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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.
106 Articles

Asia-Pacific AI expenditure to grow five times by 2029: IDC

Asia-Pacific organisations will grow AI expenditure fivefold, from US$73 billion in 2024…

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Through a cyber simulation, Asia-Pacific board directors to prep for real attacks

The programme uses a realistic cyber simulation to place directors under pressure…

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Most Singapore organisations use AI before readying security, governance: TrendAI

Singapore organisations are accelerating AI adoption despite significant security concerns, according to…

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AI rework dampens productivity gains for Singapore workers: Workday

Half of Singapore workers spend at least an hour each week on…

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Hitachi, SIT to build hybrid AC/DC power testbed for data centres in Singapore

Hitachi and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) are developing a hybrid…

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AI is top data security risk for majority of Singapore organisations: Thales

Driven by fast adoption, AI has become the top data security risk…

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Cloudflare launches post-quantum encryption support across SASE platform

Cloudflare has unveiled what it describes as the first fully post-quantum-ready Secure…

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Asia-Pacific users shop with AI but trust gap slows checkout: Visa

Asia-Pacific consumers are using AI tools to shop but they are wary…

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Nxera opens Singapore’s data centre promising highest power density, energy efficiency

Nxera, Singtel's data centre arm, has opened DC Tuas, a facility touted…

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Organisations ill-prepared as quantum threats accelerate: Entrust study

Organisations are unprepared to face two critical deadlines that will significantly impact…

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Revamped Salesforce Slackbot promises to be “deeply personal agent for work”

The revamped Salesforce Slackbot promises to be a "deeply personal agent for…

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Component costs set to weigh down PC shipments after strong 2025 growth: Omdia

PC shipments grew by a strong 9.2 per cent in 2025 but…

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New OpenAI image model promises faster, more precise edits

GPT Image 1.5, OpenAI's latest ChatGPT latest image generation model, promises faster,…

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Singapore businesses optimistic about AI, but unsure of ROI: SAP study

Singapore organisations are investing about S$18.9 million (US$14.5 million) in AI this…

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OpenAI rolls out GPT5.1 in ChatGPT, promising smarter, more conversational interactions

OpenAI’s latest iteration of its AI chatbot, ChatGPT GPT-5.1, promises improvements in…

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Singapore AI lab to advance uses in energy, transport and other sectors

The Global Impact AI Lab seeks to fasten innovation in AI and…

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Asia-Pacific travellers like AI tools, wary of automation and data demands: Qlik

Travellers in Asia-Pacific are embracing AI tools but wish to retain human…

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Google Cloud Gemini business subscriptions promise AI-driven productivity

Google Cloud last week unveiled Gemini Enterprise to automate complex business processes…

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Southeast Asia hit by almost double the cyberattacks seen globally: Check Point

Organisations in Southeast Asia are being hit by more than 3,500 cyberattacks…

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Misjudging risks, a third of firms have been hit by AI-related breaches: Tenable

AI-related breaches are a worry for organisations rushing to adopt AI because…

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