Productivity stories
Despite high strategic priority, most firms still share little data with partners, exposing integration and governance as the main blockers.
The tie-up aims to let law firms and in-house teams ground AI-assisted drafting and research in their own precedents and knowhow.
Frontline employers could cut rostering time and labour costs as the software checks compliance and demand before shifts are published.
Infrastructure demand and vendor spending will drive most of the surge as AI outlays are set to jump 47% next year.
Months-long configuration work could be cut to minutes as business users turn warehouse plans into live system settings using natural language.
Most large firms are treating AI storage as a cost and reliability challenge, with 87% prioritising capacity growth and TCO control.
The wider release gives Telegram users a way to use AI in group chats, as Mira passes 2 million users and more than 50,000 groups.
Marketing teams are increasingly using AI to automate routine campaign work, with Optimizely saying customer-built agents now dominate activity on Opal.
Organisations across EMEA are being pushed to expand AI capacity without worsening power, space and compliance pressures on ageing data centres.
Businesses now need AI that fits into managed processes, as speed alone can create fragmentation and weaken oversight across customer-facing work.
The UK fintech aims to speed customer checks in new markets while tightening controls on financial crime and fraud.
Most Australian buyers say security fears, late deliveries and poor tracking are undermining social commerce, despite rising use of the channels.
Only 38% of Australian frontline workers now say leaders understand their challenges, as shift disruptions add stress, overtime and compliance risk.
Tom Cawley's move highlights Australia's drive to turn mining data into usable AI as MaxMine's load-and-dump tool reaches customers.
Cautious support from tech leaders hinges on whether Canberra can turn new AI and digital funding into real productivity gains.
Most New Zealand SMEs now use AI tools, but many want firmer safeguards and training before widening adoption.
Faster quotes and tighter margin control are helping Marshalls win tenders in the UK building materials market as it shifts pricing to AI.
Rising margins pressure and a Middle East supply shock are testing lenders, even as provisions and capital buffers are lifted.
Expansion into insurance infrastructure could lift Ebix's India growth above 20% a year as it localises global platforms for the market.
The payments infrastructure firm plans to hire up to 50 people in the US as it channels fresh capital into AI tools and expansion.