Forrester Honors Recipients Of Its 2026 Technology Awards For Asia Pacific
Singtel, CLP Power, Nan Shan Life Insurance, DBS Bank, and Grab recognized for leveraging technology to successfully drive business impact Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) announced on August 4 that Singtel is the winner of its 2026 Technology Strategy Impact Award for Asia Pacific; CLP Power and Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. are the recipients of its Enterprise Architecture Award; and DBS Bank and Grab are the inaugural APAC winners of its Data & AI Impact Award. These awards re
Bridge Data Centres and Morong Electric Jointly Launch the World’s First Fully Prefabricated Power Module for AI Data Centres
Called PowerCore 5.0, the containerised module will reduce power infrastructure delivery timelines by more than 50%. Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a Singapore-headquartered hyperscale data centre provider, and Morong Electric, an electrical manufacturing specialist, have launched PowerCore 5.0, the world’s first fully prefabricated power module designed for high-density AI data centres. BDC’s Power Core 5.0 module Built for high-density AI workloads on accelerated deployment tim
Gartner Survey Finds Majority of Chief Supply Chain Officers Unclear on AI Investment Returns
Gartner Predicts Rightsized Change Management Strategies Can Double Long-Term ROI More than half (55%) of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are unclear on the return on investment (ROI) of their AI investments, even as 67% of supply chain digital investments are now allocated to AI, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. To achieve clear and positive returns from their AI investments, CSCOs must deploy a “rightsized” change manag
Accenture Edge and Google Cloud Bring Scalable Agentic AI Solutions to Mid-Market Companies
Pre-built, industry-specific agents, built with Gemini Enterprise, Agentic Data Cloud and AI Threat Defense, enable mid-market companies to move from AI pilots to production faster Accenture (NYSE: ACN), through its newly launched Accenture Edge business, and Google Cloud recently announced a suite of agentic solutions to enable mid-market companies to drive technology and AI transformation. Accenture Edge will bring Accenture’s global strength and leadership position with Go
Gartner Survey Shows Healthcare CMOs Can Lead on Cost Transparency for a Competitive Advantage
Q&A with Chris Beland, Vice President Analyst, Gartner As healthcare costs rise and consumer anxiety deepens, cost transparency is becoming far more than a compliance issue. A Gartner survey of 324 U.S. consumers, conducted in January 2026, showed that fear of unknown charges is already disrupting the care journey, with 30% of consumers saying they have avoided treatment out of fear of incurring charges, while 55% say they would be more likely to seek treatment if they knew t
Trends Report 2026: AI, subscriptions and digital payments reshape Asia Pacific e-commerce
New DHL eCommerce survey reveals gap between AI usage and trust, rising demand for subscription models, as well as openness towards more digital payment options E-commerce across Asia Pacific is entering a new phase of maturity, as both online shoppers and businesses rapidly adopt modern technologies. Three forces are reshaping the region's digital marketplace: rising demand for AI-driven shopping experiences, growing appetite for subscription models and expanding payment fle
Gartner Predicts AI Coding Costs Will Surpass Average Developer’s Salary by 2028 as Token Consumption Surges
Rising Token-Driven AI Spend Is Straining Budgets and Challenging Cost Justification By 2028, AI coding costs will overtake the average developer’s salary due to rising large language model (LLM) token consumption and the shift to consumption-based licensing models, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. AI tokens are the units of data processed by generative AI models. Token consumption directly impacts the cost of AI coding tools, particular
OneGrowth 2026: Shared AI Token Era Ahead China Telecom Global Partner Conference Held
Global Industry Leaders Convene, Charting a New Chapter for the Intelligent Era On June 25, 2026, the China Telecom Global Partner Conference convened in Shanghai. Centered on the theme of "OneGrowth 2026: Shared AI Token Era Ahead," the event brought together leading global telcos, key ecosystem partners, and prominent clients from both domestic and international markets. During the event, the upgraded "OneGrowth Global Cooperation Initiative" was officially launched, and th
