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HPE dominates TOP500 with trio of exascale leaders

HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500's 20 most efficient.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025

Gaming

Exclusive: How PvX Partners tackles the mobile app financing gap

PvX is betting on data-rich user acquisition, offering mobile game studios revenue-linked funding and analytics that banks still overlook.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Data Protection

APAC enterprises eye sovereign RAG & hyperscale AI in 2026

APAC enterprises plan big 2026 AI spend, pivoting from chatbots to sovereign RAG and hyperscale platforms to meet strict data rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Customer Experience

2026 Marketing predictions: Why OOH could take centre stage

Out-of-home ads are set to shift from media-plan afterthought to data-fuelled, programmatic powerhouse at the heart of 2026 marketing.

By Kevin Smyth • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025

Hyperscale

AI surge reshapes global data centre growth for 2026

AI-driven power demands will reshape 2026 data centre growth, spurring Nordic, Gulf and APAC hubs while straining UK skills.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025

Supply Chain

Continental appoints Rohit Markan to lead APAC growth

Continental taps Rohit Markan to spearhead Asia Pacific industrial growth as it readies ContiTech spin-off and targets regional expansion.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Data Analytics

FWD Singapore reshapes leadership to drive next growth phase

FWD Singapore overhauls leadership, uniting finance, tech and distribution to sharpen adviser focus ahead of its 2026 tenth anniversary.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Private Cloud

LogicMonitor, SiS in AI observability push in Singapore

LogicMonitor taps SiS Technologies as Singapore distributor to drive uptake of its AI-first observability platform across Southeast Asia.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Semiconductors

AI boom drives record rise in chip equipment spending

AI demand pushed Q3 2025 chip equipment billings to a record USD $33.66 billion, up 11% year on year as investment in advanced nodes surged.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Data Privacy

Magentus acquires Labflow to boost digital pathology platforms

Magentus has acquired Labflow to enhance digital pathology platforms, integrating systems across Australia, the UK, India, and Southeast Asia for smarter lab operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Southeast Asia stories

Software-as-a-Service

Netskope boosts SASE reach with new Malaysia hub, Indonesia push

Netskope opens first Malaysia data centre and deepens Indonesia presence as demand for cloud-based SASE security surges across Southeast Asia.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Network Infrastructure

RETN & BBIX extend Asian peering to Hong Kong, Singapore

RETN extends its BBIX partnership to Hong Kong and Singapore, adding new Asian peering hubs and launching its Flex IX service in the region.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Agricultural Technology

AppWorks Demo Day links Malaysian, Singapore startups

AppWorks Demo Day in Kuala Lumpur links eight Malaysian and Singapore startups chasing cross-border growth across ASEAN's tech economy.

By Kaleah Salmon • 7 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Surveillance

World App adds encrypted chat & human ID in Malaysia

World rolls out an updated World App in Malaysia, merging encrypted chat with proof-of-humanness checks to tackle bots and deepfakes online.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Data Protection

How to choose the right identity verification partner in Southeast Asia

Amid an AI-fuelled fraud surge and tightening biometrics rules, Southeast Asia's banks must choose verification partners with strategic care.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025

Unified Communications

Why resilience won't future-proof our supply chains

Resilience is no longer enough: businesses must build anti-fragile, digitally enabled supply chains that thrive amid constant disruption.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

Hyperscale

Singapore dominates mapping of Southeast Asia's green tech

Singapore hosts nearly half of Southeast Asia's 1,089 green-tech firms, cementing its role as the region's climate innovation hub.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025

DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv to build AI-focused data centre plant in Johor

Vertiv will build a Johor plant to make AI-focused data centre gear, creating up to 500 skilled jobs as demand soars across Asia.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Smart Cities

A-FLOW opens ML1 data centre to power PH digital boom

A-FLOW has launched its ML1 data centre in Laguna, the first phase of a planned 36MW campus to support the Philippines' digital surge.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025