AI
Songdo two decades on: The cautionary tale in smart city design
Cities need systems that can adapt in real time, not ones that wait for instructions from a central office. DePIN makes this possible by distributing control across the network.
Asia Pacific’s next AI breakout: Why the future belongs to builders of agentic and vertical AI
Innovation in AI is just getting started. But if there’s one lesson from the boom so far, it’s this: success doesn’t belong solely to the fastest builders. It belongs to those who understand what customers need, move fast and smart to meet those needs, and choose systems that can scale with them.
Malaysia’s AI optimism balanced by calls for greater transparency, fairness and human oversight: Telenor Asia
Malaysian internet users are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) as a powerful tool for productivity, learning, and daily convenience, but they are doing so with discernment, according to Telenor Asia Digital Lives Decoded 2025: Building Trust in Malaysia’s AI future report released on last Thursday.
Zetrix AI expands ASEAN China AI lab to Indonesia
Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, has signed a teaming agreement for the establishment of the ASEAN China AI Lab in Indonesia, making it the second such center after the opening of the government to government (G2G) endorsed project’s flagship in Malaysia earlier this year.
Rethinking business information access: The role of conversational AI
The rise of conversational AI in business information is not simply a technological development. It represents a fundamental change in how professionals interact with data. Rather than passively receiving reports, users are now actively engaging with real-time insights.
NTT DATA and Google Cloud join forces to boost Agentic AI and cloud transformation in APAC
NTT DATA, a Japan-based digital business and technology services firm, announced Thursday a global partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud innovations and unlock new possibilities with AI for enterprise organizations across industries.
Top use cases for AI agents in finance, supply chain, and support
The next wave of enterprise innovation will not just be about adopting AI; it will be about embedding intelligent, autonomous agents at the very heart of operations. Those who start now will not only optimize performance today but also build adaptive systems capable of navigating tomorrow’s uncertainty.
Survey: 86 percent of SEA organizations will use AI agents within next 12 months
86 percent of Southeast Asian (SEA) organizations will use artificial intelligence (AI) agents within the next 12 months, a survey showed Wednesday.
Sunway iLabs, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Perennial collaborate to accelerate cross-border tech innovation
As Southeast Asia’s deep tech and artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem continues to accelerate, Sunway iLabs, the innovation and corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Malaysia-based Sunway Group, announced Tuesday a partnership with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Perennial, a global wealth management platform, to accelerate cross-border tech innovation.
Antler doubles down on AI with $7.4M in early-stage funding across SEA
Amid a sharp slowdown in early-stage venture capital funding across Southeast Asia, Antler, the global early‑stage venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, confirmed Wednesday an investment of $7.4 million into startups across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025.
