Agentic AI in Southeast Asia: Potential, Pitfalls, and the Path Ahead

Agentic AI is being hailed as the next transformative wave of artificial intelligence. Capgemini Research Institute projects it could unlock as much as US$450 billion in value by 2028. Yet adoption remains modest—just 2 percent of organisations have scaled its use, and many executives remain cautious. Capgemini’s survey of 1,500 global executives shows that oversight […]

Can Google Cloud’s AI Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity?

At a recent roundtable in Singapore, Mark Johnston, Technical Director at Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO for Asia Pacific, delivered a sobering message: after half a century of cybersecurity evolution, defenders are still losing ground. In fact, nearly 70 percent of breaches in Asia Pacific are detected not by companies themselves, but by external […]

The AI Marketing Boom Meets a Trust Deficit

AI has fully embedded itself in the marketing world. A staggering 92 percent of marketing professionals are now using AI in their daily work, moving the technology from hype into practical reality. Businesses are seeing real benefits: campaigns are launched faster, repetitive tasks are reduced, and creative energy is freed up. According to SAP Emarsys, […]