Productivity stories
Compliance-heavy finance teams could cut manual pricing disputes as KPMG and Google Cloud roll out Gemini Enterprise tools at Cardinal Health.
The hire underlines Island’s channel-led APAC expansion as firms reassess VPNs, VDI and other legacy security tools amid AI adoption.
Banks could use the new platform to cut frontline bottlenecks, as Backbase says 80% of such work happens in disconnected system gaps.
Fresh capital will fund Tenzo's US push as hospitality operators seek faster data tools to cut waste and sharpen decisions.
Consolidating payments across Australia and New Zealand has cut 1Cover's costs by about AUD $35,000 in nine months, with more savings likely.
Faster checkout and more local payment options helped the travel loyalty group raise product-page conversions to 9.8% across Asia Pacific.
The updates aim to help companies turn internal data into AI-driven workflows while keeping business controls and governance in place.
Adoption is rising as customers report faster fixes and lower running costs, with one college cutting troubleshooting time by 90%.
Industrial operators could cut downtime and costs as Schneider Electric and Deloitte target AI-led links between factory systems and business software.
Australian small businesses can now make Sponsored Brands video adverts in minutes, cutting the cost and time of production to zero.
Only 16% of employees are seeing big productivity gains despite average UK company spending of GBP £235,000 on AI and emerging tech.
Canadian finance teams could save hours of month-end admin as Float’s new AI tool auto-codes card transactions with 90% precision.
The internal promotion comes as demand grows for ERP projects that join finance reporting, operations and AI-enabled automation on one platform.
Passengers at Phu Quoc International Airport will soon use self-service processing as a new terminal lifts annual capacity to 24 million.
Retailers chasing rapid checkout promises are seeing more failed drops, as most UK shoppers prefer dependable two-to-four-day delivery windows.
Irish executives are saving time with AI, but the country still ranks as the most wary of its impact among four European markets.
It aims to ease a GBP £10.3 billion annual hit to UK employers from staff financial stress by adding regulated advice and planning tools.
Nearly 400 industrial leaders gathered as manufacturers in Indonesia weighed AI, analytics and digital tools to tackle costs and complexity.
AI adoption is widening a gap among Australian SMEs, with users growing 2.8 times faster and many others still holding back.
Microsoft is betting on AI training to ease workplace fears, after pledging to skill another 200,000 people in New Zealand.
