Productivity stories
Only 24% of workers feel ready to use AI effectively, as firms roll out tools faster than training and governance can keep pace.
Rising downtime costs are pushing factories to use AI to capture veteran technicians' know-how before retiring staff take it with them.
Mid-sized contact centres can now cut spreadsheets and manual scheduling as 8x8 folds workforce management into its platform at no extra charge.
Disconnected systems are costing hoteliers 322 hours a year and may be hampering guest service, according to new research.
The new tools are aimed at cutting manual work and speeding up warehouse responses to errors, staff queries and coaching needs.
Stronger AI adoption could lift office, industrial and retail demand in Asia Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield says, despite automation fears.
Hundreds of admin hours are draining staff time from lifesaving, research and STEM work at Australian nonprofits.
Many firms are adopting AI quickly, but weak data architecture is leaving them unable to measure returns or manage governance risks.
Enterprises risk missing business gains unless data quality is managed continuously from source to decision, experts say.
Most finance chiefs are under board pressure to adopt AI, despite concerns that fragmented systems and poor data could undermine controls.
The update aims to cut reconciliation work for enterprise finance teams by linking spend data directly with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.
Pilot programmes suggest campaign setup could take a fraction of the time, with Mediaocean saying manual work fell by as much as 90%.
Employers could face compliance and planning problems if temporary hiring becomes a long-term fix, WorkJam said as costs and reforms loom.
Most firms are still trialling AI at the edges, leaving executives under pressure to prove productivity gains from technology spend.
AI adoption could lift earnings for software and cybersecurity groups even as businesses trim staff and automation threatens more jobs.
The new link should cut errors and speed up private markets order handling as managers face heavier investor volumes and tighter service demands.
Most large companies have shifted AI into live use, but senior leaders remain split on whether it will drive hiring or cuts.
The overhaul aims to give insurers clearer support as Sapiens pushes AI tools into existing systems across more than 600 clients worldwide.
Driver fatigue is pushing Australian fleets towards video telematics, with more than half now using in-cab cameras to cut risks and costs.
The package will fund chips, a supercomputer and skills training, as ministers seek to build domestic AI capacity and speed workplace adoption.
