Data determines what an AI agent can see, infer and change. If that data is poorly classified, overexposed, stale or corrupted, a guardrail applied at runtime...
Month: July 2026
The library becomes an AI research engine: How NUS is turning trusted archives into connected intelligence
If your mental model of a library is stern desks and shushing, you're thinking of a 20th century institution. Today's libraries are shipping something closer to...
Giving AI a body: Inside TDK’s bet on the hardware behind physical intelligence
When Taro Ikushima walked onstage at Reuters NEXT Asia 2026, people who grew up in the 1970s and 80s did a double take. TDK's corporate officer and...
AI enters the property hunt: How PropertyGuru is closing the information gap for homebuyers
APAC real estate is at a turning point as AI evolves from a tool for efficiency to a catalyst for reinvention. It's reshaping how assets are managed,...
The AI infrastructure race is becoming a manufacturing race: Johor is where the future is taking shape in Southeast Asia
AI is ultimately constrained by physical infrastructure: power, cooling, manufacturing capacity and engineering expertise. These are rapidly becoming the strategic resources that will determine which countries...
The future arrives in the store: AI and the next generation of retail through NEC’s lens
Retailers have invested heavily in digital transformation over the past few years, rolling out self-checkout, mobile payments, omnichannel commerce and cloud-based platforms. However, many organisations still...