories
Many Australian companies are still failing to translate rising AI budgets into measurable gains, with 37% showing no meaningful value.
Employers are prioritising scarce skills and critical roles as pay rises stay broadly flat across Australia, Aon said.
The programme could bring advanced driver assistance features to millions of passenger vehicles across China and Asia-Pacific from 2027.
Firms in the region are moving beyond pilots, with 84% expecting AI to redefine roles and operations across their businesses.
The accreditation could help regulated firms in Asia Pacific choose a partner for deploying agentic AI on AWS with stronger governance and security.
Many firms are still exposed to faster AI-driven attacks, with Logicalis finding 64 per cent lack mature round-the-clock security operations.
The appointment reflects rising pressure on services firms to turn AI from pilot projects into measurable gains for clients and their own operations.
Unverified AI outputs can quietly drive failed deliveries, compliance noise and customer-record errors across Asia Pacific businesses.
The shift towards AI-ready liquid cooling is prompting Castrol to target new-build data centres and costly retrofits across Asia Pacific.
Rising corporate AI spending in the region is sharpening demand for security and governance tools as enterprises move beyond experimentation.
New research shows 68% of SMEs now value stability over rapid expansion, prompting Mastercard to add business tools and cyber support.
APAC firms face tougher onboarding, fraud and compliance demands as buyers increasingly expect B2B transactions to be as seamless as retail.
Despite near-universal AI plans, only 7% of wealth firms are building agentic systems, widening the gap between ambition and execution.
Banks in Asia Pacific can now send cross-border payments into retail wallets, as BNY taps rising demand for faster consumer payouts.
Workforce readiness is becoming the main obstacle as industrial firms in Asia Pacific race to use AI without losing vital site expertise.
Buyers are demanding proof of faster containment and better outcomes as Forrester highlights a crowded MDR market with rising AI expectations.
The partnerships are meant to tackle fragmented project data and help architects, engineers and students build digital skills across the region.
Singapore regulators are pressing firms to stop using identity numbers for authentication as leaked telecom records can fuel years of impersonation fraud.
The three-year contract should add about AUD $0.21 million a year in recurring revenue as Hydrix expands its Asia-Pacific push.
Rising AI server densities are forcing Asia-Pacific data centre operators to rethink cooling as water use and power demand tighten.