The newest Tech Issue comes at a pivotal time for AI models as they grow more humanlike; this issue’s special report features the latest such advances as they venture into the heart of the real estate industry. This issue also contains interviews with blockchain expert Topp Srupsrisopa and tech-informed designer Andrea Savage. A section is devoted to Digital Hub, Indonesia’s healthcare-inspired answer to Silicon Valley, while another explores the impact of evolving housing policies and changing tech on Singapore’s property sector. Malaysia gets a temperature check as its non-KL property markets heat up, with Penang benefitting from the Sino-American chips tussle. This issue’s Neighbourhood Watch is perched on luxurious Jardine’s Lookout while Dispatch casts an eye on Cambodia’s new leader.