Productivity stories
Five Indian financial firms will get free support to shift AI pilots into live customer-service systems under a new Blue Machines AI programme.
Australian employers are losing customers and delaying contracts as skilled vacancies linger for weeks, a survey of 214 firms found.
The overhaul has unlocked trapped procurement data and helped the building products maker set up 18 interfaces in just 12 days.
Tender teams at HEB Construction are now saving hours on bids after AI turned scattered staff CVs into reusable, structured data.
Organisations facing tougher compliance checks in Australia and New Zealand can now swap spreadsheet risk logs for AI-guided assessments and reports.
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
The move will centralise HR across Japfa's Indonesian units as the agri-food group seeks more consistent processes and better workforce visibility.
The three winners cut manual work, sped up deployments and bolstered resilience across transport, defence research and banking in Australia and New Zealand.
Enterprises in Australia and New Zealand are being pushed to balance AI adoption with tighter control over cost, security and data sovereignty.
Telcos could cut manual handovers and supplier rebuilds as the software embeds AI into ordering, support and billing workflows.
More than a third of Australian employers have lost customers or cut service quality as hiring gaps force them to turn work away.
Despite near-universal uptake, just 4% of New Zealand organisations say AI has transformed core operations, Datacom's survey shows.
The platform is already helping clinics cut missed calls and no-shows as NL Health Services uses it in a cancer screening programme.
More than 90 credit union and community bank leaders weighed AI's efficiency gains against fraud and service risks at Eltropy's summit.
Enterprise buyers in Saudi Arabia will get a locally hosted AI PC from September 2026, alongside Adobe's shift to sovereign workloads.
Housing providers facing tighter complaint rules are set to get AI support as Ctrl AI brings in senior ombudsman expertise.
Banks are under pressure to prove anti-money laundering controls after FCA fines topped GBP £300 million since 2021.
Smaller warehouses could soon automate tasks once reserved for larger sites, as falling costs make humanoid robots easier to deploy into ageing facilities.
Rising eCommerce demand and higher vehicle costs are pushing Singapore SMEs to rethink whether owning fleets still makes business sense.
Most firms are using AI without the rules or training to support it, leaving privacy, security and integration risks unchecked.