Author: Aaron Crowe, Head of Revenue, APAC, Eagle Eye Discussions with retail leaders in Bangkok and Taipei reveal how AI-driven loyalty programmes are reshaping the competitive landscape. Years of Netflix recommendations and Amazon’s “customers who bought this” suggestions have trained shoppers to expect personal recognition from every business they interact with. What started as a ... Read more ›
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India weighs smartphone rules that would require source code access. Tech firms say the plan has no global precedent, could expose sensitive data. India is weighing a set of new security rules that could change how smartphones are built, tested, and updated before they reach users. At the centre of the debate is a proposal ... Read more ›
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Indonesia and Malaysia blocked Grok over deepfake, non-consensual sexualised images. Officials cite human rights violations and user harm. Access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot run by Elon Musk, has been blocked in Indonesia and Malaysia after the tool was used to generate sexualised images of real people. The move comes after days of growing ... Read more ›
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Charging infrastructure gaps push Southeast Asian automakers to hybrids—pure EVs remain under 10% despite government promises Xpeng’s 1,704km hybrid isn’t a feature—it’s a hedge against infrastructure uncertainty Xpeng Motors just launched an SUV that can drive from Singapore to Bangkok without stopping. The company calls it innovation. But look closer, and it’s something else entirely: ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health as a separate space for health data. Health data is kept separate, not used for training, and is rolling out gradually. Health questions are one of the most common reasons people turn to AI tools. Many are not looking for a diagnosis, but for help understanding test results, tracking changes ... Read more ›
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Panther Lake’s iGPU gains are reshaping Intel’s handheld gaming PC plans. Core G3 chips put AMD’s handheld lead under pressure. Intel’s integrated graphics used to be a compromise. That is no longer the case. With Panther Lake, Intel is pushing iGPU performance far beyond what handheld gaming PCs have seen so far. The gains are ... Read more ›
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At CES 2026, Lenovo outlined a move toward system-level AI across devices. Its hybrid approach blends on-device and cloud AI for more contextual, less intrusive use. AI is becoming less about standalone tools and more about how intelligence is woven into everyday systems. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Lenovo used its Tech World event ... Read more ›
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At CES 2026, AMD showed AI becoming a standard part of everyday computing. New Ryzen AI processors support local AI workloads on PCs, reducing cloud reliance. At CES 2026, AMD outlined how it sees artificial intelligence becoming a standard part of personal and commercial computing, rather than a feature limited to high-end systems. The company ... Read more ›
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At CES 2026, NVIDIA introduced new AI systems for real-world decision-making. The focus is on reasoning and rare scenarios. The latest wave of AI development is moving beyond chat interfaces and into systems that must act in the real world. Cars, robots, and industrial machines face situations that cannot be solved by pattern matching alone, ... Read more ›
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5G coverage reached 82.4%, but network speeds fell 46% as the wholesale model buckled under demand The dual-network pivot raises critical questions on costs, rural connectivity, and whether competition can fix what a monopoly couldn’t Malaysia’s 5G rollout delivered one of the world’s fastest networks in late 2023, only to watch performance collapse under its ... Read more ›
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LandSpace’s failed rocket test points to a SpaceX-style shift in China’s space industry. Public failure aligns it with a SpaceX-style engineering model. For years, China’s space programme optimised for certainty. Launches were designed to succeed the first time, failures were rare, and experimentation stayed largely behind closed doors. That operating model is now under strain. ... Read more ›
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With 80% of data consumed indoors yet most 5G infrastructure focused outdoors, Malaysia’s agentic AI revolution faces a critical infrastructure gap. As AI agents increase consumption from 33GB to 60GB per month by 2030, networks require a fundamental redesign for an always-on, edge-native architecture. While Malaysia celebrates achieving 82% 5G outdoor coverage, a critical blind ... Read more ›
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AI data-centre demand is squeezing memory supply for video game consoles. Tariffs and weak demand raise costs and risk delays or price hikes. Video game consoles were already under strain before memory prices began rising again. Tariffs have increased manufacturing prices, consumer hardware spending has slowed, and the current generation of consoles is showing its ... Read more ›
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China’s power market reforms are making battery storage profitable to operate. Rising price-driven demand is lifting Chinese exports as grids and data centres come under strain. Battery storage in China is beginning to behave like a real business rather than a policy add-on. That shift is rippling through global supply chains at a moment when ... Read more ›
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TikTok has agreed to an Oracle-led plan to move its US business into a new joint venture. ByteDance’s stake would shrink, but questions over control and compliance remain. For years, the future of TikTok in the United States has hinged on a single, unresolved problem: how the company could operate in America while easing concerns ... Read more ›
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DBS targets SGD 1 billion AI economic value in 2025 with 1,500+ models deployed. Maybank commits RM1 billion to Microsoft partnership; CIMB focuses on GenAI chatbots, achieving 94% accuracy JPMorgan spends US$18 billion annually on tech with 450+ AI use cases, ASEAN banks pursue targeted strategies. ASEAN banks’ AI strategies reveal a fundamentally different approach ... Read more ›
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Digital sovereignty strategies will be implemented by 80% of multinational organisations by 2027 as regulatory and cyber pressures intensify across APAC APAC’s sovereign cloud market is expected to surge to US$36.7 billion by 2027, while the region faces 34% of global cyber incidents Digital sovereignty has transitioned from a compliance concern to a strategic imperative ... Read more ›
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China is testing a prototype EUV system aimed at producing advanced chips. Though it has not made chips, it suggests China may be closer to reducing reliance on Western tools. For more than a decade, control over advanced chipmaking has rested on a narrow choke point: the machines that carve the smallest features onto silicon. ... Read more ›
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AMD says CPUs are central as AI moves toward agentic reasoning. CPUs now manage coordination that keeps GPUs in use. For much of the past two years, the AI conversation has revolved around GPUs. They are often treated as the main driver of progress, especially as models grow larger and more complex. But as enterprises ... Read more ›
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By Gayan Koralage, Director Malaysia Business and Director Group Strategy at Edotco Group There is a line from the movie Field of Dreams that feels especially relevant today: “If you build it, they will come.” For decades, Malaysia has invested in invisible foundations of growth – roads, ports, airports and power stations. Today, we are ... Read more ›
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