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Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation
Data Protection

Event planners juggle lean budgets, AI hesitation

Event planners in Australia and New Zealand face tighter budgets, faster turnarounds and lingering doubts over AI's place in their work.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Travel That Means Business: Why Intentional, AI-Enabled Work Trips Will Define 2026
Digital Transformation

Travel That Means Business: Why Intentional, AI-Enabled Work Trips Will Define 2026

Global business travel spend hit USD $1.57 trillion in 2025, with AI-driven, intentional trips set to power faster growth into 2026.

By Suzanne Neufang • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
20i launches Twentie AI assistant for unlimited hosting help
DevOps

20i launches Twentie AI assistant for unlimited hosting help

20i unveils Twentie, an AI assistant embedded in its hosting platform, offering account-aware support, reports and analytics with unlimited use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Older Asia-Pacific founders chase unicorn valuations
Risk & Compliance

Older Asia-Pacific founders chase unicorn valuations

Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
FOMO.ai unveils Hello Gordon for AI-led interviews
Software-as-a-Service

FOMO.ai unveils Hello Gordon for AI-led interviews

FOMO.ai has launched Hello Gordon, a voice-led AI interview tool that turns expert conversations into multi-format, search-ready content.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets
Data Analytics

Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets

Xero rolls out a redesigned, widget-led homepage that surfaces real-time profit, cash flow and tasks in a custom view for each user.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
AiDeliv reverse auctions cut ocean freight to USD $0.65
Supply Chain

AiDeliv reverse auctions cut ocean freight to USD $0.65

AiDeliv's reverse-auction marketplace is slashing ocean freight for small importers to an average of USD $0.65 per kilo, data shows.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Regulation delays payroll projects but AI tools beckon
Digital Transformation

Regulation delays payroll projects but AI tools beckon

Regulatory uncertainty stalls most payroll projects, yet leaders eye AI tools to cut compliance strain and sharpen workforce planning.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
SMEs step up AI adoption as US pulls ahead of the UK
Digital Transformation

SMEs step up AI adoption as US pulls ahead of the UK

SMEs prioritise AI and face-to-face meetings, but US firms outpace UK peers on dedicated staff and appetite for external AI advice.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Small Business (SMB) stories

OpenAI launches Australia-wide drive for AI skills & jobs
Digital Transformation

OpenAI launches Australia-wide drive for AI skills & jobs

OpenAI unveils an Australia-wide AI push, pairing a Sydney supercomputer campus with skills training and new startup support schemes.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
CEFC backs cheaper Hyundai, Kia EV loans with AUD $60m
Cartech

CEFC backs cheaper Hyundai, Kia EV loans with AUD $60m

CEFC commits up to AUD $60m so Hyundai Capital can cut loan rates on cheaper Hyundai and Kia EVs, targeting households and small firms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Hubtel urges agile Cyber Bill to tackle rising AI threats
Data Protection

Hubtel urges agile Cyber Bill to tackle rising AI threats

West Midlands tech firm Hubtel urges ministers to make the new Cyber Bill agile enough to counter rapidly evolving AI-driven cyber threats.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Delivery Group lands GBP £45m boost for eCommerce push
Supply Chain

Delivery Group lands GBP £45m boost for eCommerce push

Delivery Group secures GBP £45m hybrid refinancing from Investec to fuel eCommerce network expansion and operational investment plans.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
New book reframes compliance as growth tool for start-ups
DevOps

New book reframes compliance as growth tool for start-ups

Arcus Compliance founder Lee Bryan's new book urges start-ups to treat regulation as a strategic growth engine, not a drag on innovation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Access Group adopts co-CEO model to drive AI growth
Software-as-a-Service

Access Group adopts co-CEO model to drive AI growth

Access names Jon Jorgensen co-CEO with Chris Bayne to split tech and commercial roles as it targets AI-fuelled growth off GBP £1.2 billion sales.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
TeamSystem buys Spain's AIG Classic in e‑invoicing push
Digital Transformation

TeamSystem buys Spain's AIG Classic in e‑invoicing push

TeamSystem buys Spain's AIG Classic to deepen its SME software reach and tap looming mandatory e‑invoicing rules across the country.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders
Software-as-a-Service

HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders

HSBC UK and Sage unveil in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules loom from April.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Zoom Health urges overhaul of New Zealand pharmacy funding
Health Technologies

Zoom Health urges overhaul of New Zealand pharmacy funding

Zoom Health is urging an overhaul of New Zealand's pharmacy funding as 12‑month prescriptions loom, warning closures and care gaps will grow.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026