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Each winning group will receive JPY ¥10 million for work that could sharpen timekeeping and strengthen AI decision-making across industry.
Small businesses and accountants in Canada can now automate routine finance tasks in QuickBooks as Intuit expands its AI rollout internationally.
Operational gaps are undermining banks' fraud defences, with only 41% fully connecting key data despite strong plans to increase AI spending.
Privacy-conscious homes get new choices as LG and Apple roll out seven connected devices, including cameras, a lock and a thermostat.
The new device blends smart home controls, FaceTime and personalised apps, while its EU launch is blocked by Siri AI's regional limits.
Rental fleets in Canada gain a 10-metre indoor lift that fits through standard doorways and supports tighter warehouse and fit-out jobs.
The new hardware lineup gives Apple a bigger play in the smart home, with Siri AI, surround sound and accessories.
The nine-month overhaul should cut delays to digital updates and give the fashion retailer a single eCommerce system across four major markets.
AI tools have helped the mapping platform top 220,000 users across 60 countries, with daily sign-ups now above 100.
The move should help Canadian public-sector and regulated customers adopt the asset management platform without moving records, files or backups abroad.
The deal lets KOHO speed up new launches for its 2.5 million Canadian members while keeping app control and outsourcing back-end lending work.
Banks and phone firms face pressure to do more, as 34 per cent of Canadians say they were targeted by a scam in the past year.
The bank expects the new tools to double colleague productivity in early funding and discharge checks, while staff keep final oversight.
Kyndryl's Umair Dinarwala says Canadian firms have the ambition to modernise, but budgets, resistance to change and capacity hold them back.
Free access to evidence-based answers could speed decisions for Canadian frontline clinicians as Virtual Hallway widens its specialist network with AI.
People with type 2 diabetes on intensive insulin therapy could gain months of life and cut later healthcare costs if wider monitoring is funded.
Lenders may now approve more borrowers and catch more fraud, as Plaid's new models use cash flow and transaction data instead of credit scores alone.
The start-up will gain Canadian customers and testing support as it seeks faster sales of its load-bearing battery technology in defence and aerospace.
Engineers could save hours of manual re-entry as the Calgary firm's software turns P&IDs and PDFs into traceable records now used in 30 countries.
The promotion underscores Manulife's push to simplify systems and expand AI across Asia as insurers race to modernise ageing technology.
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