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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.
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In Singapore, a majority of businesses are cutting AI investments: Qlik

More than two-thirds of Singapore businesses are cutting back AI investments despite…

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Asia-Pacific firms to seek returns from AI investments in 2025: IBM study

Asia-Pacific enterprises will move beyond experimentations and seek returns on AI investments…

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Gap remains between GenAI reality and hype in Asean: Economist Impact study

Despite widespread GenAI adoption, only 32 per cent of Asean businesses believe it…

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Rise in use of AI-powered low-code solutions in APAC: IDC 

More Asia-Pacific firms are turning to AI-powered low-code solutions in response to the…

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Singapore digital economy hits new high, adding S$113 billion to GDP in 2023

The Singapore digital economy has surged to account for 17.7 per cent or S$113 billion of the…

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Businesses still measure sustainability progress manually: Alibaba study

More than half of companies with sustainability targets continue to rely on manual…

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Vertiv unveils data centre design to liquid-cool Nvidia GB200 racks for AI

Vertiv has shown off a 7-megawatt reference design to run Nvidia GB200 chips…

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Asean data breach costs reach new high, financial sector hit worst

The average cost of a data breach in Asean has hit a…

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Oracle, Google join race to boost AI cloud infrastructure in Southeast Asia

Oracle and Google are the latest technology companies to invest cloud infrastructure…

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What first NIST quantum-safe algorithms mean for cybersecurity

NIST has finalised its first three "quantum-safe algorithms" that would help defend against cyber threats…

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In new trial, STT GDC uses AI for smart data centre cooling

STT GDC will be the first operator to test Phaidra’s AI-powered control systems in…

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Singtel rolls out Southeast Asia’s first nationwide quantum-safe network for trials

Singtel has launched Southeast Asia’s first nationwide quantum-safe network for businesses to…

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DDoS threats worsen with more powerful attacks

DDoS attacks are becoming more dangerous, as their volume and sophistication continue to grow, according…

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Joining green wave, ST Telemedia uses vegetable oil for generators 

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) will be using vegetable oil…

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AI at the edge: Google Distributed Cloud is air-gapped, disconnected

Cloud computing giant Google has just started selling its Google Distributed Cloud…

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Bigger always better? Not true for AI language models

SLMs are optimised for lower-resource environments, thus requiring less computational power and…

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Southeast Asian retailers eye social media for expansion

Southeast Asian retailers are focusing on social media as consumers in the…

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Southeast Asia, Oceania 5G subscribers to number 560 million by 2029: Ericsson

By end-2029, Southeast Asia and Oceania will have as many as 560…

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Most APAC firms grapple with outdated technology: NTT Data

Running outdated networks and other old technologies may hinder Asia-Pacific organisations' innovation efforts,…

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Healthcare data is prime target in cyberattacks: Rubrik

Twenty per cent of all sensitive data is compromised in each healthcare…

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