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Breaches linked to unapproved AI tools are now costing organisations more and exposing a widening identity gap across APAC.
Industrial and entry-level systems drove the global 3D printer hardware market higher, even as mid-range demand weakened and price competition intensified.
Regional hotel dealmaking has surged despite geopolitical and rate risks, with JLL now forecasting USD $15 billion in Asia Pacific transactions for 2026.
Nearly nine in 10 investors would consider digital gold, with the market potentially reaching USD $700 billion if trust and access improve.
Rising labour shortages and geopolitical pressure are pushing manufacturers towards automation, with Asia Pacific now accounting for 74% of new robot deployments.
The deal could widen deployment of sustainability tools across Asia Pacific, while giving PepsiCo more commercially ready options from its startup pipeline.
Confidence among regional finance chiefs has improved, but geopolitical instability and trade risks still threaten investment plans and growth.
AI could soon transform jobs, hospitals and schools, with Talwar warning that bigger firms may lag as security and accountability concerns slow adoption.
Rising attacks on connected factories are pushing regulators to require proof of security from shipment through service, Rockwell says.
The French capital's stronger public backing and investment pipeline helped it finish just 0.2 points ahead of London in a new index.
Passengers in select Zeekr models will be able to play games on the infotainment screen using phones as controllers, as AirConsole expands into Geely's orbit.
Travel leaders in Paris will test whether AI tools can work across rival regional systems as Europe's adoption gap widens.
The shift reflects research linking about 79 per cent of overseas ocean plastic reaching Australia to Southeast Asia, where most leakage begins.
Users will gain faster access to country risk insight as AlphaSense folds EIU forecasts and geopolitical analysis into its research platform.
Geopolitical risks are prompting chipmakers to spread production across Asia Pacific, with 35% planning expansion into new regional markets.
Fortune 500 firms could lose the only AI setup that keeps sensitive data in-house, as enterprise adoption of open-weight models surges.
New Zealand account holders can now avoid roaming bill shock and card-payment gaps abroad through Wise's new travel tools.
UK firms on iBanFirst's platform still made 70% of international payments in dollars in early 2026, exposing them to exchange-rate swings.
The city-state's dominance deepened as Southeast Asian startup funding tripled to USD $10.7 billion, according to Founders Forum Group and Dealroom.
Work high above the Yangtze is pushing the Shituo crossing towards four engineering records as it nears an end-2026 opening.
