India stories
Persistent posts 17.4% FY26 revenue growth, lifts annual dividend to INR ₹40 and logs a 24th straight quarter of gains.
Arena Animation enlists seven creative industry figures for a new Mumbai advisory board to sharpen courses, mentoring and studio-ready skills.
Rapoo enters India's growing laptop-charging market with a Made in India 20,000mAh model that can top up three devices at once for INR 4,499.
Netskope adds Mumbai management plane to keep Indian policy and log data local as DPDPA and sector rules intensify sovereignty demands.
Tata Steel deploys more than 300 AI agents with Google Cloud to speed up maintenance, customer service and back-office work worldwide.
9fin expands into Asia Pacific with a full credit market platform, giving banks and asset managers wider access after its USD $170 million fundraise.
Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.
Google ties its AI tools more closely to Chat, Gmail and Drive as it rolls out Workspace Intelligence to unify work across apps.
Oracle and Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise access to governed database data, letting users query enterprise records in natural language without SQL.
CrowdStrike honours JAPAC channel partners in Vietnam, with Sekuro, The Missing Link, AWS Japan and others recognised across services-led security roles.
Accor Plus and Endava overhaul payments across Asia Pacific, boosting conversion 39% as new checkout options and faster load times cut friction.
Adobe names 2026 award winners as Costa Crociere, TSB Bank, the NFL and Lenovo are honoured for data-led customer engagement.
Adobe's Sneaks programme puts early-stage ideas on stage, with Principal Evangelist Eric Matisoff saying the live format can help concepts evolve into products.
Databricks taps Simon Davies to steer Asia Pacific and Japan push amid 85% regional growth and a bigger Singapore base.
UK ranks 70th in Broadband Genie's global survey, as Eastern Europe tops the cheapest fixed-line internet markets and North America stays costly.
London's Lua secures USD $5.8 million seed backing from Norrsken22 as it expands its platform for businesses to manage AI agents.
Moloco has extended its adtech push into television with a new performance product for app marketers, promising real-time optimisation and attribution.
Australia's AI surge is exposing the cost of power-hungry infrastructure, as businesses are urged to rethink data centre efficiency and procurement.
Firms shift AI abroad as UK power bills, grid limits and land scarcity undermine efforts to keep high-demand workloads on home soil.
Microlise survey finds 70% of fleet managers expect AI to reshape transport operations this year, as pressure mounts to cut costs and improve efficiency.
