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Why Southeast Asia’s startup failures are structural, not cyclical

Southeast Asia has already shown it can produce breakthrough companies. The next challenge is producing companies that endure. By improving how ventures are designed, governed, and led, the region can build an innovation ecosystem that isn’t defined by cycles—but by resilience.

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Three years after the FTX collapse, did we really learn?

The industry needs to move beyond short-term fixes. Proof-of-reserves snapshots are insufficient because they rarely reveal liabilities. Risk models should be documented with clarity comparable to traditional derivatives markets. Platforms must adopt incident-reporting frameworks that provide users with timely, specific information rather than controlled…

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Empowering Singapore’s SMBs to build an AI-ready IT foundation for growth

Singapore’s SMBs are at a pivotal moment. The question is no longer whether to embrace AI, but how to build the foundation that makes its adoption practical, scalable, and impactful. By simplifying modernization, strengthening resilience, and adopting flexible consumption models, SMBs can move confidently toward an AI-ready future.

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Navigating power resilience amidst the Philippipnes’ energy transition

Ultimately, the Philippines faces a complex challenge: meeting ever-increasing energy demands, driven partly by global warming and rapid urbanization, while simultaneously integrating more renewable energy sources.

Will AI help close the global cybersecurity skills gap?

Innovations in AI and machine learning can support the global cybersecurity workforce by providing advanced insights and automating security tasks. However, they also have the potential to lower human critical thinking and aid cybercriminals in developing more sophisticated attack methods. Tech innovators and business owners must consider both the potential…

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How engineering teams keep pace with continuous models

Scaling AI systems beyond initial prototypes presents engineering teams with profound architectural challenges, primarily stemming from the inherent data dependency and subsequent decay of models. MLOps represents the specialized culture and established practices designed to unify the development of ML applications with system deployment and ongoing…

Crypto in 2025: A climate change

As 2025 comes to an end, next year looks promising for the crypto industry. The combination of continuing improvements in global regulation, long-term investment visions, and exciting DeFi innovations at the crossroads with TradFi participants all showcase a maturing industry that makes huge leaps in progress every year.

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Sustainable refrigeration in 2025: Cooling smarter for a greener future

The future of cooling will be defined by balance; keeping the world comfortable while keeping it green. And that, perhaps, is the smartest way to stay cool in a warming world.

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Cybersecurity foundations: A strategic addition to university curricula

Cyberthreats aren’t slowing down, and in this environment, by implementing cybersecurity programs, universities help their students resist emerging digital risks, get forward-thinking education, and the skills needed to succeed in all industries. 

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Beyond AI: The quantum era has begun

The quantum era is not defined by dramatic breakthroughs alone. It is emerging through careful engineering, long-term investment, and collaboration between scientists, engineers, and policy leaders. As with AI, meaningful progress will come from responsible development and practical integration, not spectacle.