Logistics stories
The designation highlights a fast-growing industrial AI market as enterprises look for systems that cut defects, downtime and latency.
Labour shortages and an ageing workforce are pushing Japanese manufacturers to test AI-controlled robots in factories, logistics and hospitals.
Nearly half of commerce traffic across Akamai's network came from AI bots by late 2025, raising fraud and DDoS risks for retailers.
Higher build and rent costs are squeezing occupiers, with Sydney's industrial market now showing wider price gaps and slower dealmaking.
Firms say the bigger payoff now lies in embedding AI into logistics, security and data systems, while poor governance leaves firms exposed.
Access to Google Cloud's code-optimisation agent now expands after early tests showed gains in forecasting, routing, chip design and research.
Businesses and emergency services faced outages nationwide as a Telstra mobile failure exposed the risks of Australia's concentrated carrier market.
The centre is aimed at helping consumer firms turn AI pilots into operational tools for retail, travel and supply-chain tasks.
Its distributed model now ships nationally, with 65,000 parcels sent in 2020 and sales up 212 per cent as the platform scaled.
The rollout will put secure AI tools into 6,000 employees' hands as Evri seeks to cut manual work and improve parcel delivery.
The Rugby site will give 18- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disabilities workplace experience as they study, widening access to jobs.
Indian firms and schools face a widening AI skills gap as leaders warn of productivity gains, job disruption and ethical risks.
Manufacturers and transport firms will be able to test AI systems in Bengaluru before deployment, cutting risk in live industrial operations.
Busy reception desks will no longer need to inspect papers manually, as the kiosk adds timestamped identity checks for compliance-heavy sites.
Australian firms are increasingly using AI in day-to-day operations, with leaders saying data quality and human oversight now matter more than pilot projects.
The rebrand aims to sharpen the group's identity as it pursues a 10,000-strong global workforce across businesses from software to property.
Rising AI memory demand is prompting Samsung to speed up its first Yongin semiconductor plant, with output now slated to start in 2029.
Skills shortages are delaying IoT roll-outs as firms expand abroad, with 60 per cent of decision-makers citing expertise gaps.
Boards face mounting pressure to set AI rules now, as faster adoption is exposing Australian firms to data, workforce and security risks.
Interstate freight bills are squeezing supply chains, with TMX Transform data showing some routes now cost up to 14 times local delivery rates.
