Productivity stories
Calero launches AI-powered assistant to give TEM and MEM teams instant, conversational insight from complex telecom and mobility invoices.
PowerX launches AI Maintenance to automate tower upkeep, cutting manual scheduling and dispatch costs for telecoms site operators.
Myriota launches AssetHawk, a 5G NTN satellite tracker promising decade-long battery life for monitoring remote fleets and equipment.
German innovator wins USD $4 million China deal to launch ClearSense, a smart ship bearing monitor, after AI-assisted NICE challenge.
OpenAI has launched Frontier, an enterprise platform to deploy AI coworkers at scale by unifying data, tools and governance across firms.
Mining's AI ambitions are being held back as geoprofessionals lose a third of their week wrestling with fragmented, poorly managed data.
CFOs shift from hiring to hardware, funnelling bigger budgets into tech, AI and sales while HR, headcount and pay growth lose momentum.
CFOs are funnelling 2026 budgets into tech, AI and sales, while easing back on hiring, HR spending and rapid pay growth.
UiPath buys AI compliance specialist WorkFusion to automate banks' financial crime checks as monitoring workloads and governance demands surge.
Camunda appoints Chris White as Chief Revenue Officer to drive sales and partner growth as demand for agentic AI orchestration accelerates.
Meadow Fresh launches a fantasy league where real New Zealand cows earn points via smart-collar data, with NZD $20,000 up for grabs.
Spark and Icehouse will run free nationwide AI and productivity workshops to help New Zealand SMEs lift performance and overcome tech barriers.
Stress is surging for New Zealand's small business owners, with nearly half considering closing as rising costs and tax shocks take their toll.
Australian organisations are moving past AI hype, demanding tools that simplify daily work, scale across teams and prove practical value.
FourKites launches Loft AI platform and Sophie agent to turn natural-language instructions into automated workflows across enterprise apps.
UK firms ramp up travel and AI investment in 2025, even as advertising spend plunges 28%, signalling a sharper focus on productivity.
Square rolls out free AI assistant in the UK, helping SME owners query their own sales data in plain English to speed up decisions.
UK logistics firms shift from AI pilots to full rollouts as interest hits record highs, targeting faster, smarter and more flexible supply chains.
Indosat unveils 27 AI-driven tools to digitise Indonesia's supply chains, targeting fleet tracking, cold chain control and smart facilities.
Wellington startup Dcentrica has unveiled Metaport, a platform giving digital agencies real-time visibility of security and maintenance risk.
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