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AT Tokyo & Zadara launch Japan cloud region for AI

Japanese firms seeking local AI capacity will gain new GPU-backed cloud resources as the service keeps data inside AT TOKYO's data centres.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Uzbekistan launches Silk Road finance forum in Tashkent

The three-day event is meant to draw investors and regulators as Uzbekistan seeks USD $1 billion in foreign fintech investment by 2030.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Crypto

Japan's big banks plan stablecoin live use in 2026

Live commercial use of a jointly issued token will test whether Japan's biggest lenders can make blockchain payments work at scale in fiscal 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Smart Cities

Neolix & QuikBot team up on Singapore delivery test

The tie-up could speed up autonomous parcel drop-offs in dense cities by linking road vehicles with building access systems and door-to-door handovers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

Japan stories

Manufacturing

Yokogawa updates OpreX server for easier plant control

Plant operators can now connect mixed equipment more easily as Yokogawa adds multi-vendor support and tighter security to its OpreX server.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Cequence posts record quarter on agentic AI security

Demand for agentic AI protection helped the company land its largest deal yet and post its strongest quarter as customers expanded spending worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

PureVPN launches ChatGPT tool for VPN server access

Users in 10 markets can now find and connect to PureVPN servers through ChatGPT prompts, without sharing data with the chatbot.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Data centre generator market set for steady growth

Backup power demand is set to lift spending as operators add generators to shield data centres from outages and grid instability.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Audiences are cycling, not stacking: The new retention equation in media and entertainment

Rising prices and content overload are pushing viewers to treat subscriptions as temporary, forcing brands to rethink retention around re-entry.

By Braze • 6 min read • This month

Network Infrastructure

How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible

Broadcasters are using hybrid data-centre and cloud setups to stream 2026's expanded tournament live with lower latency and compliance risks.

By Lauren Macdonald • 6 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms face shadow AI risk, Nutanix finds

Most financial institutions now see unsanctioned AI use as a business risk, with 86% of IT executives warning of weak oversight.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Enterprises shift AI workloads towards private cloud

Rising costs, security worries and data sovereignty are pushing more firms to run production AI inferencing in private cloud, a Broadcom survey shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Workiva names Deloitte, VantagePoint & Alpha FMC winners

Deloitte's sixth straight global honour underlines rising demand for software partners that can join reporting, risk and sustainability systems.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

ClickHouse names Ed Lenta as Asia Pacific & Japan chief

The database firm's rapid revenue growth and customer gains are driving a bigger sales push across Asia Pacific and Japan, including Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Data centers

IREN signs deal for 800MW South Australia data centre

The Bundey campus could create hundreds of jobs while helping South Australia court investment in AI infrastructure as demand accelerates across Asia-Pacific.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

DevOps

Untested code deployed by 60% as AI speeds development

Pressure to ship faster is leaving most firms exposed, with AI-generated code now outpacing testing and lifting quality risks across industries.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Human Capital Management

IQ-EQ appoints Wyn James to lead APAC asset owners

Rising demand from sovereign wealth and pension funds is prompting a more targeted regional push across Asia-Pacific, where operational complexity is growing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month