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Tech in AsiaNov 1, 2026

Sunday Newsletter

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1️⃣ PHP’s AI-found flaws expose a bigger gap: Who guards AI agents?

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AI found PHP’s decade-old flaws in two days. But patching at that speed means letting AI act on its own, and nobody’s guarding what it can touch.

2️⃣ High car costs give Singapore a robotaxi edge: Waymo founder

A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco / Photo credit: Iv-olga / Shutterstock

Sebastian Thrun explains why Singapore could become a major robotaxi market – and what that means for Grab, Uber, and Didi.

3️⃣ What a failed first build taught me about bootstrapping abroad

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A self-funded founder paid a six-person team for two months and got the wrong product. He breaks down what that cost and what he’d do differently.

4️⃣ These are Asia’s most active investors in AI

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We’ve compiled a list of investors that are pouring money into Asia’s AI startups.

5️⃣ 50 rising greentech startups in Asia

Aerial view of windmill or wind farm in fog at Cau Dat town, Da Lat city, Lam Dong, Vietnam

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These greentech startups have a shot at becoming the next big thing.

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