Market competition stories
The recognition gives the Asia-Pacific consultancy formal backing from Databricks as demand grows for partners who can deliver regulated data and AI projects.
Legal teams are moving from one-off tasks to workflow automation, helping the start-up reach USD $100 million ARR in 18 months.
The appointment bolsters Upwind’s pitch to corporate buyers as cloud and AI security demand real-time visibility across fast-changing environments.
Android has become the main growth engine for subscription apps, with paid installs now outnumbering free ones on the platform.
Despite recession fears, most global leaders plan to keep AI spending high, with average budgets set at USD $186 million over the next year.
Motorists in Northern Ireland could see broader insurer choice as richer quote-stage data aims to ease high premiums and attract more cover.
Orderfox launches Gieni ABX on Microsoft Azure to push industrial AI beyond insights, automating workflows across enterprise systems with governance.
Exabeam names Chris Hartley to lead UKI and Nordics as it deepens regional focus and pushes AI-driven security operations across Europe.
Rimini Street hails a looming “SaaS‑pocalypse”, pitching its Smart Path as an AI-era escape route from costly cloud and platform lock-in.
Zalos secures USD $3.6 million seed funding to build AI agents that automate complex finance workflows across legacy enterprise systems.
Australian retail investors can now trade US, Hong Kong and China A-shares without brokerage fees, sharpening competition among app-based brokers.
Nearly six in 10 New Zealanders wish they called someone more often, prompting 2degrees to trial a low-tech nudge to swap scrolling for conversation.
Checkout prices should become clearer for Australian shoppers as the Reserve Bank bans surcharges and trims card fees from October.
Mortgage brokers now handle more than three-quarters of new home loans in Australia, sharpening competition and compliance pressures.
The new suite could ease Europe’s reliance on Microsoft Office, as a coalition opens its code ahead of a summer stable release.
Sole traders can now earn tax-free interest on instant-access savings as Tide broadens its app beyond business banking.
Households facing rising power bills can now compare plans through a free, commission-free government site using data from 27,000 homes.
Households and businesses in New South Wales and Queensland could cut power bills as the retailer pitches some plans below benchmark prices.
Music fans in New Zealand can now pre-order a lighter Soundboks speaker with 40-hour battery life and 121-decibel output.
Open Media links with VIOOH to trade 42 UK digital out-of-home screens programmatically, offering 120m monthly impressions to buyers.