Southeast Asia stories - Page 5
Closing the gender digital divide: Why women's voices must shape connectivity policy
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As Asia Pacific races ahead on 5G, experts warn women risk being left offline unless their voices shape digital policy from the start.
Getting comfortable with discomfort: Advancing female leadership in technology
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Female leaders say embracing discomfort and broadening ideas of who belongs in tech is vital to unlock innovation and gender-balanced leadership.
Seatrium taps Workday HCM to modernise HR operations
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Seatrium adopts Workday HCM to standardise HR for 24,000 staff, using AI and automation to speed workforce planning across global sites.
Bitget pushes Web3 gender inclusion with Blockchain4Her
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blockchain
Bitget launches a global Blockchain4Her drive for International Women's Day, pushing gender inclusion and women's leadership in Web3.
Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation
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Diverse, psychologically safe teams are proving crucial to designing secure, seamless payment innovations that reflect real customers' lives.
AI & hyperscale to more than double data centre spend
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
AI and hyperscale build-outs will propel data centre networking spend from USD $55.64 billion in 2025 to USD $139.08 billion by 2031.
Indosat trials AI-powered 5G call linking Jakarta, Europe
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agricultural technology
Indosat partners with Nokia and Nvidia to make Southeast Asia's first AI-powered 5G call, linking Barcelona and Jakarta in real time.
Dyna.Ai raises Series A for agentic AI, lead by Lion X Ventures
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Dyna.Ai secures an eight-figure USD Series A to scale agentic AI from pilots to production in complex, regulated financial enterprises.
Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push
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data protection
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.
Face recognition for women in half niqabs: Common challenges and practical fixes
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data protection
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smart cities
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surveillance
Banks and smart cities across MENA and Asia are racing to adapt face recognition so half-niqab wearers can be identified accurately and fairly.
Indonesia launches SHECURE Digital to protect women online
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Indonesia has launched SHECURE Digital, a national programme to shield women and girls from online abuse, extortion and data exploitation.
Thai edtech RevisionSuccess joins SMU's BIG incubation programme
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Thai edtech startup RevisionSuccess enters Singapore's SMU BIG incubator, using AI-native tools to scale its learning platform across Southeast Asia.
TerraPay & Raenest boost payouts to India, Philippines
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
TerraPay links its global payments network to Raenest to speed local-currency payouts to freelancers in India and the Philippines.
AI early adopters gain edge as readiness gap widens
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
AI early adopters gain strategic advantage as global survey finds widening readiness gap and sharper focus on fast-evolving AI risks.
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia face rising cyber risk
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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network security
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia suffer longer, costlier cyber incidents as rising AI use widens attack surfaces and fuels scraping costs.
Laundryheap pushes into four new markets worldwide
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.
Agora & FPT partner on AI for Southeast Asian banks
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
Agora and FPT join forces to deliver AI-powered voice, video and messaging for Southeast Asia's banks amid stricter digital regulations.
Indonesia launches Sahabat-AI app to drive local AI
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Indonesia rolls out Sahabat-AI app, giving users nationwide access to a home-grown, culturally tuned large language model on mobile.
Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
Tanium names Satyen Desai ASEAN Regional Vice President
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
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hcm
Tanium appoints Satyen Desai as ASEAN regional vice president to spearhead endpoint security growth amid rising hybrid work threats.