SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2027 Asia Pacific predictions, one in three large Asia Pacific (APAC) enterprises will uncover at least 10 employee-built shadow AI agents for every officially sanctioned agent. The rapid proliferation of shadow AI, combined with embedded SaaS capabilities, business-funded experiments, and locally selected AI platforms, will outpace institutional controls and...
SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2027 B2C marketing, customer experience, and digital predictions, rising AI costs will force B2C marketing leaders to scale back a third of AI initiatives. As AI usage grows and martech vendors increasingly adopt usage-based pricing models, every agent interaction, generated asset, and automated workflow becomes a billable event. As a result, leaders will need to...
SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2027 B2B go-to-market predictions, business buyers will increasingly deploy AI agents to handle tasks across the buying process, from supplier discovery and information gathering to contract-renewal analysis. While truly autonomous buying will remain concentrated in high-volume, low-risk, and repeatable purchases, the ubiquity of these agents will require...
BANGKOK, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), developed in collaboration with Gogolook, the developer of Whoscall, reveals the scale and impact of scams across Asia. Among adults surveyed in 13 Asian markets, 71% encountered a scam in the past year. The study estimates that consumers across those markets lost a combined US$136.5 billion to scams over the same period.
LONDON, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced that more than 100 institutions across 25 countries and regions have adopted Web of Science Research Intelligence, highlighting growing global customer demand since the platform launched in May 2026.
Inflation at 3.7 per cent means all eyes are on the Reserve Bank, which meets next week, to see if it will raise rates a week out from New Zealand's election.
A "deeply traumatic" alleged attack on Helen Haines has left the prime minister facing intense scrutiny over his government's efforts to address online safety.
BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- G-P (Globalization Partners), the leader in AI-driven global employment, ranked No. 1 by industry analysts, today announced the release of its 2026 World at Work Report, "Beyond Boundaries: AI, Global Talent and the Structural Evolution of Traditional Work." The findings point to a rapidly changing relationship between employers and employees as AI adoption accelerates, talent becomes increasingly...
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan has recognized TP.ai Collect with the 2026 Transformational Innovation Leadership Award in the Global AI BPO CX Management Industry for its innovative use of agentic AI to transform debt collections and receivables management. As organizations face rising delinquency rates, increasing regulatory complexity, and growing pressure to improve customer outcomes, TP.ai Collect is redefining...
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Andor Health has received the 2026 North American Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition in the agentic AI-based care orchestration space for its outstanding achievements in strategic innovation, clinical workflow automation, and operational efficiency. The recognition highlights Andor Health's consistent leadership in driving measurable outcomes,...
TYSONS CORNER, Va. and PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellebrite (Nasdaq: CLBT), a global leader in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced its Autumn 2026 Release, highlighting the Company's latest product innovations. The release expands what teams can analyze and verify across an investigation and is led by Genesis, which investigators worldwide are...
LONDON, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 50 Best Restaurants 2026, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, today reveals the list of restaurants ranked No.51 to No.100, ahead of this year's awards ceremony, taking place in Lima, Peru on 4 November. The extended 51-100 list spans six continents and is compiled from the votes of over 1,100 restaurant experts, including chefs, food writers and culinary specialists. ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Sunway University have been named ASEAN's No. 1 public and private universities, respectively, in the AppliedEdu University Rankings 2027 for ASEAN. NUS leads the public university rankings for the third consecutive year, while Sunway University retains the private university top spot for the fourth consecutive year....
Overseas voters, including those in Australia, can begin casting ballots in New Zealand's election after the leaders squared off in their final debate.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda has seen a rise in travel interest to Bangkok this November, building towards one of the region's biggest cultural moments of the year with the inaugural Eurovision Asia Grand Final, happening in the Thai capital on 14 November. The contest marks a milestone for the region: the first-ever pan-Asian expansion of the 70-year-old...
SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new report from the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE), tens of thousands of kangaroos are being shot each year to provide cheap meat for the Australian greyhound racing industry. "This is another example of how the greyhound racing industry cuts corners and prioritizes profits over animal welfare," said GREY2K USA Worldwide President and...
LONDON, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The global market for AI-powered in-car assistants is entering a new phase of innovation as automakers increasingly adopt generative AI, intelligent voice interfaces and personalised digital experiences to differentiate their connected vehicles. Frost & Sullivan's latest Frost Radar™: AI-Powered In-Car Assistants, 2026, benchmarks nine leading technology providers against their growth performance and...
A weekly cap on public transport fares may be popular with voters, but it raises questions over whether those outside cities will miss the bus on savings.
New Zealanders may be asking Santa for a government for Christmas, as polls indicate difficult negotiations loom after the November election.
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Antibiotic use from childhood through early adulthood is associated with higher odds of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) at age 24, with the odds increasing as the number of antibiotic prescriptions rose, according to a new study presented today at UEG Week 2026.Researchers analysed data from 2,853 participants in the Swedish BAMSE birth cohort. Antibiotic prescriptions were obtained from the...
A state Labor government has been accused of stealing from the opposition playbook with a pledge to cap tolls at $30 a week if it wins an upcoming election.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As customer experience providers across Latin America face rising expectations for measurable outcomes, operational resilience, and technology-enabled transformation, TP is demonstrating how scale can be translated into meaningful local impact. Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that TP has received the 2026 Latin America Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition in the Customer Experience...
HONG KONG, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The ICAC released the findings of the ICAC Annual Survey 2025. The findings revealed that 99.2 per cent of respondents had not come across corruption personally in the past year - the highest percentage ever recorded in this aspect. In addition, the majority of respondents stated that they would report corruption if they encountered it, reflecting that an integrity culture had taken root in Hong Kong...
The son of the Plymouth Brethren's global leader says he spurred on others to picket for the Liberal Party but there was no co-ordinated church effort.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OutSystems, a leading Agentic Systems Platform, today released new research in collaboration with CIO Dive and KPMG highlighting a disconnect between enterprise confidence in AI agent governance and actual operational readiness. The report, Engineering Business Outcomes: The Shift to Agentic Systems, found 82% of executives believe their organizations can keep pace with governing, integrating, and...
PARIS, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- thierry Ehrmann, founder of Artprice and creator of La Demeure du Chaos, is opening the original text of his Liber Mundi—as Gemini (Google) calls it—"Dialogue Between a Thinker and AI," to the French-speaking world. First distributed internationally in English as a Raw Typescript, the work is now available in its entirety in French, the language in which the dialogue first took shape. Three further...
SYDNEY, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 11th edition of Booking.com's Travel Predictions reveals that Australian travellers in 2027 are rewriting the rules - booking by mood, choosing companions based on budget, and seeking experiences that surprise themselves and their friends. Based on insights from more than 28,000 travellers across 32 countries and territories, including over 1,000 from Australia, the 9 trends set to shape travel in 2027...
DENVER, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pope Leo XIV's diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma has brought global attention to a disease that affects millions of individuals and families across every community. Lung cancer is among the most common diagnosed cancers worldwide, with approximately 2.5 million new cases reported globally in 2022, according to the World Health Organization."On behalf of our global lung cancer community, we extend our...
MUTSAMUDU, Comoros, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MEXC, a global cryptocurrency exchange, released its AI Trading Report, based on a survey of 3,708 crypto traders. The report examines how respondents use AI, how much trading authority they would delegate, and what protective measures they expect from platforms. Blockchain security firm Hacken contributed technical analysis of risks associated with AI agent trading and the controls designed to...
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global insolvencies are projected to increase by 5% in 2026, as businesses continue to face high input costs, trade tensions, elevated energy prices and tighter financing conditions. Insolvencies are expected to decline by 4% in 2027, with signs of normalisation expected to become visible during the second half of the year, according to the Atradius Insolvency Outlook published today.Atradius notes that...
SINGAPORE, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Management University's (SMU) Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) has entered the global Top 50 in the Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA Ranking 2026, rising nine places from its last ranked position in 2024 to 46th worldwide.The programme's strongest gains came in International Course Experience[1] and Career Progress[2]. SMU climbed 18 places to 9th globally for International...
