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Information technology (IT) in ASEAN

July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26
Singtel and Thales launch multi-operator IoT eSIM network

Bridge Alliance service will allow enterprises to provision and manage connected devices across four Asia-Pacific mobile operators through a single platform
July 12, 2026 12 Jul'26
Singapore investors embrace AI but still lean on human advisers

Singapore’s affluent investors are among the world’s keenest adopters of AI for investment research, but most still want a professional adviser to validate machine-generated insights
July 10, 2026 10 Jul'26
AI is making the mainframe harder to retire, not easier

Once dismissed as legacy tech on the way out, the mainframe is being reframed as the trusted anchor of hybrid, AI-era architectures
July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
NCS: Chinese open AI models gaining ground in Singapore

As American and Chinese AI worlds pull apart, the Singtel unit is courting both by putting OpenAI and Alibaba engineers on the same stage and folding Chinese models into its own products

July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Singtel’s AI push could lift its digital business to a third of earnings

Singtel’s group CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, says the telco is investing in datacentres, GPUs and AI services while staying focused on shareholder returns
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Singapore Changi Airport’s 10-second border points to aviation’s AI future

As passenger volume heads towards 10 billion a year, airlines, airports and governments are leaning on AI, biometrics and real-time data to keep travellers moving
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
Breach of IBM-managed environment exposes personal data of 70,000 in Singapore

Unauthorised access to a development and testing environment managed by IBM has exposed the names, NRIC numbers and property addresses of about 70,000 people held by the Singapore Land Authority
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
SAESL turbocharges aircraft engine maintenance with data and AI

The world’s largest supplier of Rolls-Royce engine maintenance services is working with Kyndryl to modernise its IT infrastructure, build a single source of truth for data, and scale up the use of AI across its business
July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26
OCBC rolls out AI avatars for wealth management

OCBC’s AI-native mobile app will serve as a digital financial companion for wealth customers as the Singapore bank commits over S$1bn a year to shore up its digital infrastructure and AI capabilities
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
Gartner declares ‘agentic AI’ the next step function

AI agents will transform complex data management, optimise cloud costs and overcome the limitations of standalone generative AI, according to Gartner

June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26
Tencent Cloud powers cloud migration for Indonesian telco

Using AI agents to replace months of manual labour, Tencent Cloud consolidated XLSmart’s fragmented, multicloud IT estate into a unified platform and migrated over 15TB of core data assets in record time
June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26
Secure Code Warrior CEO on surviving the AI ‘vulnerability apocalypse’

As enterprises embrace agentic AI and vibe coding, Secure Code Warrior CEO and co-founder Pieter Danhieux warns that code-generating models are still producing critical security flaws
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Risk management firm Optro opens Singapore hub

The AI-powered governance, risk and compliance platform aims to disrupt the underserved Asia-Pacific market and help customers such as Singapore’s OCBC Bank modernise their audit functions
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Gartner warns AI model advantage is shrinking

As foundational artificial intelligence capabilities converge, Gartner analysts urge IT leaders to focus on data quality, AI literacy and process integration, among other areas, rather than chasing the latest models
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Cisco: Legacy networks can no longer support the new AI workforce

At Cisco Connect 2026 Singapore, tech leaders and policymakers warn that businesses must modernise their IT infrastructure and governance frameworks to pave the way for agentic AI
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Gartner: Prioritise governance to beat AI hype

Gartner analysts call for IT leaders to prioritise foundational investments in governance, change management and talent to realise the benefits of AI
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Philippine government taps Google Cloud to deploy AI agents

The Filipino government will equip public servants with Gemini Enterprise AI tools, launch a cross-agency cyber defence alliance and upgrade subsea network infrastructure
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
GitLab CIO rejects ‘tokenmaxxing’ as it rebuilds work around agentic AI

Manu Narayan tells Computer Weekly why he’s steering clear of vanity metrics such as ‘tokenmaxxing’, why reports of SaaS’s death are overblown, and why the biggest pressure is simply keeping pace
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Keysight’s chief technologist on the path to 6G

Balaji Raghothaman, Keysight’s chief technologist for 6G, discusses what it takes for the telecoms industry to move to 6G, from supporting AI workloads to integrating with satellites connectivity and driving enterprise use cases
June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26
2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’

With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans
June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26
How AngelHack uses hackathons to ease AI adoption

From internal hackathons to accelerator programmes, Singapore’s AngelHack is empowering everyday employees to build their own AI applications while expanding its reach in the US, Brazil and Australia
June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26
Fujitsu exits hardware business in ASEAN in IT consulting move

Fujitsu is walking away from its legacy hardware business in the region and pitching itself as a supplier-neutral technology consultant to help customers cut through the AI hype
June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26
Singapore to transform industrial island into AI-ready datacentre hub

A joint report by Singapore government agencies and industry players details how the city-state's Jurong Island will be redesigned into a highly secure, circular digital infrastructure hub by 2050
June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26
Strict sovereign AI policies could cost APAC economies billions

Oxford Economics report reveals that pursuing total AI self-sufficiency will lead to economic trade-offs, delayed enterprise adoption and higher carbon footprints across the Asia-Pacific region
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Brace for cloud price hikes and AI failures amid pressure to modernise

Organisations risk losing control of their IT infrastructure unless they embrace platform-centric models, modernise procurement and cut through the agentic AI hype, Gartner analysts warn
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Alibaba Cloud opens Johor cloud region

Chinese tech giant unveils two new datacentres in Johor, cementing its largest infrastructure presence in Southeast Asia while capitalising on spillover demand from Singapore
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
SKT teams up with Nvidia on gigawatt-scale AI cloud

The Korean telco continues its push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, leveraging Nvidia’s DSX architecture to build an AI factory for sovereign workloads and token generation
May 29, 2026 29 May'26
Agentic AI is driving rethink of enterprise architecture and tokenomics

The growing adoption of agentic AI will require IT leaders to rebalance their CPU and GPU estates, tightly integrate data layers, and redesign human workflows, according to Dell Technologies CTO John Roese
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
StarHub to trial SIM-based IDs for governing AI agents

The telco is building a trust layer that will assign unique identities to AI agents, allowing it to monitor and block malicious agentic activity in real time
May 26, 2026 26 May'26
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.7 Max at inaugural Singapore conference

Chinese tech giant debuts AI model capable of extended autonomous tasks, alongside a major upskilling initiative backed by the Singapore government to ensure no jobless growth in the age of AI
May 25, 2026 25 May'26
AI safety cannot wait for a ‘Chernobyl moment’, experts warn

As AI becomes increasingly capable, tech leaders at Singapore’s ATxSummit urge governments and industry to build safety and accountability into AI systems before a major disaster strikes
May 25, 2026 25 May'26
How APAC companies are rewiring their tech for the AI era

At Dell Technologies World, APAC tech leaders reveal how they are relying on hyperconverged infrastructure and digital sovereignty to shield themselves from supply chain shocks
May 21, 2026 21 May'26
Embodied AI steps out of the lab but scaling challenges remain

As embodied AI moves from proof of concept into real-world pilots, industry leaders at the ATxSummit conference in Singapore warn that large-scale enterprise adoption hinges on safety, cost and data governance
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Avoid expensive AI agents with these five design imperatives

Dell Technologies’ chief operating officer Jeff Clarke offers a blueprint for the AI-native enterprise, warning that failing to integrate data and control tokenomics will result in high cloud bills and fragmented tools
May 19, 2026 19 May'26
As AI costs spiral, Dell pitches return to on-premise datacentres

With agentic AI driving up public cloud consumption, Dell Technologies is pitching local and hybrid infrastructure to shield enterprises from soaring token costs
May 15, 2026 15 May'26
Singapore unveils space lab to fuel ASEAN space economy

Supported by Deloitte, the lab aims to spur adoption of space technologies in non-space sectors, connect space startups with potential investors and drive regional partnerships
May 14, 2026 14 May'26
BlackBerry doubles down on secure communications

Having sold its Cylance endpoint security portfolio to Arctic Wolf, the former smartphone pioneer is doubling down on military-grade encryption and post-quantum cryptography to shield critical infrastructure from AI-driven threats
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Southeast Asia’s space economy set for $100bn lift-off

From predicting crop diseases to optimising bus routes, the application of AI and cloud technologies to satellite data could add $100bn to the region’s GDP by 2030
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
IDCA datacentres report: Global concentration and the Goldilocks zone

International Data Center Authority report shows capacity concentrated in a few developed nations, while ‘Goldilocks index’ shows which states can benefit from rapid development
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
In video games of the future, your AI teammates will actually listen

Ubisoft executives offer a glimpse into the engineering behind its generative AI middleware, including the use of small language models, prompt optimisation and on-device processing to bring virtual teammates to life
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Inside the global datacentre squeeze

A projected $800bn datacentre infrastructure investment in APAC alone is clashing with the limits of global power grids, forcing datacentre operators to rethink where and how they build the physical engines of the internet
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
ESET: Don’t fear the ‘AI Terminator’, but prepare for agent risks

While fully autonomous hacking bots remain a distant reality, an ESET expert warns that AI is quietly supercharging phishing schemes and creating new vulnerabilities inside organisations
May 07, 2026 07 May'26
Nutanix CEO maps out agentic AI strategy, targets VMware defectors

Rajiv Ramaswami talks up Nutanix’s agentic AI play, the growing demand for sovereign cloud capabilities, and why decoupling storage from HCI is hastening migrations from VMware
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
How Singapore firms are scaling AI initiatives

At AWS Summit Singapore, Certis and Grab showed how they are embedding AI in their business, such as automating finance operations and deploying robots in public safety and security patrols
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox

We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
Google’s Agentic Data Cloud to power ‘systems of action’

As enterprises move from reactive analytics to AI agents, Google Cloud’s data chief details new metadata, cross-cloud and database tools to help them govern and scale AI agents
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
CSA: Take AI cyber threats to the boardroom

Current cyber risk assumptions may no longer be valid given the speed of advanced AI, warns the chief executive of Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency
April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26
AI is widening the asymmetry between attackers and defenders

As threat actors leverage AI to launch attacks at machine speed, cyber defenders must adopt an assumed breach mindset and prioritise breach containment
April 29, 2026 29 Apr'26
Monday.com targets third wave of AI with OpenClaw service

The work management software firm’s Globster service brings OpenClaw to consumers and businesses in a bid to democratise access to agentic AI capabilities
April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26
WhatsApp’s encryption protects servers but leaves users exposed to client-side attacks

The use of encryption helps to secure WhatsApp’s infrastructure, but researchers at Black Hat Asia warn platform’s architecture is driving hackers to target user devices directly