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Australia business confidence stays weak as costs rise
Artificial Intelligence

Australia business confidence stays weak as costs rise

Rising fuel and energy bills are squeezing margins and leaving Australian firms facing weaker trading conditions ahead.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Alceon backs INSITE DC data centre push in Australia
Data centers

Alceon backs INSITE DC data centre push in Australia

Power access is now the main bottleneck for Australian data centre projects, and the new funding should speed INSITE DC's Melbourne and Sydney plans.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
InvestorKit wins tech award for EDGE property platform
Data Analytics

InvestorKit wins tech award for EDGE property platform

The award underscores how property advisers are using in-house data systems to sharpen client decisions as InvestorKit scales rapidly.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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NEOIX teams with Hitachi units on AI-ready data centres
Digital Transformation

NEOIX teams with Hitachi units on AI-ready data centres

Rising power constraints are pushing data centre developers to pair AI capacity with renewable energy and storage as demand surges.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago
JLL warns Asia Pacific office fit-out costs keep rising
Supply Chain

JLL warns Asia Pacific office fit-out costs keep rising

Office projects across Asia Pacific are becoming harder to budget, with labour shortages, materials inflation and geopolitics lifting fit-out costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Cushman & Wakefield appoints Leon Ikeda for Asia Pacific
Data centers

Cushman & Wakefield appoints Leon Ikeda for Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific data centre deals are getting harder to execute as power and site constraints tighten, boosting demand for specialist advice.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
DocuWare named a challenger in Gartner document review
Document Management

DocuWare named a challenger in Gartner document review

DocuWare lands challenger spot in Gartner's 2026 document management review as the software maker touts AI-ready tools and partner-led growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • 6 days ago

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India launches first smart lighting & home tech expo
Smart Cities

India launches first smart lighting & home tech expo

Rising demand for connected homes is driving India's first dedicated smart lighting and home technology platform, which opens in Delhi-NCR.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Homebuyers grow more confident as AI tools gain ground
Artificial Intelligence

Homebuyers grow more confident as AI tools gain ground

Prospective buyers are increasingly using AI and other digital tools to navigate an unsettled housing market, with 59% feeling more confident than a year ago.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Incept wins Fortegra backing for UK title insurance
Property Market

Incept wins Fortegra backing for UK title insurance

That backing could speed up property completions by making UK title insurance available on demand through a digital portal.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Kao Data buys West London site for new data centre
Data centers

Kao Data buys West London site for new data centre

The brownfield deal could ease capacity pressure in London, where cloud providers and AI users are competing for scarce land and power.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Bybit calls for tokenisation boost in India fintech push
Digital Transformation

Bybit calls for tokenisation boost in India fintech push

Tokenised assets could widen market access for smaller investors as India weighs rules for a projected USD $1 trillion fintech economy.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Brickflow adds Sprift property data reports for brokers
Digital Transformation

Brickflow adds Sprift property data reports for brokers

Brokers can now generate lender-ready due diligence packs in one click, cutting manual research and speeding specialist property finance decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
CapitaLand buys Japan's largest data centre in Osaka
Digital Transformation

CapitaLand buys Japan's largest data centre in Osaka

Japan's data centre market is drawing more institutional capital as a USD $1 billion Osaka sale underscores demand for scarce operational assets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Light House launches Bluprint for sustainable construction
Clean technologies

Light House launches Bluprint for sustainable construction

The programme aims to help greener building technologies win repeat work in Canada's USD $50 billion sustainable construction market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Credas says digital identity pass rates rise to 89.3%
Fintech

Credas says digital identity pass rates rise to 89.3%

Credas says digital identity checks are more decisive, with manual referrals falling to 3%-4% a year as identity fraud stays a concern.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 6 days ago
Castleforge & Galaxy win consent for Redhill data expansion
Hyperscale

Castleforge & Galaxy win consent for Redhill data expansion

The approval will add 15MW of capacity near London as demand for data centre space surges and vacancy in the capital keeps falling.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week