Scott Shuey

Scott Shuey writes in-depth features and investigative stories for the emerging tech team. Based in Kuala Lumpur, he often focuses on Web3 and AI.

AI agents are increasingly handling almost every aspect of a cyberattack, with humans stepping in only for strategic decisions.

‘Not how humans act’: How agentic AI is changing cyberattacks

The only viable defence is to fight fire with fire

A DayOne data centre in Johor. Malaysian environmental groups have voiced concerns about the amounts of water needed for cooling in hot, humid climates.

No bubble, doom or trouble for Malaysia’s data centres

Some government planners worry that unchecked expansion could force difficult trade-offs

Julian Hosp acknowledged that the latest layoffs are similar to Cake Group’s decision in November 2023 to trim its headcount by 30 per cent.

Cake Group slashes more jobs despite end of founders’ feud

CAKE Group, the parent firm of Singapore-based crypto platform Bake.io, is preparing for another round of layoffs and a company-wide structuring, according to sources who spoke to Tech in Asia.

Now companies everywhere, including South-east Asia, are very nervous about what this means for their business.

Error 404: Web not found, killed by Google’s AI search

IT’S been 24 years since Google Search became the dominant tool to find everything on the internet, but now Google is upending the system it helped engineer by injecting artificial intelligence (AI) i...