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Asian Stories

APAC stories

BlackBerry, UKM bring QNX curriculum to ASEAN first

Students in Malaysia will gain hands-on access to BlackBerry's QNX tools as UKM becomes the first ASEAN university to add them.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 13th Jun 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Loyalty leaders discuss: What are global loyalty programs doing that's missing in APAC?

Loyalty schemes in APAC are losing relevance as global leaders win customers with simpler, more personal offers delivered in real time.

By Aaron Crowe • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Global Stories

APAC stories

Data centers

AI to boost Asia Pacific property demand, says report

Stronger AI adoption could lift office, industrial and retail demand in Asia Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield says, despite automation fears.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Australia, New Zealand AI boom lacks data foundations

Many firms are adopting AI quickly, but weak data architecture is leaving them unable to measure returns or manage governance risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026

Data Protection

AI expansion lifts breach rate to 43%, Netwrix says

More than four in 10 firms where AI widened access were breached last year, underscoring a growing governance gap, Netwrix says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Cequence posts record quarter on agentic AI security

Demand for agentic AI protection helped the company land its largest deal yet and post its strongest quarter as customers expanded spending worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Proving personalisation works: Tooling, metrics, and the real role of AI

Brands need cleaner data and tighter measurement to prove personalisation boosts retention, revenue and viewer loyalty, not just clicks.

By Braze • 8 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Security Operations Centres

Anthropic splits Claude Fable 5 amid cyber risk fears

Guardrails may not stop attackers as Anthropic's split release underscores a widening gap between AI exploit discovery and patching.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Umbrellar wins Pax8 Asia-Pacific infrastructure award

The repeat regional honour may help Umbrellar strengthen ties with global vendors as cloud and AI demand intensifies across Asia-Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Customer Relationship Management

What separates the personalisation leaders in media and entertainment?

Brands in media and entertainment are missing revenue because they cannot turn scattered engagement signals into coordinated, real-time personalisation.

By Braze • 7 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Smartsheet adds Gemini Enterprise to AI connections

Teams can now link preferred AI assistants to live project data, as Smartsheet broadens access beyond Claude and adds Smart Assist.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Tech Data & AnywhereNow team up for ANZ Microsoft Teams

Channel partners in Australia and New Zealand gain Microsoft Teams-based customer service tools, as Tech Data adds AnywhereNow to its portfolio.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Data centre generator market set for steady growth

Backup power demand is set to lift spending as operators add generators to shield data centres from outages and grid instability.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Audiences are cycling, not stacking: The new retention equation in media and entertainment

Rising prices and content overload are pushing viewers to treat subscriptions as temporary, forcing brands to rethink retention around re-entry.

By Braze • 6 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Gaming

Braze report says data beats AI for personalisation

Media and entertainment groups risk wasted AI spend unless they first fix fragmented data and measurement, Braze's report says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

APAC stories

Digital Transformation

Allianz Retire+ launches AI assistant for advisers

Financial advisers may soon get quicker answers on retirement income products as Allianz Retire+ tests Ada for compliant support.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026

Data Analytics

Australian fleets turn to tech as fatigue & safety bite

Driver fatigue is pushing Australian fleets towards video telematics, with more than half now using in-cab cameras to cut risks and costs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Jun 2026

Supply Chain

DHL wins Metso Queensland logistics deal in mining

The Berrinba site will give Metso extra warehousing capacity in southern Queensland, helping speed parts and machinery to mines across eastern Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026