Digital Economy stories
Rising demand and tighter economics are squeezing network spending, with One NZ warning New Zealanders could feel slower progress in coverage and resilience.
Independent studios in Auckland are gaining investor access and public exposure as the city works to grow New Zealand's games industry.
Fragmentation could slow Aotearoa's payments overhaul unless industry and government align on standards, identity and resilience.
Confidence in online retail is shifting towards the platform, with a 9,000-person study finding marketplaces outrank direct brands on trust.
Businesses in emerging markets will gain direct access to Uniti's US fibre network under a new deal aimed at transatlantic demand.
New rules are forcing Asian startups to divert cash and staff from product work, with 88% reporting operational constraints, a study found.
Retail customers in Georgia can now buy and sell 30 cryptocurrencies inside TBC's banking app, as monthly active users on its brokerage platform rise 42%.
The service aims to ease maintenance and fault diagnosis as AI-driven data centres increasingly rely on direct-to-chip liquid cooling.
Soft demand and higher AI investment trimmed quarterly earnings, but the Munich-based group still expects low- to mid-single-digit revenue growth this year.
More than 642,000 young people in eight countries will gain AI and financial literacy lessons as the partnership enters its second year.
Customers in busy parts of Greater Manchester should see fewer dropped calls and faster data after 65 upgrades covering more than 14,000 postcodes.
Rising AI workloads are pushing data centre electricity demand higher, making local power networks a possible fix for strained grids.
The two-day event will spotlight AI deployment, with awards and showcases aimed at drawing investors, founders and business leaders to Brisbane.
Businesses face pressure to speed up AI rollouts as OpenAI chief Sam Altman says enterprise adoption remains very early.
Despite widespread adoption, most Indian enterprises still struggle to turn AI pilots into measurable gains because of data, governance and skills gaps.
Southeast Asian AI startups could gain Silicon Valley access and USD $350,000 in cloud credits as Google widens regional support.
Unmanaged AI use is exposing Australian firms to data leakage, compliance breaches and other risks as adoption outpaces oversight.
Belgian software SMEs risk losing B2B contracts as new EU rules expose weak threat modelling and scant security training, a PXL study says.
The new regime could help firms record and trade governed datasets as assets, as Isle of Man officials move to implement the register.
The platform is aimed at regulated industries and sensitive data users, with on-premise and air-gapped deployment to keep control in-house.