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Asian Stories

Retail stories

Coupang & OpenAI host Singapore AI Grand Prix hackathon

The overnight contest drew 60 Singapore entrants and handed winners USD $13,000 in OpenAI API credits, with participants testing Codex on shopping tasks.

By Regine Laguilles • 3 min read • Last week

Smart Home

LG & Harvey Norman open AI home zone in Singapore

Shoppers at Harvey Norman's Millenia Walk flagship can now see LG's connected appliances staged in a full home layout with AI features.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Retail stories

Artificial Intelligence

UK shoppers prefer cheaper delivery over speed, survey finds

Most UK shoppers would trade speed for savings, putting pressure on retailers to focus on free delivery, tracking and clear updates instead.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Physical Security

Christmas hiring rush heightens physical security risks

Seasonal recruitment can leave warehouses and retailers exposed, with misplaced access cards and unchecked visitors creating security gaps at Christmas.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Supply Chain

Microlise appoints Patrick Viney as Asia-Pacific director

Pressure on fleet operators to improve safety and compliance is driving Microlise's regional push as it expands sales across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Edge Computing

Global data centre market to hit USD $645bn by 2032

Rising cloud and AI demand is set to nearly double global data centre spending to USD $645 billion by 2032, the study says.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Multi-factor authentication

Cybercriminals hijack LLM access, racking up bills

Victims can face six-figure charges in hours as stolen credentials let attackers run large language models on company accounts.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Small Business

The surcharge ban didn't remove the cost of card payments. It moved it, and small businesses are carrying it

Small retailers face thinner margins unless card fees fall through to merchant plans, with borrowing power also likely to weaken later.

By Nick Lim • 5 min read • Last week

DevOps

Avocado Consulting buys AI Consulting Group in expansion

The tie-up adds 20 specialists and gives Australian clients a broader AI offer as demand shifts from trials to production and oversight grows harder.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints three senior leaders amid AI growth

The consultancy is boosting capacity as more clients seek help turning AI trials into scaled deployments across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

VentraIP warns slow landing pages can sink Black Friday

Retailers risk wasting paid media unless campaign pages can cope with Black Friday traffic surges, VentraIP says.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Retail stories

Manufacturing

Bites raises USD $40 million to train deskless workers

The new money will fund US expansion and deepen its video-based platform for deskless staff, who often miss traditional corporate training.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

QualityAI appoints Kenny Small as UK managing director

UK firms moving AI into core operations are driving demand for testing and assurance, as QualityAI names Kenny Small to lead its business there.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Housing

Australian SMEs brace for fuel, power cost pressures

Most Australian SMEs expect fuel and utility bills to squeeze margins over the next year, while 73% see the economy weakening.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

AI agents surge on protected transactions, Arkose says

Banks and retailers are increasingly seeing genuine AI agents on logins and checkouts, forcing firms to separate customer help from fraud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Wearables

Samsung launches broad Black Friday deals in Australia

Australian shoppers can expect weekly flash sales and partner discounts across Samsung's phones, TVs and appliances throughout November.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

eCommerce

ShopX launches global retail media group across 27 markets

The group aims to help brands measure in-store sales more clearly as retail media shifts beyond online conversion channels into physical shopping.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Data governance

Seer Data launches AI platform for tracking impact

As scrutiny grows over billions in grants and donations, the platform aims to cut weeks of manual reporting and give organisations clearer evidence of impact.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month