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Asian Stories

Australian stories

Singapore race week lifts hotels, bars & retailers

International visitors drove a race-week spending surge in Singapore, with hotels, bars and shops all posting higher takings and bigger transactions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

Global Stories

Australian stories

DevOps

Australia & New Zealand top Asia-Pacific in IT stability

Outages are detected quickly in Australia and New Zealand, but fragmented monitoring leaves teams slower to restore services across APAC.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Endpoint Protection

WatchGuard warns of shift to targeted cyberattacks

Attackers are increasingly using tailored malware and credential abuse as network alerts drop, WatchGuard says, raising hidden-risk concerns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Cloudera named leader in Asia Pacific sovereign AI

The recognition comes as nearly 92% of Asia Pacific enterprises say data governance and compliance have delayed or cancelled AI projects.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

OWNA rolls out AI daycare platform on Oracle cloud

Hundreds of educators could spend less time on paperwork as the new system automates family updates and other childcare admin tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Zscaler takes zero trust beyond the corporate network

Critical infrastructure operators are using cellular links to secure distributed assets as outages and spoofing raise the stakes for resilience.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • Today

Human Capital Management

BrightHR warns AI workplace policies risk legal gaps

Small employers risk Fair Work disputes if AI-written policies omit key protections, BrightHR said, urging legal review before use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Edge Computing

AI buildings cut energy use by up to 22%: Schneider

The technology could save building owners thousands in annual utility bills while cutting emissions far faster than the AI systems themselves.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

AI agents top insider risk concern for security chiefs

Surveyed firms are struggling to spot when autonomous tools stray from approved tasks, as 48% of security leaders now rank them as their biggest insider threat.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Human Capital Management

New York tops ECA's ranking of costliest expat cities

London's place on the list slipped as currency moves and housing costs reshaped expat budgets across 208 cities worldwide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Marketing Technologies

First-time buyers drove Black Friday sales in Australia

Retailers used Black Friday to win new shoppers, with first-time buyers making up 68.6% of email orders and 73.4% of SMS orders in Australia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Younger Australian parents most anxious over AI use

Younger parents are driving AI adoption at home, but many say privacy, safety and the risk of falling behind are fuelling anxiety.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Disaster Recovery

Australian road authorities urged to use drone slope checks

Rising rain-driven landslide risks are leaving road users exposed as inspectors miss unstable slopes hidden from view, a consultant warns.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Huntress urges access to frontier AI for cyber defenders

Smaller firms could face more frequent attacks if access to advanced models stays limited to government agencies, Huntress says.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Today

Risk & Compliance

Australian businesses upbeat despite cash flow strain

Many Australian firms are still using owners' personal money to prop up working capital, as cash reserves and trading confidence weaken.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

AOVO adopts Orca Opti to speed trial document work

The software has cut some clinical trial document checks from 45 minutes to under five, easing a heavy compliance burden at AOVO's Gold Coast site.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

STAT builds compliance setup in under a month with Orca

Enterprise partners now face far less due diligence, after the health tech platform cut questionnaire length from 50 questions to single digits in weeks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today