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Information technology (IT) in Asia-Pacific

March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26
Aussie AI health-tech Heidi aims to cure clinical burnout

Armed with over $100m in funding, Melbourne-based Heidi is building its own AI models and launching wearable hardware to automate documentation and reduce the administrative burden on doctors
March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26
Agoda scales AI strategy, opens new APAC tech hub

The digital travel platform has set its sights on becoming an AI-powered travel companion as it changes how it builds software and moves its tech workforce into a new facility in Bangkok
March 29, 2026 29 Mar'26
Advancing to the next frontier of AI

As AI agents move faster than software made for human users, both digital tooling and silicon architecture need to be redesigned to reduce latency and power bottlenecks, according to chief scientists of Nvidia and Google
March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26
Oracle opens Sydney customer excellence centre to boost AI adoption

Facility will help organisations across Australia and Oceania navigate technology challenges and turn AI experimentation into business value

March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26
Why AI agents are one prompt away from ransomware

As AI adoption advances beyond chatbots, security leaders are up against rogue AI agents mirroring threat actors and a generational skills gap as security operations teams become overly dependent on AI
March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26
Why OpenClaw agents are the next big enterprise challenge

As users flock to deploy OpenClaw agents for everything from gig work to shopping, IT leaders warn that bringing these autonomous systems into the enterprise will require strict guardrails and a mix of AI models
March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26
QuikBot and EFGH bring real-time insurance to physical AI

The two companies will embed insurance directly into the infrastructure governing autonomous robots, reducing claims processing and creating a trust layer for smart cities
March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26
CUDA at 20: From billion-dollar gamble to agentic AI

As Nvidia marks two decades of CUDA, its head of high-performance computing and hyperscale reflects on the platform’s journey, the power of software optimisation, and how the fusion of GPUs and LPUs will shape the future of AI
March 18, 2026 18 Mar'26
Fast followers will fall behind in the AI race, warns ServiceNow

ServiceNow experts and customers highlight why acting at pace, deploying cross-system AI agents and governance are key in AI adoption
March 18, 2026 18 Mar'26
Nvidia workforce to be dominated by AI agents in a decade

Jensen Huang expects digital workers to vastly outnumber human employees at Nvidia, while also revealing plans to restart mainland China operations and declaring autonomous driving a solved problem

March 17, 2026 17 Mar'26
Alibaba joins AI agent race with Wukong launch

Following the viral success of OpenClaw and product launches from Nvidia and Tencent, Alibaba has unveiled an agentic AI platform that integrates with DingTalk to orchestrate business workflows
March 17, 2026 17 Mar'26
Lendi Group standardises on MongoDB for AI-ready data layer

Following a merger that left the Australian fintech with a fragmented data architecture, Lendi Group has consolidated its databases onto MongoDB Atlas to reduce microservices sprawl and power AI-driven broker tools
March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26
Nvidia expands Vera Rubin platform, details Groq integration

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks up efforts by the AI technology giant to pave the way for self-evolving, multi-agent systems with the integration of Groq LPUs and a software stack for the OpenClaw agent platform
March 12, 2026 12 Mar'26
Why real-time data is key for enterprise AI

Moving AI from experiment to production requires high-quality, real-time data streaming. Australia tech leaders from Confluent, Bendigo Bank, Telstra, and Coles share how they are turning systems of record into systems of action
March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26
What it takes to succeed with AI

With research showing the use of AI may temporarily reduce productivity, Cloudera’s Vini Cardoso urges businesses to adopt an organisation-wide platform approach driven by measurable value and trusted data
March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26
Neurons over silicon: Singapore plans first biological datacentre

DayOne and Cortical Labs are bringing ‘wetware’ computing to the city-state, using living neurons grown from stem cells to support the demand for AI while addressing sustainability concerns
March 10, 2026 10 Mar'26
WA auditor general flags weak Microsoft 365 security controls across state entities

Western Australia’s Office of the Auditor General has uncovered weaknesses in M365 configurations across seven government agencies, leading to compromised accounts and data breaches
March 09, 2026 09 Mar'26
APT36 unleashes AI-generated ‘vibeware’ to flood targets

The Pakistani threat group has been using AI to rewrite malicious code across multiple programming languages, prioritising scale over sophistication to evade detection, security researchers have found
March 06, 2026 06 Mar'26
Enterprises warming to AI PCs amid growing cloud costs

While global memory shortages will pose a threat to the broader PC market, AI PCs are gaining momentum across Asia as companies look to cut cloud costs, boost productivity and secure sensitive information
March 04, 2026 04 Mar'26
Weighing the trade-offs of neoclouds and sovereign clouds

Neocloud and sovereign cloud providers offer alternatives to hyperscalers for AI infrastructure and data sovereignty, but availability gaps and a lack of managed AI services can pose challenges to enterprise customers
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
Scattered data, cloud transfers creating challenges in enterprise AI

The cost, speed, and governance of moving petabytes of data across hybrid and multicloud environments is becoming a challenge for enterprises looking to harness the benefits of AI
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
Emerging markets prioritise top-line growth with agentic AI

While firms in mature markets are using AI agents to automate routine tasks, those in emerging markets where the cost of the technology is higher than that of human labour are favouring revenue-generating use cases
March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26
AI transformation must start at the top, but boards remain divided

While C-suite interest in AI has shifted from the ‘what’ to the ‘how’, Diligent CEO Brian Stafford warns that true enterprise transformation requires hands-on leadership from the board
March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26
Micron opens $2.75bn chip assembly plant in India

Test and assembly site in Gujarat marks India’s first commercial semiconductor production following multibillion-dollar investments in US and Singapore to meet growing demand for storage and memory chips
February 27, 2026 27 Feb'26
Australia inks five-year deal with Microsoft to drive AI and cloud adoption

The Digital Transformation Agency’s new agreement promises cost certainty, improved discounts, and a skills fund to support the government’s digital transformation agenda
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
CrowdStrike touts agentic SOC to tackle security woes

By embedding AI agents across its platform, CrowdStrike is looking to help security teams automate repetitive security tasks, enabling them to focus on complex and stealthier threats that could slip under the radar
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
NUHS and GSMA Foundry team up on 5G and AI in healthcare

Singapore’s National University Health System is working with GSMA Foundry, Ericsson and Singtel to drive the use of 5G-enabled robotics, ambient AI and holographic surgery in healthcare
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
Singtel, Nvidia to help scale enterprise AI deployments

Singtel and Nvidia have teamed up on a multimillion-dollar facility to help organisations scale enterprise AI deployments, tackle extreme datacentre power densities, and prepare for the era of embodied AI
February 23, 2026 23 Feb'26
Why crypto agility is key to quantum readiness

With quantum computing threatening current encryption standards, experts call for organisations to achieve crypto agility by managing the lifecycle of certificates and cryptographic keys through automation
February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26
What it takes to secure agentic commerce

With AI agents increasingly acting as digital concierges for shoppers, verifying bot identities, securing the APIs they rely on and detecting anomalous behaviour will be key to safeguarding automated transactions, according to Akamai
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn hyperscale datacentre project for digital infrastructure

The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
Nvidia backs India’s sovereign AI push with gigawatt-scale infrastructure

Chip giant unveils compute expansion with L&T, Yotta and E2E Networks at the India AI Impact Summit, paving the way for domestic heavyweights to build AI agents and physical AI applications
February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26
Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy

Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision
February 15, 2026 15 Feb'26
Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations

Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity
February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26
Singapore to form National AI Council, expands tax breaks to ease AI adoption

Singapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda
February 11, 2026 11 Feb'26
APAC firms ditch Oracle Java to cut costs amid AI demands

Rising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions
February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26
Arctic Wolf targets mid-market security gap in APAC

Following the launch of its full portfolio in Malaysia, the SOC provider discusses the security challenges facing lean IT teams, the value of supplier neutrality, and its roadmap for AI and ransomware protection
February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26
As space gets crowded, cyber threats from jamming to stalker satellites loom large

Experts at the inaugural CYSAT Asia in Singapore warn of the urgency of securing space assets amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities
February 06, 2026 06 Feb'26
ANZ rolls out AI agents for business bankers

Australian lender claims to be the first in Asia-Pacific to deploy Salesforce Agentforce at scale, following a national roll-out of a CRM platform that consolidates data from different systems to ease administrative toil
February 05, 2026 05 Feb'26
Why traditional automation is key to avoid the AI solution trap

Boards are pushing for AI, but Nintex CTO Niranjan Vijayaragavan warns that AI projects are destined to fail without a foundation of traditional automation and clean data
February 05, 2026 05 Feb'26
Why sovereign and agentic AI will define next phase of Middle East’s digital transformation

Organisations shift from artificial intelligence pilots to operational deployment as governments prioritise digital sovereignty and infrastructure control
February 04, 2026 04 Feb'26
LinkedIn touts agentic AI to slash recruitment time

LinkedIn’s head of engineering for talent solutions explains how fine-tuned LLMs and agentic AI architectures are replacing traditional search methods to save recruiters four hours per role
February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26
5G and Wi-Fi battle for dominance in APAC

Analysis from Opensignal reveals that the Asia-Pacific region is no longer converging on a single connectivity model, with some markets pivoting to Wi-Fi while others double down on mobile
February 02, 2026 02 Feb'26
Interview: Why identity is the nucleus for cyber security

Amid a wave of market consolidation, Computer Weekly speaks to Keeper Security’s leadership on how identity and access management systems are becoming unified identity platforms capable of securing both human and machine identities
January 30, 2026 30 Jan'26
South Korea debuts foundation model in sovereign AI push

A consortium led by SK Telecom has built a sovereign AI model designed to reduce reliance on foreign tech, lower costs for local industry and propel South Korea into the top ranks of AI powers
January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26
Nvidia releases synthetic dataset to support Singapore’s AI ambitions

The AI chip giant has developed a synthetic dataset of personas to help developers build AI models that understand Singapore’s demographic and cultural nuances without using personally identifiable information
January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26
Micron breaks ground on $24bn Singapore wafer fab

Memory giant presses ahead with its global expansion strategy, adding new NAND flash capacity in Singapore to meet growing demand for memory chips fuelled by the global AI boom
January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26
Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide

Singapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine
January 26, 2026 26 Jan'26
STT GDC launches HVDC testbed to address AI’s power demands

The FutureGrid Accelerator on Jurong Island will test the use of high-voltage direct current power systems, as traditional alternating current power systems can no longer address the growing energy needs of AI datacentres
January 23, 2026 23 Jan'26
Singapore debuts world’s first governance framework for agentic AI

The Infocomm Media Development Authority has released a guide to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence agents safely and address specific risks such as unauthorised actions and automation bias