Opinion stories
More than 700 leaders in Singapore will gain new support to turn sustainability pledges into action through training and peer-learning schemes.
Workers in education and public service are confronting strikes and shrinking demand as AI starts replacing tasks once done by people.
Messy PDFs and weak extraction are quietly undermining enterprise AI, driving hallucinations, rework and stalled projects at scale.
Security teams may miss threats if they judge AI only by speed, as low escalation rates can hide false dismissals and risk.
Across Asia Pacific, cumbersome controls are driving staff to unsanctioned AI and apps, increasing data exposure and slowing work.
Personal details for more than 1 million students and families in Australia and New Zealand were exposed after attackers exploited a flaw in an internal tool.
Almost all Chief Financial Officers say business travel aids growth, but firms are under pressure to prove every trip earns its keep.
Keeping stale records in active systems can distort reporting, raise security exposure and drive up storage costs for organisations.
Australian firms could cut server counts and energy use sharply as AI workloads push data centres to prioritise density over expansion.
Fewer, larger partners are now carrying more of the installed base, raising renewal risk and making account ownership harder to track.
With premiums flat for now, buyers who tie cover to outage costs can avoid nasty surprises when cyber insurers start tightening terms.
Businesses are now under pressure to turn early AI enthusiasm into measurable productivity gains, with governance and workflow redesign key to success.
After housing costs, beneficiaries have just NZD $251 a week on average, with rent swallowing nearly half their income.
APIs are now a major attack surface, making shared context between developers and SecOps vital to spot real threats and avoid false alarms.
Auckland commuters will see faster cross-city trips and new station links, but fares, zones and some journey times remain unchanged.
After years of disruption, Auckland CBD traders are banking on Sunday's City Rail Link opening to bring steadier footfall and custom.
Schools and payroll users face heightened phishing and identity-theft risks after breaches exposed sensitive data at multiple firms.
A slower, income-led recovery means buyers may not see nationwide house prices return to 2021 peaks until late 2029, ASB says.
Shares slipped as Apple bet its first foldable iPhone on productivity buyers, pricing the passport-sized Duo at USD $1,999.
AI projects stall without trust, process changes and staff buy-in, and the firms that adapt fastest are likely to gain the edge.