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VIEW IN BROWSER JANUARY 11, 2026 Tech Stories In this issue #80 How xAI builds AI data centres faster than anyone else Winning the cyber arms race with context Lenovo's rollable concept laptops and more... Hello Reader, I'm now back in Singapore after attending CES 2026 in Las Vegas, a massive, incredible show of which I admittedly could only attend a small fraction of. I'll leave you to read all about it in the stories below, and I do plan to write a couple more enterprise and data...

VIEW IN BROWSER JANUARY 4, 2026 Tech Stories In this issue #79 Nvidia's US$20 billion Groq deal What worked and didn't in 2025 The problem with AI on LinkedIn and more... Hello Reader, How did your holiday break go? Can't believe it's another year already. I'm writing this at the boarding area for a connecting flight to Las Vegas, where I'll be attending CES 2026. So do pardon a typo or three from a somewhat sleep-deprived brain. And yes, I'm looking forward to bringing you news of the latest...

VIEW IN BROWSER DECEMBER 21, 2025 Tech Stories In this issue #78 My 2025 in review: High, lows, and the road ahead Why brands are betting on humans PDG's campus grows to 200MW and more... Hello Reader, When I started this newsletter around March 2024, I did it because it sounded like a good idea. The plan was to copy my LinkedIn posts into the newsletter so that busy executives could access everything I've written over the weekend. As I crafted my first newsletter, I wrote a short note as it...

VIEW IN BROWSER DECEMBER 14, 2025 Tech Stories In this issue #77 My opening speech at the w.media Asia Awards Gala DC-CFA2 and what it means LinkedIn's warning to me and more... Hello Reader, As I wrote in issue #76, I took a hiatus for a year-end holiday with my family. I stepped away for a reset, but the industry clearly didn't sleep. The number of developments that happened while I was gone is astounding, including Singapore's DC-CFA2 which I've been tracking for months and can now finally...

VIEW IN BROWSER NOVEMBER 23, 2025 Tech Stories In this issue #75 30,000 followers: What I'm actually thankful for Johor's data centre water situation Cloudflare's 6-hour outage and more... Hello Reader, I'm preparing to head off for a long-awaited family holiday next week. As such, I'll keep things brief. It's just me Two things happened recently that got me thinking. The first was last weekend when the deputy CEO of a listed firm in Southeast Asia dropped me a WhatsApp message. He couldn't...

VIEW IN BROWSER NOVEMBER 16, 2025 Tech Stories In this issue #75 Thailand's spectacular growth Why Singtel wants STT GDC Why I write my posts by hand and more... Hello Reader, Thank you if you came up to me in Bangkok to say hi and exchange name cards. I'll drop a WhatsApp message soon if I haven't done so yet; feel free to beat me to it too - I promise I won't get upset. Today, let's talk about the Thailand data centre market and the road ahead for operators in this part of the world. Land...

VIEW IN BROWSER NOVEMBER 09, 2025 Tech Stories Digest In this issue #74 Malaysia's first data centre water reclamation plant Singapore's fastest supercomputers The hackers who earned US$1M and more... Hello Reader, If you sent me an email or LinkedIn note recently, thank you. I don't say it enough, but I truly appreciate all the feedback and encouraging messages I get. Admittedly, I sometimes miss replying to LinkedIn messages due to how cluttered the interface is. You do know you can reply...

VIEW IN BROWSER NOVEMBER 02, 2025 Tech Stories Digest In this issue #73 Singapore's data centre strategy The Jurong Island bet The race condition that broke AWS and more... Hello Reader, This week, I decided to stop dithering and switch this weekly digest to a new template I've been eyeing. There are still areas to polish, but I hope you like what you see. Today, let's take a closer look at Singapore's data centre strategy and its link to Jurong Island. 700MW data centre park On Monday, JTC...

Tech Stories Issue #72 Hello Reader, Today, I want to talk about Johor and how the surge of data centres in Malaysia could offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build something truly special. A big thank you I had a hectic but fruitful two days in Kuala Lumpur last week - the Malaysia Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2025 itself on Thursday, and the networking session the evening before. Thank you to all who stepped forward to say hi. I'm especially encouraged to hear how my posts resonate...