Tech In Asia

AI rules in South-east Asia: risks, fines and everything else you need to know

Making the effort to know the difference between what is voluntary and mandatory is key for any CTO or product lead

The generative AI legal market will expand by US$2.1 billion between 2024 and 2029, says research firm Technavio.

Asia’s courts are drowning in paperwork. Can AI save them?

Firms across Asia say the bigger opportunity lies in automating the mundane tasks of local court systems

Grab chief technology officer Suthen Thomas argues that artificial intelligence makes writing code cheap while making checking code rare.

How Grab is rebuilding its engineering culture around AI speed

This change forces leaders to rebuild management, hiring and physical operations in South-east Asia before speed causes problems

Love Bonito’s store in Central Chidlom in Thailand.

Love Bonito eyes Middle East’s long-term prospects as losses trim

Driving its reduced losses in 2024 were measures to make operations more efficient

Amazon’s vibe-coding fiasco reveals the gap between AI hype and enterprise reality.

The AI talent war in Asia: Who’s winning, who’s losing, and why

Seek’s Peter Bithos explains why many tech layoffs today are more ‘performative’ than productivity-driven

DBS in Singapore, for example, has secured S$1 billion in economic value from its AI initiatives in 2025.

Banks pour billions into AI, but most see no ROI. Here’s why

Some banks are applying AI within their private banking units and making revenue gains

Kampong AI is a planned AI-focused startup community in Singapore.

Singapore’s hunt for AI stars risks alienating small players

The government is going well beyond the US$700 million it has committed to artificial intelligence research

Singapore-headquartered ShopBack allows users to earn cashback when they shop or buy vouchers at partner merchants.

From shopping to gaming: ShopBack sees over 30% growth in FY 2026

This uptick in revenue marks a departure from the flat numbers the company has seen in the past two years

According to World Bank estimates, the Philippines has the potential to produce 178 GW from offshore wind projects.

Killing ‘zombie’ projects: Philippines bets big on offshore wind

The Department of Energy is planning to bid out up to 25 GW of capacities in the next decade

Skinetiq co-founder Hannah Nguyen.

How a Vietnamese beauty startup landed a US$38 million exit

The Skinetiq deal with Marico marks a rare startup exit in Vietnam