Economics stories

Australia's Visa Spending Momentum Index rose 2.7 points to 98.6 in March, signalling a rebound in consumer spending after two months of decline.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and AIonOS have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to enhance Indonesia's AI ecosystem, promoting economic growth across key sectors.

The car subscription model is rising in Australia, offering consumers alternatives to traditional loans amid inflation and economic uncertainty.

BrioHR is boosting Malaysia's status in the global HR tech sector, aiming to transform workforce management amid strong support and economic growth.

FourKites experts forecast that supply chain trends in 2025 will focus heavily on cybersecurity, AI innovation, and data normalisation.

APRA AMCOS has backed a Senate report urging regulatory reforms to protect Australian creators from the challenges posed by unregulated AI technologies.

ADAPT's 2024 survey reveals Australian firms shift cloud modernisation priorities due to economic pressures, AI adoption, and mounting technical debt challenges.

Qumulo launches its Cloud Native Qumulo (CNQ) on Amazon Web Services, offering scalable, flexible, and cost-efficient data management for high-performance workloads.

Umbraco names Mats Persson as new CEO amidst rapid growth, aiming to scale its open-source CMS internationally, and build on impressive client roster.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has launched Indonesia's first AI Experience Center in Solo, Central Java, leveraging 5G tech to drive innovation and economic growth.

NVIDIA teams up with top universities, integrating GPU-accelerated AI into STEM curriculums globally, prepping students with future-ready skills.

Akamai Technologies enhances its cloud portfolio with NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation GPUs optimised offering, set to revolutionise media processing applications with fast, energy-efficient service.

Celebrating International Women's Day 2024, we reflect on the strides towards gender equality in the open-source software community, with focus on empowering women developers.

Jason W. Adkins has been appointed as the new CEO of communications infrastructure provider Bluebird Network, set to assume duties from March 2024 following a successful telecom career spanning nearly three decades.

Logicalis has launched an upgraded version of its Digital Fabric Platform, providing CIOs with deeper insight and recommendations to optimise their digital ecosystems using artificial intelligence.

Just 12% of infrastructure and operations leaders believe they meet CIO expectations amidst economic troubles, Gartner reveals.

Digital Sustainability Alliance releases policy paper on energy efficiency in computing, inspired by the NegaWatts utility model.

London-based VAST Data's valuation soars to $9.1bn following a successful $118m Series E funding round.

Freshworks Inc. enlists former F5 executive, Mika Yamamoto, as Chief Customer and Marketing Officer.

Generative AI in Search now supports four additional languages and extends to over 120 new territories, enhancing search experiences.