Automation stories

Markable opens free creator tier and adds AI shopping tools as it targets a fast-growing social commerce market.

Merck deepens Google Cloud tie-up with USD $1 billion AI rollout across research, manufacturing and commercial operations.

Eseye has bolstered its AnyNet+ eSIM and Infinity platform with SGP.32 support, pairing the latest IoT provisioning standard with resilience controls.

Valeo will equip 100,000 staff with Gemini for Workspace as the automotive supplier deepens its Google Cloud partnership and expands agentic AI in engineering.

Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.

New Zealand small firms are being urged to join up systems and security year-round, as 42% say tax season is their most stressful period.

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 to ChatGPT and Codex users, touting stronger coding, research and office-work performance with tighter safety controls.

Komodor set to host AI SRE summit as cloud teams weigh practical gains from automation against added risk, cost and operational complexity.

ServiceNow and Google Cloud deepen AI tie-up as quarterly subscription revenue rises 19% and guidance is lifted after strong contract wins.

FIS revamps cross-asset platform with AI dashboards and SaaS tools to help buy-side firms manage trading, portfolio and risk in one system.

KnowBe4 teams with Flywire to streamline international billing, accepting 140 currencies as it cuts manual reconciliation and boosts cash flow.

Temenos and Bain warn that banks must modernise core systems, governed data and cloud architecture as AI, stablecoins and personalisation gather pace.

Thales brings Imperva into Google Cloud as controlled launch targets app and API protection with lower latency and simpler operations.

SITA rolls out managed campus network for airports with HPE, using cloud controls and AI to cut downtime, simplify operations and scale across sites.

Deloitte and Payslip say tighter EU pay rules are driving multinationals towards centralised payroll systems, with 1.3 million payslips now automated annually.

Tata Steel deploys more than 300 AI agents with Google Cloud to speed up maintenance, customer service and back-office work worldwide.

Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.

Adobe ANZ chief says AI is moving into production as customers in regulated sectors balance caution with rapid deployment and productivity gains.

Google Cloud study finds 52% of executives have deployed AI agents, with early adopters reporting stronger returns and wider business use.

Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.