India stories

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.

Asia Pacific businesses are expanding AI hardware use as new research shows strong uptake of AI PCs and workstations for different workloads.

Australia's AI surge is exposing the cost of power-hungry infrastructure, as businesses are urged to rethink data centre efficiency and procurement.

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.

Moloco has extended its adtech push into television with a new performance product for app marketers, promising real-time optimisation and attribution.

Schneider Electric and Microsoft say their Azure AI-powered industrial copilot can cut engineering time, speed plant changes and streamline automation.

Manufacturing was the most targeted sector for ransomware in 2025, as Check Point counted 1,466 attacks worldwide amid rising supply chain exposure.

Elixirr and Pilot Lite join forces to help consumer goods groups turn AI-driven market data into faster in-store decisions amid industry upheaval.

Tollring launches AI features to let managers query call recordings in plain English and automate quality checks with over 90% accuracy.

Backblaze appoints Anuj Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate AI-focused growth, as B2 Cloud Storage expands with neocloud demand.

Snom sees renewed momentum in Iberia and Asia-Pacific as it broadens its product line-up, deepens partner ties and steadies trading elsewhere.