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How Grab and Sea Group Are Building AI-Powered Super Apps

March 30, 2026March 20, 2026 by Tom Simpson
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How Are Grab and Sea Group Using AI to Build Asia’s Most Powerful Super Apps? Southeast Asia’s two largest technology companies — Grab and Sea Group — are deploying artificial … Read more

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Most Businesses Are Using AI Wrong

March 9, 2026 by Tom Simpson
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Most companies treat AI as a content generation novelty rather than operational infrastructure. The real impact of AI has almost everything to do with removing friction from core business workflows.

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The Rise of AI-Native Ad Buying

March 4, 2026 by Tom Simpson
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Digital advertising has become one of the most complex operational systems in modern business. Most people in the industry know this. Fewer have thought through what it actually demands. Ten … Read more

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Vietnam’s Digital Horizon: AI, Gaming, and Gen Z Dynamics

March 3, 2026February 28, 2026 by Tom Simpson
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Vietnam is undergoing a significant digital transformation, establishing itself as a global leader in high-tech infrastructure and exports. The nation has recently surpassed China to become the world’s top mobile … Read more

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A conversation with ChatGPT about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Web3 and the Metaverse

March 3, 2026December 2, 2022 by Tom Simpson

Can we start by explaining Bitcoin and how it works? Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions and control the creation of new units. Transactions … Read more

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Categories AI, News Tags artificial intelligence, bitcoin, ethereum, featured, innovation, internet, metaverse, technology, trends
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The Future of Digital Identity

November 2, 2019 by Tom Simpson

Digital identity in the future looks very different to how we understand it right now. And that change will be driven not by privacy regulations, or the death of the … Read more

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Evolving your Influencer Marketing for the AI era

June 27, 2018 by Tom Simpson

The scale and scope of influencer marketing is growing at pace and holds increasing importance in the marketing mix as a way for brands to reach consumers. In this column, Charles … Read more

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Categories AI, Social Tags artificial intelligence, influencer marketing, influencers, marketing, social, technology, trends 1 Comment
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Lack of data in creativity leading cause of wasted digital ad spend

April 10, 2018 by Tom Simpson

Data is a hot topic right now, with the upcoming impact of GDPR top of mind for marketers in the region right now, but according to the latest white paper … Read more

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Categories AI, Data Tags adobe, advertising, creativity, data, gdpr, iab, media, Singapore, tech, xaxis 1 Comment
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8 Mobile Trends for 2018

November 28, 2017 by Tom Simpson

With Mobile quickly becoming the go to channel for brands, there is a quiet revolution happening in the world of marketing.  Mobile is growing up, and getting serious as it … Read more

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From IOP to IOT: Consumers, Marketers and the Connected Future

April 4, 2017 by Tom Simpson

Aparna Krishnan, Associate Director of Strategic Planning, Mindshare, Malaysia From the Internet of People (IOP) to Internet of Things (IOT): we are at the cynosure of behavioural change and technology. … Read more

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