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AI Talent & WorkforceOctober 27, 2026

APAC CEOs Prioritise AI as Organisational Readiness Rises

Egon Zehnder’s 2026 CEO survey finds AI is APAC’s top challenge, while regional confidence in organisational readiness reaches a three-year high.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 7 min read

Enterprise AI & WorkflowsOctober 27, 2026

Genie Health Raises US$3M to Expand AI Health Platforms

Singapore’s Genie Health will use the funding to scale its consumer app and expand SmartCare, an agentic AI platform for clinics.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 4 min read

Enterprise AI & WorkflowsOctober 27, 2026

APAC's AI Reality Check

APAC industry leaders warn AI adoption is accelerating faster than the governance, data infrastructure and human oversight required to deploy AI responsibly at scale.

By Victor Ng 6 min read

Enterprise AI & WorkflowsOctober 27, 2026

Why enterprise AI stalls after adoption in APAC

Meltwater's APAC VP Mimrah Mahmood explains why enterprise AI fails after pilots: signals stay disconnected and intelligence never reaches decision workflows.

By Victor Ng 6 min read

Sovereign AI & GovernanceOctober 27, 2026

Partnership on Sovereign AI for Infrastructure

LeapThought and Google Cloud are combining FULCRUMHQ, GENIEHQ and Gemini models to support governed, sovereign AI across critical infrastructure projects and portfolios.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 4 min read

AI Talent & WorkforceOctober 26, 2026

Singapore AI Job Ads More Than Triple, Jobstreet Data Shows

Jobstreet by SEEK data shows Singapore’s AI-related job ads more than tripled from January 2024 to August 2026, with demand spreading across industries and specialised roles.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 6 min read

Enterprise AI & WorkflowsOctober 26, 2026

70% of Customers Walk Away From Contextless AI Agents

Twilio's 2026 Customer Insights Series finds 91% of APAC firms building proactive AI support, while 70% of consumers still abandon agents that lack account history.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 3 min read

Sovereign AI & GovernanceOctober 26, 2026

Financial Services Observability Anchored by Compliance, AI Monitoring Catching Up

New Relic-ETR survey of 278 financial services leaders finds compliance drives 43.9% of observability demand, while 21.6% run unmonitored AI agents in production.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 7 min read

AI Robotics & Physical AIOctober 26, 2026

Singapore Launches First National Embodied AI Challenge for Manufacturing

Singapore launches first national Embodied AI Challenge to accelerate real-world robotics deployment in manufacturing, inviting global teams to solve semiconductor tasks.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 4 min read

Sovereign AI & GovernanceOctober 26, 2026

Southeast Asia's digital economy set for $368B GMV in 2026, tracking to $1T by 2035

Google, Temasek, and Bain's 11th e-Conomy SEA report sees 17% YoY growth as 243M adopt GenAI and token usage is projected to scale 60-fold by 2030.

By AI APAC Newsdesk 7 min read

AI Talent & WorkforceOctober 26, 2026

Enterprise AI Needs Skills, Oversight and Governance

In an exclusive interview, Avanade APAC President Bhavya Kapoor outlines how AI will reshape roles, workflows and governance across regional enterprises.

By Victor Ng 4 min read

Enterprise AI & WorkflowsOctober 25, 2026

AI Data Layer Delivers 290% ROI for Enterprise Agentic AI

New Veqtor8 research models a 290% three-year ROI for a governed AI Data Layer, with $10.5M cost avoidance and 3x faster agent deployment.

By Andrew Milroy 6 min read