Capex stories
Customer-facing firms were hit hardest as weak demand and higher costs left UK small businesses with their slowest sales growth in two years.
Strong demand for server hardware lifted orders to a record and gave the Bristol-based group confidence of further growth into Q2 and beyond.
The new robot is aimed at factory and warehouse tasks that have long resisted automation because conditions, inputs and handling change constantly.
Investor concern is mounting as WARC says Meta's ad business will fund most of its USD $125 billion to USD $145 billion AI spending.
Office projects across Asia Pacific are becoming harder to budget, with labour shortages, materials inflation and geopolitics lifting fit-out costs.
The miner-to-cloud shift gained momentum as IREN boosted contracted AI revenue and set out a wider 5GW expansion with NVIDIA.
SAP customers facing a 2027 maintenance deadline can now get a 45-minute assessment of migration, cost and support risks.
The deal aims to lower total cost of ownership for Azure Virtual Desktop users by linking cloud automation with cheaper endpoint management.
Finance chiefs could lift profits by 2029 if they back AI with broader systems upgrades, Gartner said, as budgets rise.
Forrester warns the biggest gains in automation may come from machines that adapt in factories, roads and plants, not humanoid robots.
Stronger demand for gas turbines and grid equipment lifted first-quarter orders, revenue and profit, prompting a higher 2026 outlook.
More operators are now focused on network quality and service models as 5G deployment matures, GSA says.
The funding gives Wasabi room to expand storage capacity and global reach as demand rises for data-heavy AI workloads.
Planned UK reindustrialisation spending is set to halve next year as firms become more selective about reshoring and domestic sourcing.
AI-driven automation is set to force most SaaS groups away from seat-based fees within two years, a survey of 300 CEOs shows.
Many US enterprises still cannot trace AI failures across infrastructure, leaving costly GPU bottlenecks and hidden risks unresolved.
Audit committees now want earlier, clearer updates from finance chiefs as volatility makes late reporting a bigger governance risk.
Australian warehouse operators could gain denser storage without heavy upfront spending as Dematic rolls out a modular system for slower-moving stock.
Data centre growth is pushing electricity costs, water use and grid capacity to the fore as Australia races to power its AI boom sustainably.
Ghost assets can distort reporting and compliance, with SoloTruth's new platform aiming to keep fixed-asset records aligned with reality.
