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Tech Stories Issue #61 Hello Reader, This weekend, Singapore turned 60. As a Singaporean who's lived here my entire life, the milestone prompted some introspection: what will the next 60 years look like? The next 60 years National Day Parade 2025 at the Padang. As I wrote on Saturday, continued progress isn't guaranteed. In fact, what lies ahead is arguably tougher than anything Singapore has faced before. This isn't hyperbole. Water and energy security were tackled through perseverance and...

Tech Stories Issue #60 Hello Reader, I realised with a start that this is my 60th newsletter. It's hard to believe I've been sending these out weekly for over a year now. Did you know I've never used "lead magnets" or other enticements to encourage sign-ups? Instead, I've simply focused on writing thoughtful content that I myself would enjoy reading. So thank you for signing up and staying. Today, I want to talk about AI coming to the enterprise and how I get my insights. AI in the enterprise...

Tech Stories Issue #58 Hello Reader, It's been a busy season. Apologies if I haven't responded promptly to requests for meetups or calls. I've been rushing multiple projects for a launch event next week, which took up practically all my time these last two weeks. But it's sorted now - and it left me with new thoughts about the role of AI in writing. I also talk about the high cost of sustainability data centres. AI won't save bad writers Anthropic Claude 4 When AI first burst onto the scene,...

Tech Stories Issue #58 Hello Reader, Singapore is so annoyed at persistent cyberattacks that it publicly named the state-sponsored group responsible this week. Separately, Singapore might need to move faster in its herculean effort to thread sustainability, innovation, and data centre growth. I talk about these two topics today. China-linked group called out for cyberattacks Photo Credit: LIANHE ZAOBAO For the first time, Singapore this week publicly rebuked cyberattacks it says originated...

Tech Stories Issue #57 Hello Reader, SIJORI Week took place this week, featuring multiple conventions and gatherings across Batam, Johor, and Singapore. I stayed in town but attended the OCP 2025 Tech Day and CDC Singapore 2025. It's been a long week, so I just want to talk about two things today: the thriving data centre ecosystem in the region and the continued role of private cloud. A thriving ecosystem Ashton Soh introducing his SGTech team. I’ve already written a couple of stories after...

Tech Stories Issue #56 Hello Reader, As with many developments, things often plod along the same trajectory for months or years. Then suddenly there's frantic motion, and before we know it, everything has changed. As it stands, the growth trajectory of data centres in Southeast Asia could well be determined in the weeks or months ahead. For this newsletter, I want to talk about collapsing LinkedIn reach, the future of data centres in Southeast Asia, and a fireside chat this coming week where...

Tech Stories Issue #55 Hello Reader, I took a week off with my family last week, which is why there was no newsletter last Sunday. When I got back to work on Tuesday, I was met with an avalanche of stories and had to make some tough calls on which ones to pursue. For this newsletter, I want to talk about AI is changing the face of robotics and the state of data centres in Johor. And oh, I'll be at SIJORI Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2025 in Singapore. Do ping me if you are in town and would...

Tech Stories Issue #54 Hello Reader, Today I want to talk about my trip to the Databricks Data+AI Summit in San Francisco, as well as how Johor will soon host the majority of the data centre capacity in Malaysia. And oh, a quick mention of a friend's free branding webinar happening next week. Databricks Data+AI Summit Databricks AI+Data Summit 2025 When time allows, I like to attend tech conferences where I listen to keynotes, media briefings, and even technical workshops. The idea is to...

Tech Stories Digest Issue #53 Hello Reader, Could the next DC-CFA in Singapore be unveiled as soon as this coming week? There are probably quite a few WhatsApp messages going around about a closed-door meeting at IMDA in the coming days. The speculation? That it's the much-anticipated DC-CFA 2. I did some asking around myself, and my thinking is: probably not. But as they say, anything can happen. Anyway, this got me into a bit of a thought exercise. And for what it's worth, I think we are...