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Ai Lei Tao

Ai Lei is a writer who has covered the technology scene for more than 20 years. She was previously the editor of Asia Computer Weekly (ACW), the only regional IT weekly in Asia. She has also written for TechTarget's ComputerWeekly, and was editor of CMPnetAsia and Associate Editor at Computerworld Singapore.
81 Articles

Southeast Asia organisations to pick up on agentic AI in 2026: IDC study

Southeast Asian organisations appear keen to deploy agentic AI, according to a…

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AI-powered tool from Elastic promises smarter threat detection for cybersecurity ops

The Elastic AI SOC Engine (Ease) helps security teams by prioritising threats,…

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ChatGPT edges towards artificial general intelligence with GPT-5

The GPT-5 AI model is a “major upgrade” over GPT-4o and a…

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Singapore payments firm AXS taps SAP to drive regional growth, B2B expansion

Singapore payments provider AXS has tapped on Grow with SAP enterprise resource…

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Robots make last-mile deliveries in Singapore, in FedEx-QuikBot tie-up

Robots are now moving corridors and taking lifts up high-rise buildings in…

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New Indonesia AI Center of Excellence aims to turn country from AI consumer into innovator

Partnering Nvidia, Cisco and Indosat, the Indonesia AI Center of Excellence seeks…

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Grab goes driverless with electric shuttle trial for employees in Singapore

Grab is partnering Autonomous A2Z (A2Z), a Korean autonomous vehicle technology provider,…

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Agentic AI optimism grows in Asia-Pacific but implementation a challenge: Salesforce

IT security leaders in Asia-Pacific are optimistic about agentic AI but significant…

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Robots at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands cut labour dependency by 30 per cent

Using automated mobile robots (AMRs) for manpower-heavy tasks, Marina Bay Sands has…

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Singapore brands bet on AI but consumers need convincing: Twilio

AI adoption is accelerating for Singapore businesses seeking to deliver personalised experiences…

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Singapore’s HTX, Google Cloud to develop AI for public safety

HTX will adopt Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Air-Gapped, aimed at organisations with strict…

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A*Star, GlobalFoundries partnership pushes envelope on advanced packaging

A*Star) has inked a deal with chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GF) to explore how…

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Fewer organisations hit by ransomware but many still can’t recover data: Veeam

Fewer organisations are falling victim to ransomware attacks but many still fail…

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Packing 140kW per rack, PDG AI data centre in Japan is among world’s densest

Packing in 140kW of capacity per rack, the new PDG Tokyo data…

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Data issues partly why 1 in 5 AI projects fail in Asia-Pacific: IDC

Despite lofty goals to transform businesses, about 20 per cent of AI…

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Designed for AI in mind, IBM z17 mainframe seeks new buyers

Mainframes aren't dead. There is a new IBM z17 mainframe out next…

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North Korean “IT worker” threat expands across Asia

Fake North Korean IT workers who infiltrate companies to steal trade secrets…

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Thailand stock exchange to use Google Cloud for GenAI-powered search

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has partnered Google Cloud to develop…

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Asia leads in AI adoption but data and security concerns persist: Hitachi Vantara

Asian enterprises estimate that their AI models produce accurate outputs just 32…

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Asia-Pacific CISOs face deeper challenges with board leadership: Splunk study

Chief information security officers (CISOs) in Asia-Pacific often have weaker relationships with…

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