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Retailers across Southeast Asia and Australia will get a single route to launch device protection and warranty cover as demand grows.
Data breaches and hacktivism are driving a sharper threat mix, with universities hit 425 times across 67 countries in a year.
Rework is eating into localisation budgets as AI content speeds up output but leaves global brands struggling with cultural fit.
More than 300 AI agents are now cutting turnaround times, routine HR queries and maintenance delays across the steelmaker’s global operations.
Credit market users in Asia-Pacific now have access to more than 1,800 issuers as volatility and private lending reshape funding choices.
Many large companies are making support harder to reach, with most failing to offer clear web, chat or phone access, a Parloa study found.
Consumers now switch between screens and shopping modes so quickly that MiQ says advertisers are misreading how purchases really happen.
Security teams can now apply one policy model across more AI agents as Bedrock Data adds Google Vertex AI to ArgusAI.
The launch aims to let firms and software agents use Salesforce data and workflows inside coding tools and collaboration apps, cutting build times by up to 40%.
The ERP software group is sharpening its growth plans as it brings in a senior people leader to help reshape operations under a new Chief Executive Officer.
Enterprise users can now query Oracle databases in natural language through Gemini, without moving data or writing SQL, as the partners expand their cloud tie-up.
Small UK employers could cut compliance headaches as the firm takes on payroll, tax and statutory duties under a new managed employment model.
UK resellers gain a single route to sell Dropbox’s full portfolio as the tie-up widens to six more EMEA markets and adds local support.
Approval bottlenecks are easing for Flagstone, which says AI has helped slash sign-off times on regulated promotions from two days to eight hours.
Strong demand for server hardware lifted orders to a record and gave the Bristol-based group confidence of further growth into Q2 and beyond.
Nearly half of UK project firms are seeing productivity or cost gains from AI as they shift it into day-to-day operations and seek ROI.
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Companies are under pressure to prove AI spend pays off, as many projects still stall before delivering measurable gains.
Greater reporting by English councils has pushed logged breaches up 53% in five years, with serious referrals to the ICO also rising.
Only 16% of employees are seeing big productivity gains despite average UK company spending of GBP £235,000 on AI and emerging tech.