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Smart travel, strong ROI: How to build a profitable business travel culture
Digital Transformation

Smart travel, strong ROI: How to build a profitable business travel culture

Almost all Chief Financial Officers say business travel aids growth, but firms are under pressure to prove every trip earns its keep.

By Jonathan Beeby • 5 min read • Last month
The Hidden Data Quality Risks of Holding Data for Too Long
Data Protection

The Hidden Data Quality Risks of Holding Data for Too Long

Keeping stale records in active systems can distort reporting, raise security exposure and drive up storage costs for organisations.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Last month
Fewer servers, more performance: The new logic of the modern data center
Hybrid Cloud

Fewer servers, more performance: The new logic of the modern data center

Australian firms could cut server counts and energy use sharply as AI workloads push data centres to prioritise density over expansion.

By Alexey Navolokin • 4 min read • Last month
Microsoft dramatically cut their distributors
Customer Relationship Management

Microsoft dramatically cut their distributors

Fewer, larger partners are now carrying more of the installed base, raising renewal risk and making account ownership harder to track.

By Scott Frew • 4 min read • Last month
CISO-CFO alignment key as cyber insurance market shifts
Disaster Recovery

CISO-CFO alignment key as cyber insurance market shifts

With premiums flat for now, buyers who tie cover to outage costs can avoid nasty surprises when cyber insurers start tightening terms.

By Richard Seiersen • 5 min read • Last month
The AI honeymoon is over. Now businesses must make it work
Digital Transformation

The AI honeymoon is over. Now businesses must make it work

Businesses are now under pressure to turn early AI enthusiasm into measurable productivity gains, with governance and workflow redesign key to success.

By Glen Maguire • 5 min read • Last month
From wallets to accounts: The quiet convergence of crypto and everyday finance
Crypto

From wallets to accounts: The quiet convergence of crypto and everyday finance

In emerging markets, users are increasingly treating crypto wallets as everyday money tools, with stablecoins helping fill costly gaps in payments.

By Alvin Kan • 5 min read • Last month

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Apple debuts $3,400 passport-shaped foldable phone, called Duo
Wearables

Apple debuts $3,400 passport-shaped foldable phone, called Duo

Shares slipped as Apple bet its first foldable iPhone on productivity buyers, pricing the passport-sized Duo at USD $1,999.

By Stephen Nellis and Kenrick Cai • 7 min read • Last month
There is no simple guide to AI transformation, just adaptable leaders
Digital Transformation

There is no simple guide to AI transformation, just adaptable leaders

AI projects stall without trust, process changes and staff buy-in, and the firms that adapt fastest are likely to gain the edge.

By Natalie Burrows • 4 min read • Last month
Singapore network launches sustainability training push
Supply Chain

Singapore network launches sustainability training push

More than 700 leaders in Singapore will gain new support to turn sustainability pledges into action through training and peer-learning schemes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
When temperatures rise, supply chains feel the heat
Data Analytics

When temperatures rise, supply chains feel the heat

Extreme heat can cut warehouse throughput, disrupt freight and shift shopper demand, forcing Australian businesses to plan ahead now.

By Darren O’Connor • 7 min read • Last month
Singapore marketers say trust beats ad spend for Gen Z
Artificial Intelligence

Singapore marketers say trust beats ad spend for Gen Z

Trusted peer recommendations are increasingly outweighing ad budgets in Singapore B2B, potentially giving smaller firms a better shot at Gen Z buyers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Labour promises to set up AI regulator, copyright rules if elected
Data Protection

Labour promises to set up AI regulator, copyright rules if elected

The plan would give New Zealand a dedicated AI office and tougher copyright protections, aiming to curb risks and share gains with workers.

By Russell Palmer • 6 min read • Last month
Superette owner on the brink of bankruptcy after nine months of roadworks
Supply Chain

Superette owner on the brink of bankruptcy after nine months of roadworks

Nine months of closures on Taradale Road have cut takings by up to 40 percent, leaving one Marewa superette owner fearing bankruptcy.

By Linda Hall • 3 min read • Last month
How safe are digital driver's licences?
Data Protection

How safe are digital driver's licences?

The rollout could spare non-smartphone users from being left behind, while privacy safeguards and encrypted storage aim to keep hackers out.

By Nine to Noon • 3 min read • Last month
Coroner calls on MBIE to ban tankless diving device after accidental drowning
Alibaba

Coroner calls on MBIE to ban tankless diving device after accidental drowning

A coroner has urged a ban on a tankless diving device after a 58-year-old Lower Hutt man died in an accidental drowning off Mana Island.

By Mary Argue • 5 min read • Last month
Tokenisation is an infrastructure decision
Fintech

Tokenisation is an infrastructure decision

Australia's wealth managers now face pressure to rebuild custody and distribution systems as tokenised assets move under the same law as other holdings.

By Dan Sleep • 5 min read • Last month