Type A Podcast

You use AI every single day — but do you know what's actually happening on the other side of your screen? Every ChatGPT prompt runs on a vast physical infrastructure that's costing hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Meta over $700 billion in 2026 alone. Nathan Hall, VP and GM of Asia Pacific and Japan for Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), breaks it down in plain English — including why your electricity bill might eventually pay the price.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Children as young as eight are already using AI so if the tools can write essays and generate ideas in seconds, what should schools still teach children? Education technology entrepreneur YJ Soon who runs Tinkercademy believes the students who thrive tomorrow may not be the ones who ace exams today. And we get to the wonders of vibe coding. Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Salesforce's Chief Technology Officer, Gavin Barfield talks about a half-human, half-agent workforce unlocking a “limitless” future and how he is knee-deep in experimentation.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Lying flat or tang ping has been widely understood as a Gen Z protest against China's grind. Hazel Xia, a first year rookie at one of China’s biggest tech companies says she wants to lie flat - but her parents, employers and her own ego won’t let her do it.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Jonathan Lim, founder of Oddle, created a tech platform for restaurants before tech became cool. He gives his view on the F&B scene in Singapore, why alcohol sales are low among Gen Zs and whether robots can replace people in a restaurant.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Vanessa Ho, the Executive Director of Project X talks about her extraordinary life - from the privileged halls of Nanyang Girls’ to the gritty streets of Geylang and Little India talking to sex workers. Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Jeremy Soo is on to his third start-up and he is building AI chat bots that feel less like a machine and more like a human. Crispina Robert and Edwin Yeo go from technical (how does this even work) to philosophical (would you have an AI partner) in this conversation.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Students, fresh graduates and new hires are all walking into the same storm — an AI-driven job market that is rewriting the rules faster than anyone can keep up. Crispina and Edwin sit down with Bryan Ong and Evonne Ng from YouthTech SG to find out where the biggest worries are.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

We now freely admit to enjoying endless AI slop - low quality, addictive content that is flooding our feeds. Techgoondu co-founder Alfred Siew joins us to unpack the rise of slop and whether this is just harmless entertainment or it is quietly reshaping our minds and what we accept.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

This episode of the Type A Interview features Sher-li Torrey who built Mums@Work Singapore after quitting a corporate career she loved. She tells Crispina Robert what has changed for women in two decades, why she apologised to her older child and what worries her about AI.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Francis Wong has spent more than 40 years working with major MNCs and institutions across Asia. He tells Crispina Robert and Edwin Yeo that schools need to start teaching how AI, Big Data and the internet actually works and he predicts middle managers are at greatest risk of displacement.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

It is free, available 24/7, and there's no shame in sharing your secrets. No wonder the highest use case for AI chatbots has turned out to be therapy. But how much should we trust it, especially with teenagers? And what happens to a generation growing up with an AI companion as their first port of call for everything from anxiety to heartbreak? We find out from clinical psychologist Dr. Kimberly Chew of AO Psychology.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Gaurav Keerthi has been in the business of cybersecurity but even he almost got conned - hours after a LinkedIn post about a work update. The CEO of StrongKeep tells us how exposed we are now, why our defence is always slower than attacks and why using the same passwords is a bad idea.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Former journalist and advertising executive Uma Rudd Chia is working on using robots and AI to grow strawberries in Singapore. In this honest conversation, she opens up about surviving long-term sexual abuse, motherhood, why her ADHD saved her and what she hopes for children in an AI future.This episode contains references to suicide ideation. Listener discretion is advised.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

With a career spanning stints in major global newsrooms, Executive Editor at Large at Semafor and Singaporean, Gina Chua drops some truth bombs about AI and media in this episode. She explains why AI tools are a better editor than 60 per cent of humans she's worked with and that the journalists who keep their jobs will be the ones who know how to command the tech.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Is the AI revolution truly transformative or an unsustainable bubble ready to burst? Economist Donald Low breaks down the debate around asset bubbles, explains why this AI boom differs from the dot-com era and why this is a uniquely American-centric fever.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

In the pilot episode of the brand new Type A podcast, hosts Crispina Robert and Edwin Yeo talk about technology, therapy and why AI chatbots might be our new best friends.Companion newsletter on SubstackFind out more on our website

Crispina and Edwin talk about what you can expect on this brand-new podcast.