The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
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MAR 4, 2026
04/03/26 - Good Tech: Turning cameras into companions for easier public transport accessImagine waiting at a bus stop without being able to see which bus is coming. That’s where Oculis comes in. This Singapore‑made app uses AI and your phone camera to “read” approaching buses out loud, helping visually impaired commuters travel independently and safely.
On Good Tech, Lynlee Foo speaks to Lee Kiah Hong and Ryan Yeo, Co-founders of Oculis to find out how their tech is turning our phone cameras into trusty companions and changing the way it functions for the visually-impaired community.
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MAR 4, 2026
04/03/26 - Industry Insight: How women are transforming the automotive sectorLeadership in traditionally male-dominated industries is evolving — and it’s reshaping how companies think about talent, skills, and long-term competitiveness.
On this International Women's Day special of Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Miranda Lee, Chief Workforce Officer at Motul Asia Pacific to dive into how women are going above and beyond in these industries with Motul as a case study, offering a lens into the trends shaping the future of traditionally male-dominated industries.
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MAR 3, 2026
03/03/26 - Industry Insight: When AI makes decisions, how do enterprises stay in control?AI is starting to make decisions inside organisations. The bigger question is: who’s in control?
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks with Stephen McNulty, Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific at OpenText, a global enterprise software company specialising in information management and governance.
As enterprises move from AI pilots to operational and increasingly autonomous systems, the conversation shifts from capability to accountability. How do organisations retain oversight? What role does information visibility play? And how can leaders balance innovation with governance and data sovereignty across Asia Pacific?
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MAR 2, 2026
02/03/26 - Industry Insight: Is Asia’s AI infrastructure capacity keeping pace with demand?As artificial intelligence deployment accelerates, the focus is shifting from operational efficiency to infrastructure capacity, raising questions about whether sufficient data-centre supply and investment exist to support sustained growth.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Govind Choudhary , General Manager, Southeast Asia & India, Digital Realty to find out how digital infrastructure is evolving across Asia Pacific, what enterprises now require when deploying AI workloads, and whether Singapore can maintain its competitiveness in a rapidly expanding regional landscape.
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FEB 27, 2026
27/02/26 - Industry Insight: Why the younger generation prefer wellness-focused tripsTravel is changing — and it’s no longer just about ticking off destinations from a map. A new report from Priority Pass shows that travellers increasingly seek to recharge, disconnect, or even go on digital detoxes.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Rohan Bhalla, VP of Business Solutions, APAC, Collinson International to find out why younger travellers are building trips around wellness experiences.
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FEB 26, 2026
26/02/26 - Industry Insight: Singapore is racing ahead on AI — but is cyber resilience keeping up?As AI becomes more embedded across finance, logistics and healthcare, the risks are growing too. Recent cyber activity targeting telecommunications infrastructure in Singapore has once again highlighted how strategic digital environments can become entry points into wider ecosystems.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor at ESET to find out whether cyber resilience is evolving at the same pace as digital transformation.
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FEB 25, 2026
25/02/26 - Good Tech: Demystifying the law with AIEvery day in Singapore, thousands of people wrestle with legal questions they don’t understand, and traditional legal help can cost hundreds of dollars an hour or leave people lost in jargon and paperwork. So Lawify serves as an AI-powered legal guidance platform that is designed to make legal help accessible, affordable and human-centred, with total confidentiality and privacy.
On Good Tech, Lynlee Foo speaks to Kiran Mohan Bodhapati, Lawify to find out how it helps to close the legal literacy gaps for Singaporeans.
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FEB 25, 2026
25/02/26 - Industry Insight: How AI is changing the way data centres are runWith Budget 2026 pushing AI adoption across the economy, what does that mean for the infrastructure underneath it, and how is AI reshaping the internal design and operation of data centres?
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Ali Badreddine,Vice President – Project Delivery, Data Center Solutions - APAC; Vice President and General Manager – Southeast Asia Region, Johnson Controls to find out how Singapore’s role is shifting in a more distributed regional network supporting AI growth.
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FEB 24, 2026
24/02/26 - Industry Insight: How health behaviour is shaping insurance risk in AsiaAsia is getting wealthier but is it healthier? New research from AIA Group suggests that even as economies across Asia grow, long-held beliefs around emotional restraint and “silent resilience” remain widespread — potentially shaping how people manage stress and seek help.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Stuart A. Spencer, AIA Group Chief Marketing Officer to find out what are insurers observing across the region, and whether behaviours can shift fast enough to close the wellbeing gap.
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FEB 23, 2026
23/02/26 - Industry Insight: How travel is becoming more frequent, and more fragmentedTravel habits are shifting as people move away from long, once-a-year holidays toward shorter, more frequent trips. As such, travel is becoming more fragmented with hotels and cities now competing for travellers with just 48 to 72 hours to spare.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Edmund Ong, General Manager, Trip.com to find out what this means for the tourism sector in the region.
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