The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
Asian Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
DE-CIX & IGC launch Bangkok internet exchange
Thailand's networks will gain direct regional peering, with the new exchange due to open in 2027 and link Bangkok to ASEAN hubs.
HPE integrates EdgeConnect into Mist & Aruba Central
The combined set-up will let enterprises manage wired, wireless and SASE networks from one interface, with AI help for faults and app performance.
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Owlting flags 15-fold growth in OwlPay Harbor payments
Payment volume on OwlPay Harbor surged about 15-fold in six months as Owlting broadened its regulated cross-border network to more than 100 enterprise clients.
TBC Bank Uzbekistan launches Apple Pay for customers
The rollout gives TBC Bank Uzbekistan customers a faster way to pay in shops and online as digital wallets gain ground in the market.
Singapore office workers vulnerable to AI CEO scams
More than a third of Singapore office workers could not tell a real CEO message from an AI fake, leaving firms open to fraud.
Singapore senior managers most likely to trust deepfake CEO
Many Singapore office workers still worry about questioning bosses, leaving firms exposed as 35% of senior managers said they would comply with a cloned CEO voice before checking.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Intralogistics market set to hit USD $133bn by 2030
Island named only Gartner Customers' Choice for browsers
Flexxon invests in Tech4Biz for secure server build
Meltwater tops Gartner's first PR & media tools ranking
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
Featured News
CU Medicine's Philip Chiu: Surgery goes digital, but the surgeon stays
CU Medicine Dean Philip Chiu says AI and robotics will take surgery from analogue to digital, with embodied AI assisting the surgeon.
GitHub: Developers aren't disappearing. They're leveling up
AI is pushing software teams into higher-value roles, with GitHub saying developers are moving from coding to orchestration and business alignment.
AI, data analytics driving FPT's strong APAC growth
Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.
AI workloads & modern facilities driving Honeywell growth
Data centre operators are under pressure to supply their own electricity, opening the door for Honeywell to add on-site power and utilities.
Southeast Asia emerges as important market for Legrand
Rising data centre demand is pushing Legrand to expand in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam as Singapore shifts towards retrofits.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Workiva: The secret compliance and reporting arms race
Driven by improved tooling, finance teams are meeting higher standards as regulators and analysts scrutinise disclosures faster.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
ABB: Renewables usage puts NZ in data centre sweet spot
Renewables are leaving New Zealand well placed for data centres, but ABB says grid upgrades and smarter use of existing assets are needed.
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.
Docusign's next move: Own the contract, not just the signature
Rapid adoption as Docusign's IAM platform cuts contract delays and turns signed agreements into AI-driven workflows.
AI transforming physical security into enterprise data solution
AI and cloud tools are turning cameras into live operational data sources, helping firms cut costs, spot errors and manage fleets centrally.
Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source
Rising AI demand is exposing cloud bottlenecks, as firms eye in-house open source systems to cut costs and limit vendor lock-in.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Managing energy, water constraints critical to Australia's AI ambitions
Policy should focus on technology inside new data centres, as an expert says smarter regulation could curb power and water strain while supporting AI growth.
The Aussie AI Data Centre debate: profit, power & public trust
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
Customers at the centre of Adobe's new AI evangelist role
Adobe is using the post to help customers navigate AI adoption while feeding regional priorities back into its global product strategy.
Zendesk's outcome-based pricing balances AI with human touch
Businesses will pay only for closed support cases under Zendesk's new model, as the software group ties AI automation to human fallback.
Cvent says event success lies in genuine human interaction
Hybrid formats are helping organisers broaden reach without losing the in-room relationships that still drive trust, leads and donations.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Network segmentation - you can't attack what you can't see
Fast-moving exploits are shrinking patch windows to hours, making network segmentation vital for protecting cameras, medical devices and other connected assets.
Pead: AI search transition reshaping corporate reputation
AI-generated answers are already shaping public perceptions, forcing firms to manage reputation across trusted third-party sources instead of search rankings.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Reviews
Expert Columns
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
When AI Grades Student Work, Who Checks the Feedback?
When AI Changes Product Discovery, Measurement Has to Catch Up
How Local Agentic AI Is Coming to Business PCs
Nexxen's 2027 APAC Predictions: Four Shifts Set to Reshape TV and Digital Advertising
Address-Anchored Identity: Why Data Quality Is the Missing Link in eIDV
Shadow AI Is Creating an Unmanaged Identity Crisis Across APAC
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Experts discuss key tech learnings from BIGSOUND
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Managers say staff assigned work beyond their skills
Many firms are letting skill gaps hit delivery, with managers saying work is often handed to staff who cannot do it and AI adding oversight burdens.
scandiweb open-sources Expedio to speed up Magento stores
Merchants can now cut Magento page-load times without replatforming, as scandiweb makes Expedio's core freely available for open-source use.
Krea launches AI image editor Krea 3 with faster edits
The new model is available via Krea's platform and partners, as the company targets design teams needing faster, consistent image edits.
TCS launches industrial AI foundry for manufacturers
Four in five UK manufacturers are already trialling AI, as TCS aims to turn pilots into factory-floor systems that lift productivity by up to 25%.
OutSystems survey finds AI governance gap in firms
Only 26% of IT decision-makers say they can resolve conflicts across AI agents, exposing a readiness gap as firms expand deployment.
Vertiv & Deloitte issue guide to AI infrastructure
As AI projects move from pilots to production, the guide warns that power, cooling and connectivity limits may decide where workloads can run.
Qualys launches TruRisk Eliminate 2.0 with AI remediation
Security teams are under pressure to fix exposures faster as AI shortens attack windows, and Qualys says its update cuts outage risk.
Guidewire to buy hyperexponential for USD $1.7 billion
The purchase will expand Guidewire's reach in commercial underwriting software and could lift fiscal 2027 annual recurring revenue growth by at least 650 basis points.
Echo launches Frontier to patch AI-found zero-days
Organisations now face a shorter window to fix unknown flaws before public disclosure, as AI tools speed up zero-day discovery and exploitation.
AI-RAN automation spending to hit USD $1.1bn by 2030
Annual spending on AI-RAN automation and optimisation is forecast to reach USD $1.1 billion by 2030 as operators chase more autonomous mobile networks.
Meta survey finds most Asia-Pacific small firms use AI
The findings suggest many smaller firms are already using AI to lift productivity, but training costs and know-how remain major barriers.
Dayforce launches Build & Marketplace for HCM apps
Customers will be able to tailor workforce software without coding as Dayforce aims to reduce reliance on separate tools and slower custom builds.
Oracle to offer Google TPUs on OCI Cloud from 2027
Enterprise users will gain another AI chip choice in OCI from 2027, as Oracle becomes the first hyperscale cloud outside Google to host TPUs.
Australians lose AUD $275 on fake AI ads, study finds
Trust is being eroded as 42% of Australians surveyed said they were duped by AI ads, losing an average of AUD $275 on purchases.
CBRE says Asia Pacific office demand to rise despite AI
Office demand across Asia Pacific is still set to grow 13% by 2030, as CBRE says AI will reshape rather than erase workplace needs.
Australian shoppers threaten boycotts over tighter returns
Four in five shoppers would cut spending or walk away if tighter rules hit frequent returners, a Blue Yonder survey found.
CrowdStrike finds AI agents running autonomous cyberattacks
CrowdStrike found four threat actors using AI agents to automate cyberattacks, compromising healthcare, government and private-sector organisations.
Dayforce launches Build & Marketplace for HR software
Customers will be able to add custom apps and bots to Dayforce's HR platform in 2027, reducing reliance on separate software.
Ateneo opens AI olympiad search for Filipino students
More than 80 schools have already signed up as the university-linked programme opens a free route to international AI contests for K-12 pupils.
Dell expands cyber resilience tools for AI & identity
The new tools aim to help organisations recover faster from AI and identity breaches, as cyber incidents increasingly threaten business continuity.
Job Moves
Manulife promotes Andy Bruce to Chief Information Officer
DoubleVerify appoints Jason Pee as Malaysia director
QuikBot names Howie Lau as Board Adviser for strategy
UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager
Google Cloud names new country heads in Indonesia & Thailand
Red Alpha names Neo Say Beng Chief Business Officer
Salesforce names Paul Carvouni to lead ASEAN AI push
Joey Lim appointed to lead Exclusive Networks' Singapore growth
SMFG taps Ahmed Mazhari to lead Singapore AI venture launch
