Best Technologyasia Podcasts (2025)

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The Future of AI Trust: Why Guardrails Actually Accelerate Innovation with Sabastian Niles 52:31

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"You can try to develop self-awareness and take a beginner's mind in all things. This includes being open to feedback and truly listening, even when it might be hard to receive. I think that's been something I've really tried to practice. The other area is recognizing that just like a company or country, as humans we have many stakeholders. You may…

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How Apple Accidentally Built China's Tech Superpower and Can't Escape with Patrick McGee 1:00:33

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"I quote a study that looked at 84 countries in terms of internal migration and India was dead last. That's not a knock against the culture. It's just not part of the culture that young women in particular leave home at 17, go to the other side of the country and work in a factory. You don't have that. So what's the phrase: Culture eats strategy f…

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Transforming Asia Pacific's Digital Future: IBM's Vision for Enterprise AI with Hans Dekkers 30:12

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"At IBM, we really work on two emerging technologies: hybrid cloud and AI for enterprise. These two are deeply connected. Hybrid cloud for us means that regardless of where the data sits whether the compute is on-premise, off-premise, or across multiple clouds. We believe the client should have the control and flexibility to choose where to run and…

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From Startup Ecosystem Builder to Strategic Investor: E27 and Orvel Ventures with Mohan Belani 1:01:44

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"If you take a step back and ask, how has the last 10-15 years panned out? The truth of the matter is that Southeast Asia has not done as well as it should have based on the reports and projections that existed earlier. There have been fundamental flaws from a culture standpoint with respect to how the ecosystem has been shaped. I think there has b…

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From Accidental Hotelier to Longevity Pioneer: An Entrepreneur's Journey with Allen Law 40:46

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"I think the why is so important, but it's always not really being asked. Most people want to know, 'What's your growth look like?' or 'How is this offering different from another offering?' Those are the questions we get most of the time. But going back to the real why we actually do this in the first place is the most critical question if you ask…

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Building WhatsApp for 3 Billion Users with Alice Newton-Rex 36:50

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"Now, some people are only ever going to want to use WhatsApp to message the people in their life, and they should be able to carry on doing that and have an incredibly simple experience in doing so. But we're increasingly seeing that users want to use WhatsApp for more than messaging close friends and family. It's why we're doing things like busin…

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How Databricks Revolutionize Intelligent Enterprise AI in ASEAN with Patrick Kelly 41:48

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" We did a survey with The Economist globally which obviously included Europe and APAC as well. And we asked the question, 'Does my organization's current architecture supports the unique demands of AI workloads.' Basically 85% said, 'No. We don't have the architecture to support it.' Some partially does, but it needs lots of modifications. So we c…

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The Lazarus Group, The Bybit Hack and Sanctions: The New Battleground with Andrew Fierman 47:37

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"The thing that's most fascinating, we talk a lot about how complex North Korea is here but when you compare it to some of the other illicit groups, particularly those that are sanctioned, say your terrorist organization that's soliciting donations on Telegram or some other social media outlet understanding what that difference in the level of comp…

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Building Networks, Not Just Hiring: The Global Talent Strategy with Mark Reinecke 37:04

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"When I discuss with senior leaders, interview them, or assess them for senior roles, they often come to me, and I ask them: 'What makes you unique? How do you see yourself?' Eighty percent of them tell me what they can't do. They talk about their development needs, and I say, 'Is that how you pitch yourself? Is that what you really bring to the ta…

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Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son with Lionel Barber 38:39

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"They will judge Masa to have been an extraordinarily consequential investor and historic figure in world investing and tech investing because he has made not just spectacular bets—but he's made so many people rich. I mean, with other people's money. All these founders, he's given them money, he's been an enormous disruptor, and he's built global b…

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Scam Inc: How a $500B Crime Industry is Impacting the World with Sue-Lin Wong 44:09

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"We're all vulnerable. And I hadn't thought about that previously. I thought, oh, it's only a small group of people who might fall for this. What I've learned is actually [that] these scammers are so sophisticated. They have so much money. Based on my reporting, this industry, you know, is maybe more lucrative than the illicit drug trade, and these…

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The eFishery Scandal and its impact to Southeast Asia with Kristie Neo 47:18

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"So that was back in 2021. And then after Revolution Precrafted, there was Zilingo in 2022, and then Tanihub and Investree - which were P2P lenders in 2023(24) - and then eFishery. So actually every single year we've been getting pretty big blow ups. But as I was looking at the cases for each of them, one thing I've noticed is the sophistication of…

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How Agentforce is Transforming Businesses in ASEAN with Sujith Abraham 38:08

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"What's the point if it's a fast platform, but I still have to go somewhere else? And the last thing is speed. Right now, especially in our region, it's a land grab. When we think about some of the fastest-growing economies in the world—Indonesia, for example, Vietnam, the Philippines—you have hundreds of millions of people here. What we see in eve…

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Undivided Ventures: AI, Sustainability & Data Centre Technologies with Ariel Shtarkman 44:37

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" Now, the beauty about the real estate industry, if you look outside and you look at the commercial buildings, you have a lot of data generated on a daily basis. The challenge is, what do you do with this data? How do you mine this data in a smart way to give you better investment decisions going forward [or] better decisions on how you run the bu…

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Virtuals Protocol and the intersection of Agentic AI & Web3 with Jansen Teng 58:29

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"What does great look like? For us, it's being able to achieve this vision of a society of agents. So, if you can show clearly the economic value of a society when agents can influence other agents, agents can influence humans, and humans can influence agents, that would be something that I'll be very proud to say that we've accomplished. Because t…

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Why Southeast Asia Matters with Gullnaz Baig 51:06

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"People always ask us this question, what can I learn from that country? People ask us about this from the report especially when we're talking to policymakers, or what should I learn from Malaysia? What should I learn? The thing to learn is to not learn to replicate exactly. But the thing to learn is sort of what are the principles behind what …

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The Transition to Electric Buses: The KMB Experience & Philanthrophy with William Louey 44:26

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“ Yeah. We plan to replace the fleet by 2040. We can't scrap all of them now because each bus lasts 18 years. So we have the depreciation for 18 years. They're all from the U.K. All the buses are from the U.K. All the double-deckers. That's the only country that makes double-decker buses, and it's the same as Singapore. All the double-deckers are f…

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The China Business Conundrum with Ken Wilcox 58:19

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"But what I didn't realize is that the main reason they wanted us in China was so that they could study our business model and figure out how to copy it over time. And that was something I wasn't expecting, but I should have. If I were less naive, And if I were better prepared, I would have realized that was the intention. So the original title, th…

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ExtraOrdinary: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Global Entrepreneur with Yvon Bock 42:50

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"So, my definition of being fearless is not about no fear, but it's having that courage to face your fear, to conquer whatever adversities that are thrown your way. it is part of the entrepreneur journey. We are always faced with fear of failure. Self Doubt is how to pick up our courage and face them and use these challenges to become your catalyst…

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Unlocking the Power of Generative AI in Dow Jones with Ingrid Verschuren 31:35

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"So, we are very conscious of the fact that we license the content from other publications. And as I mentioned previously, we do that through licensing agreements. We are transparent with the publishers about what happens with their content. We ensure that they are being fairly compensated for the content that we use. But, as a result, when we star…

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From Research to Real-World Impact: AI in Action with Sun Sumei 26:25

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"The efficiency on top of the efficacy because it is critical that we will achieve this balance of cost and performance. And in addition to that, I think one more aspect we are putting emphasis is actually how, in the new era of AI, all pervasive intelligence and pervasive connectivity, how do we bring human, AI, and machine into a cohesive coexist…

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The e-Conomy Southeast Asia 2024 Report with Sapna Chadha, Fock Wai Hoong & Florian Hoppe 41:17

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"The key message of the report is that the fundamentals of this region are critical, they’re clear, and businesses are doing exactly, I think, what they need to do for us to move ahead." - Sapna Chadha "Given that one of the other themes we’ve had this year is trust, having a strong regulatory foundation and good constructs around that for digital …

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Data Centres in the Era of AI with Jay Park 48:04

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Fresh out of the studio, Jay Park, Chief Development Officer of Digital Edge, explores the rapidly transforming landscape of data centres in the Asia-Pacific region. Kicking off with the story of Jay’s remarkable career in building cutting-edge data centres, we dive into the explosive growth fueled by AI and the innovative cooling and energy soluti…

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Resetting Expectations on Southeast Asia with Arnaud Bonzom 1:05:17

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"So that's why if you have 1 billion to invest, we're not expecting the same return as if you invest 10 million. At that time, when all this money flowed to Southeast Asia, people there thought, "Oh, we made it. Now the world is looking at us. We're finally a good ecosystem.' Everyone was ready to invest in us, but that was just the tide, right? An…

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Learnovate, AI and EduTech with Joon Nak Choi 55:18

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"The humans are going to be empowered to become superheroes like Tony Stark, and because you have your loyal A.I. assistant, Jarvis, doing all this stuff in the background, that's the example I always use when I give lectures on this topic. What ends up happening is that you need to make sure you can use A.I. correctly. If you offload too much, off…

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The Future of AI Trust: Why Guardrails Actually Accelerate Innovation with Sabastian Niles 52:31

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How Apple Accidentally Built China's Tech Superpower and Can't Escape with Patrick McGee 1:00:33

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Transforming Asia Pacific's Digital Future: IBM's Vision for Enterprise AI with Hans Dekkers 30:12

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From Startup Ecosystem Builder to Strategic Investor: E27 and Orvel Ventures with Mohan Belani 1:01:44

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From Accidental Hotelier to Longevity Pioneer: An Entrepreneur's Journey with Allen Law 40:46

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Building WhatsApp for 3 Billion Users with Alice Newton-Rex 36:50

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How Databricks Revolutionize Intelligent Enterprise AI in ASEAN with Patrick Kelly 41:48

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The Lazarus Group, The Bybit Hack and Sanctions: The New Battleground with Andrew Fierman 47:37

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Building Networks, Not Just Hiring: The Global Talent Strategy with Mark Reinecke 37:04

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Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son with Lionel Barber 38:39

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Scam Inc: How a $500B Crime Industry is Impacting the World with Sue-Lin Wong 44:09

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The eFishery Scandal and its impact to Southeast Asia with Kristie Neo 47:18

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How Agentforce is Transforming Businesses in ASEAN with Sujith Abraham 38:08

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Undivided Ventures: AI, Sustainability & Data Centre Technologies with Ariel Shtarkman 44:37

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Virtuals Protocol and the intersection of Agentic AI & Web3 with Jansen Teng 58:29

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Why Southeast Asia Matters with Gullnaz Baig 51:06

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The Transition to Electric Buses: The KMB Experience & Philanthrophy with William Louey 44:26

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The China Business Conundrum with Ken Wilcox 58:19

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ExtraOrdinary: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Global Entrepreneur with Yvon Bock 42:50

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Unlocking the Power of Generative AI in Dow Jones with Ingrid Verschuren 31:35

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From Research to Real-World Impact: AI in Action with Sun Sumei 26:25

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The e-Conomy Southeast Asia 2024 Report with Sapna Chadha, Fock Wai Hoong & Florian Hoppe 41:17

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Data Centres in the Era of AI with Jay Park 48:04

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Resetting Expectations on Southeast Asia with Arnaud Bonzom 1:05:17

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Learnovate, AI and EduTech with Joon Nak Choi 55:18