India stories
Labour shortages and export rule changes are pushing Motueka packhouses to automate more tasks as kiwifruit revenue is forecast to reach NZD $4.8 billion.
Across Asia Pacific, cumbersome controls are driving staff to unsanctioned AI and apps, increasing data exposure and slowing work.
Users can expect earlier alerts on heart and recovery changes, as Apple's latest rugged watch adds a readiness score and longer battery life.
The top-end iPhone range gains AI features and a variable-aperture camera, as Apple targets better photos, battery life and performance.
Young learners will get free lessons on budgeting, credit and blockchain as the partnership targets financial skills in emerging economies.
Rising AI use and customer growth across the region have prompted a leadership shake-up as Smartsheet expands in Asia-Pacific and Japan.
The hire signals Okta's push to widen its channel reach in APJ as AI adoption raises demand for tighter identity controls.
The hires aim to deepen Code and Theory's enterprise and AI engineering push as agencies race to meet growing demand for digital transformation.
Grid congestion is adding risk and a scarcity premium to data centre deals as AI demand drives electricity needs sharply higher.
Routine software purchases are still bogged down by high-touch sales processes, even though most buyers would happily check out online.
Travellers could soon find more local experiences and itineraries online as the two firms assess an open network approach for India's tourism sector.
Fans saw fewer buffering delays as Airtel and Google Cloud kept 99.9% of IPL 2026 traffic within India and p99 latency under 300 milliseconds.
Most Indian firms now run workloads across public, private and on-premises systems, as cost, resilience and sovereignty concerns reshape cloud plans.
The 1GW project could create thousands of jobs and cement Hyderabad's pitch as a hub for AI infrastructure and hyperscale computing.
Banks face new exposure from AI agents linking to internal systems, as the platform aims to block data leaks and unauthorised actions.
Customer service and revenue are taking a hit as Australian employers struggle to fill critical roles, a survey finds.
Banks and insurers in India may cut transcription errors on EMI amounts and policy numbers as a multilingual model targets noisy calls.
Customers now get faster follow-up on currency and remittance enquiries as GlobalPay links 12 channels with sales tools on one platform.
Travellers across the Middle East could see fewer failed bookings as Wego adds local payment options through a wider Juspay tie-up.
The long-term funding will help Constl expand fibre capacity for hyperscalers and data centres as India's AI build-out accelerates.