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Australia beef pilot tests digital traceability passports
Agricultural Technology

Australia beef pilot tests digital traceability passports

Farmers could cut duplicated reporting as a 12-month trial showed digital passports can carry beef provenance and sustainability data across seven countries.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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South Korea stories

Agentic AI traffic surges as bots dominate the web
Data Protection

Agentic AI traffic surges as bots dominate the web

Businesses may need to rethink bot blocks, as Decodo says automated systems now make up 57.4% of web requests and shape product discovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
CUBIG wins Gartner recognition for agentic AI tools
Robotics

CUBIG wins Gartner recognition for agentic AI tools

Gartner's latest reports flag data governance as a barrier to production AI, after CUBIG was named a Sample Provider and Tech Innovator.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Hyundai tests stablecoin remittance between US & Mexico
Crypto

Hyundai tests stablecoin remittance between US & Mexico

The trial cut an internal dollar transfer between Hyundai units in the US and Mexico to seven minutes, far faster than bank rails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
LG reports record quarterly revenue as profit doubles
Data centers

LG reports record quarterly revenue as profit doubles

Higher-margin services and tariff refunds lifted operating profit above forecasts, as home appliances, TVs and air conditioners drove record sales.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
SAP appoints Verena Siow as Asia Pacific President
Software-as-a-Service

SAP appoints Verena Siow as Asia Pacific President

Asia Pacific customers will get a new regional lead as SAP doubles down on AI-linked growth across one of its biggest markets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
LG sets up robotics centre under CEO to boost expansion
Manufacturing

LG sets up robotics centre under CEO to boost expansion

Direct reporting to the Chief Executive Officer is designed to speed LG's push into factory automation, service robots and home robotics.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
LG sets up robotics centre under CEO Lyu Jae-cheol
Robotics

LG sets up robotics centre under CEO Lyu Jae-cheol

The new unit gives robotics a direct line to Chief Executive Officer Lyu Jae-cheol as LG tries to speed up product development.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Asia firms adopt agentic AI faster than resilience
Robotics

Asia firms adopt agentic AI faster than resilience

Recovery plans are lagging as Asian companies rush into agentic AI, with average incident downtime stretching to 28 days, a survey found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Why internal mobility is APAC'S broken growth engine
Productivity

Why internal mobility is APAC'S broken growth engine

Employees across APJ are missing clear career pathways, fuelling attrition, slower hiring and weaker leadership pipelines as internal mobility stalls.

By Brenton Smith • 5 min read • This month
The workforce cost most APAC organisations are failing to measure
Digital Transformation

The workforce cost most APAC organisations are failing to measure

Preventable attrition, absenteeism and hiring inefficiency are costing APAC firms millions per 1,000 employees, new research shows.

By Brenton Smith • 6 min read • Last month
OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners
Network Security

OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners

The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

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Samsung brings first Yongin chip fab launch forward to 2029
Semiconductors

Samsung brings first Yongin chip fab launch forward to 2029

Rising AI memory demand is prompting Samsung to speed up its first Yongin semiconductor plant, with output now slated to start in 2029.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Hyundai Card sees strong teen uptake for Apple Pay cards
Fintech

Hyundai Card sees strong teen uptake for Apple Pay cards

Younger consumers drove almost seven in 10 sign-ups for Hyundai Card's Apple Pay rewards debit and hybrid cards within 50 days.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
LG Electronics New Zealand branch lifts profit as costs fall
Supply Chain

LG Electronics New Zealand branch lifts profit as costs fall

Lower promotion and marketing costs helped lift annual profit even as revenue slipped slightly at LG Electronics' New Zealand branch.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
FPT deepens Microsoft tie to speed Asia AI rollout
Digital Transformation

FPT deepens Microsoft tie to speed Asia AI rollout

Enterprises across Asia may move faster from AI pilots to production, as the deal targets scalable deployment in ASEAN, Japan and South Korea.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Libeara raises USD $14 million for tokenisation push
Fintech

Libeara raises USD $14 million for tokenisation push

Funding will help Libeara expand regulated digital asset infrastructure into more markets as banks and asset managers weigh tokenised products.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month