Asia Pacific stories - Page 2

MongoDB deepens APAC partner strategy with invite-only programme, aiming to speed legacy system upgrades and AI rollout across the region.

Australian and New Zealand businesses are being urged to harden cloud defences as experts warn of identity flaws, misconfigurations and AI-fuelled attacks.

Nium unveils a stablecoin card issuance platform that lets businesses spend digital dollar balances via Visa and Mastercard through one API.

OpenText and Proofpoint say organisations must test backups and tighten human-focused cyber defences as World Backup Day spotlights resilience gaps.

Data Centres Australia backs New South Wales’ principles-based data centre policy, but warns slower approvals could drive billions of dollars offshore.

Senior managers lag executives on AI plans, with 63% of leaders expecting redundancies within six months, Orgvue research finds.

APAC organisations are turning observability into the guardrail for AI, using better visibility to curb outages, costs and compliance risk.

Cloudbeds report shows independent hotels face softer rates, rising OTA reliance and stark regional splits, with Asia Pacific hit hardest.

Asia-Pacific PC shipments are expected to reverse sharply in 2026 as memory shortages and higher prices squeeze supply after a strong 2025 rebound.

Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.

Monash University Malaysia and Emerging Payments Association Asia launch a three-year research pact on quantum-safe cryptography, stablecoins and fraud.

FedEx expands Asia-Pacific green push with Shanghai airport solar hub, as it cuts emissions, boosts electric vehicles and deploys digital tools.

Milestone Systems' Project Hafnia uses AI video language models to turn CCTV streams into real-time, multi‑modal security insight.

Meta says an internal AI agent's bad guidance exposed sensitive staff and user data to workers company-wide for hours, sparking security alarm.

Zoom says APAC small firms are moving AI from pilots to daily workflows, boosting productivity while trying to avoid new complexity.

New Relic secures a third consecutive Leader ranking in IDC's Worldwide AIOps 2026 assessment, highlighting its AI-led observability tools.

Denodo has joined Snowflake's Open Semantic Interchange drive to build a vendor‑neutral standard for sharing semantic data across AI tools.

AI is turning loyalty members into “segments of one”, as Asia Pacific leaders shift from flashy tech to invisible, always-relevant rewards.

Nearly half of Asia-Pacific mid-sized firms shun working capital tools, even as CFOs demand faster, simpler digital funding solutions.

Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.