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The database firm's rapid revenue growth and customer gains are driving a bigger sales push across Asia Pacific and Japan, including Australia and New Zealand.
The Bundey campus could create hundreds of jobs while helping South Australia court investment in AI infrastructure as demand accelerates across Asia-Pacific.
Banks in Asia Pacific are set to use Mastercard's offers platform to counter super apps and prove more sales from promotions.
Rising demand from sovereign wealth and pension funds is prompting a more targeted regional push across Asia-Pacific, where operational complexity is growing.
Limited to 4,999 units, the notebook targets collectors with a USD $5,599 price tag and AI hardware tuned for premium workloads.
A new robotics zone and a 11% rise in startups showed AI hardware and commercial deployment are now driving the Taipei trade fair.
Accounting firms could cut manual work as Karbon's early-access Kai AI uses platform data to draft tasks, insights and workflows.
Nintendo Switch 2 players in Australia and New Zealand get portable power and carry options as Belkin broadens its gaming range.
AI-driven fraud is pushing healthcare, government and carmakers to tighten identity checks as remote transactions spread worldwide.
Electricity costs at three Yasawa Islands resorts are set to fall as off-grid solar cuts diesel use by about half next year.
Cost-of-living pressure is pushing New Zealand households to protect power and water bills first, while telco debts are among the first to slip.
The hire signals a sharper push into AV and unified communications as Dynamic Supplies targets resellers serving education, business and government.
Targeted email scams are pushing payment redirection fraud losses higher as Australian firms lose more than AUD $166.8 million.
Tight industrial land near Australia's cities is pushing retailers and manufacturers into taller automated warehouses and network consolidation.
Thailand's manufacturing hub becomes a bigger strategic base for the Melbourne-headquartered group after it bought local telematics provider GPS2GO.
Manual data wrangling at the City of Melbourne is being replaced by a single AI platform supporting more than 700 datasets and 40 use cases.
Only 12% of Australian operators say now is a good time to open a venue, as rising costs and weaker spend squeeze margins.
Most Australian workers using AI at work have had no formal training, leaving security, privacy and skills gaps as adoption races ahead.
The survey also found most firms still lack secrets scanning and rapid audit proof, leaving hidden credentials and compliance delays as weak spots.
Cost-of-living pressures are leaving many staff with little real wage growth, even as most remain in jobs they see as secure.
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