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Agoda brings travel discovery and booking into a single AI-powered experience

1 week ago

Ansherina Baes

Singapore – Agoda has expanded its AI Assistant to users across 21 markets, allowing travellers to plan trips, compare travel options and make bookings through conversations in its mobile app. The digital travel platform first tested the feature in September 2026 before extending access to users across...

Southeast Asia’s year-end shoppers take longer to decide, then buy more, study finds

1 week ago

Bernard Parado

Singapore – Shoppers in Southeast Asia (SEA) are comparing more brands over longer periods before buying, according to Criteo’s report, which draws on Q4 2025 commerce data. The findings also show that retail revenue in the region rose 21% year-on-year. Site traffic stayed broadly flat, yet conversion...

Mastercard launches AI assistant to help issuers surface card benefits

1 week ago

Bernard Parado

Singapore – Mastercard has launched Mastercard Max, an AI-powered benefits assistant that lets card issuers present relevant perks to cardholders through their own digital channels, according to the company. The assistant is available globally, and Mastercard announced it in Singapore on 28 October...

Ant Group upgrades LingGuang AI Assistant to proactive personal agent

1 week ago

Ansherina Baes

Hangzhou, China – Ant Group has upgraded its multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, LingGuang, to enable proactive task management, long-term scheduling and coordination across connected services. LingGuang 2.0 is designed to identify potential user needs, follow up on tasks and manage...

AMD introduces Ross AI assistant for embedded system development

1 month ago

Ansherina Baes

United States – AMD has introduced AMD Ross, an agentic AI assistant designed to support embedded system development across hardware, software, AI and system-level design. The assistant is intended to support development activities ranging from architecture and hardware design to optimisation, debugging,...

Hikvision rolls out Hik-Connect 7 with cloud-based HIKO AI engine

1 month ago

Ansherina Baes

Hangzhou, China – Hikvision has announced Hik-Connect 7, an upgraded version of its cloud-based security software that introduces HIKO, an AI engine designed to simplify security monitoring, search and day-to-day management. The update is aimed at small businesses, households and enterprise teams managing...

Agentic search use grows around 200% as shopping journeys begin in AI chats, report finds

Agentic search use sees significant growth as shopping journeys begin in AI chats, report finds

1 month ago

Bernard Parado

Singapore – Agentic search has become the first step in the shopping journey for a growing number of consumers, with its use rising 200% year over year, according to Salesforce. The report draws on surveys of 3,450 commerce professionals, 100 of whom are from Singapore. It also includes a survey of...

72% of Singaporeans use AI to shop, but only 29% would let it pay, report finds

Around 72% of Singaporeans use AI to shop, but only 29% would let it pay: report

1 month ago

Bernard Parado

Singapore – Seventy-two per cent (72%) of Singaporeans use AI assistants for shopping, yet only 29% would be comfortable letting one complete a purchase on their behalf, according to a report from Adyen. It found that consumers and merchants are both adopting AI, but neither group fully trusts it at...

People before platforms: here's why brands need to prepare for AI agents before customers do

1 month ago

Bernard Parado

Manila, Philippines – As brands race to bolt AI capabilities onto their marketing stacks, a more disruptive shift is quietly taking shape at the other end of the transaction: customers may soon delegate their shopping, bookings, and brand interactions to AI agents acting entirely on their behalf. This...

Philippines expands eGovPH super app with new AI capabilities

1 month ago

Bernard Parado

Manila, Philippines – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has formally launched eGovAI, integrating artificial intelligence capabilities into the eGovPH Super App. The rollout, announced on 21 September 2026, introduces AI-powered tools such as secure identity verification,...

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