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AI can speed up progress, but is reaching the destination without the journey worth it? Read from your browser Sunday Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's Sunday newsletter, your weekend brief on the biggest moves in Asia's tech and startup world. Subscribe to this newsletter or send story tips to editors@techinasia.com . Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: IN FOCUS Thu Huong Le on why hard work matters more than ever in the age of AI This list could reveal the next Manus. Here are the most influential people in the Southeast Asian genAI scene. Hello Betamax, "Life is a journey, not a destination," said Ralph Waldo Emerson. Yet what many may not realize is how much AI is beginning to take away some portion of the journey itself. I recently came across a post by The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson highlighting a quote from math genius Terence Tao: "AI tools are like taking a helicopter to drop you off at the site. You miss all the benef...

UpGuard, BOS Semiconductors, Zentrix AI, and more raised funds this week. Read from your browser FOMO Saturday Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Saturday VC newsletter! Register to get full access to our subscribers-only premium content and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia's tech and startup community. Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: Hello Betamax, A lot of technology is a double-edged sword: Its strengths create new weaknesses, none more so than AI. As companies adopt more and more AI tools, productivity is expected to rise. But with new tools shipping at breakneck speed, some pieced together in-house by vibe coders, security vulnerabilities are popping up just as fast . The solution? More AI, of course. This week's top deal is for Australian cybersecurity firm UpGuard's US$75 million raise. The firm uses an AI platform, likely to ward off the AI-driven cybersecurity threats it faces. As Bart Simpson might say, the...

We refresh SEA's genAI power list and unpack why relying on third-party models isn't necessarily a weakness. Read from your browser Daily Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's daily newsletter, your essential dose of Asia's tech and startup buzz. Subscribe to this newsletter or send story tips to editors@techinasia.com . Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: IN FOCUS Regional genAI leaders to have on your radar Why "renting" AI models may not always be a disadvantage Deliveroo serves up last of food delivery orders in Singapore Hello Betamax, We've received a ton of feedback since we released our first iteration of prominent people in Southeast Asia's generative AI space last September. Since then, we've added over a dozen new names to the list based on community recommendations and as new AI startups surfaced. While much of the recent conversation has shifted toward robotics and AI agents, the genAI space is still a flur...