Navigating life in Southeast Asia requires a different mental load.

You decide what to eat while rushing to a meeting; you deal with the anxiety of landing in a foreign airport and wondering how to pay for coffee and your cab. We often look to our phones for answers, but sometimes, we just find more tasks to manage with the information we’re overloaded with.

At GrabX 2026 held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Grab as a Superapp transforms into an intelligent companion that understands our routines. It has just launched 13 AI-powered experiences, designed to act as an everyday guide.

Moving through the city together

Traveling within a busy city requires a delicate balance of time and budget. We want to get to our destinations efficiently, but we also want to share that journey with others.

The new Group Ride feature understands this balance. It allows up to four people to share a single vehicle. The system intelligently sequences pickups and splits payments automatically.

You can save up to 40 percent on your fare when you travel with friends on similar routes. Soon, a Waiting Room feature will let everyone see who is ready in real time. It turns a simple commute into a shared moment of connection.

After a busy day, the “what’s for dinner” dilemma usually begins. Grab More solves the frustration of wanting different things from different places. You can now add another nearby merchant to your order without paying extra delivery fees or meeting a minimum spend. The AI ensures both orders arrive in sync.

For the bigger plans, the Grab AI Assistant acts as a personal concierge. If you’re organizing a team celebration, you can simply tell the assistant your group size and dietary preferences. It handles the restaurant recommendations and the booking in a single conversation. If you are stocking up for the week, the Grab Shopping Agent lets you send a photo or a voice note of your list. It builds a cart across multiple merchants and even suggests smart substitutions for out-of-stock items.

Finding confidence

Navigating a city is about more than just a blue dot on a screen. GrabMaps for Consumers now helps you decide when to leave and what to do when you arrive.

The Journey Planner connects to your calendar and predicts your destination based on your history. You can compare the price of a ride versus the toll fees of driving yourself.

Once you arrive at a massive mall, which are plenty in Southeast Asia, indoor navigation guides you to the exact shop entrance.

You can even use the Custom Voice feature to clone a voice you love for your turn-by-turn directions. *cue Rufa Mae Quinto’s tone* It makes the journey feel personal.

For those moments when unexpected expenses arise, Cash Loan provides a bridge. It offers accessible credit to millions of people who may not have a traditional financial history. The AI uses Grab data to provide a loan decision in seconds. You can customize a repayment plan that fits your budget directly in the app. It’s a safety net built into the platform you already use.

A travel companion

Travel is often beautiful but logistically exhausting. The Personalised Travel Experience turns the app into a travel partner. It consolidates your passport reminders, check-in counter details, and gate updates in one place. When you land, it guides you step-by-step to the correct baggage belt and pickup point.

Finding a place to stay is now just as integrated. GrabStays, built with the AI-first ecosystem Nuitee, is designed for the traveler who needs a last-minute booking. You get competitive same-day rates and earn GrabCoin rewards. Because your payment info is already saved, booking a hotel feels as easy as booking a ride.

Once you are settled, Discover by Grab helps you find where the locals eat. It surfaces authentic food content and uses AI to learn what you personally enjoy.

You can see a review, book a table, and get a ride there all in one flow. When the bill comes, GrabPay for Travel removes the stress of currency exchange.

You can scan national QR codes and pay with the cards already saved in your Grab account. There are no leftover foreign balances to worry about.

Empowering the people behind the business

Grab’s intelligence layer also extends to the entrepreneurs and drivers who keep our cities moving.

For shop owners, the Virtual Store Manager uses computer vision to monitor hygiene and foot traffic remotely. It sends alerts if staffing levels are low or if queues are getting too long. The Cloud Printer automates the workflow between the front counter and the kitchen. Orders print instantly, and the printer even pauses the store if no activity is detected. This prevents customers from ordering when a shop is closed.

Starting a business is also getting simpler. Tap to Pay turns any smartphone into a payment terminal. Merchants can accept cards and QR payments in minutes without any extra hardware.

For the drivers on the road, the Driver AI Assistant provides a hands-free companion. Drivers can ask for advice on policies or get help sending a message to a passenger.

A more human way to grow

All of these features are shaped by the people who use them. The Early Access Programme has grown to 200,000 users who have contributed thousands of improvements. A new “shake and share” feature now lets anyone submit feedback instantly by simply shaking their phone.

Because of these updates, we’re understanding how it feels to have a little more breathing room in our day. Grab is no longer just a way to get from point A to point B. It’s now a companion for the life that happens in between.

Lenovo has announced a global partnership with football icon David Beckham. This collaboration brings together two of the most recognizable figures in their respective industries.

The partnership builds on Lenovo’s expanding role in global football. It already is the Official Technology Partner of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027.

The partnership is a first of its kind, and will see the English former footballer participating in Lenovo’s work on sports-focused AI-driven solutions.

These solutions transform the game for clubs, players, officials, and fans, specifically related to improving performance for teams, creating teams, creating better experiences for fans, enabling more efficient operations, and driving new revenue streams. All these are made possible through AI-driven innovation.

In addition, there will be an upcoming global marketing campaign featuring Beckham, slated to go live in May. That’s one month before the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America.

These campaigns will center on Beckham demonstrating how Lenovo’s AI-powered technologies can support professionals and help them operate more efficiently. That’s including small business owners and enterprises.

You do wonder if the partnership will extend to some of Lenovo’s consumer offerings, particularly the Yoga line. As someone who has mastered curving the ball, Beckham should be a fitting endorser for the “bending” laptops that feature 360-degree hinges.

Samsung Display has announced the development of QuantumBlack, a next-generation low-reflection, high-durability film for QD-OLED monitors.

The technology reduces light reflection by 20% compared to the company’s previous film. It enhances the depth of black, while also improving panel hardness from 2H to 3H to deliver greater durability.

Samsung will fully apply the film to this year’s QD-OLED product lineup. As a self-emissive display, QD-OLED can achieve “True Black” by completely cutting off pixel power.

But in real-world usage environments, ambient light reflecting off the screen can make it difficult to experience the performance.

This is where the development of Samsung Display’s QuantumBlack comes in. Black performance is one of the most critical specifications for gaming monitors.

Accurate black levels define boundaries between objects and backgrounds, creating greater depth and spatial clarity to heighten immersion.

In particular, the gameplay of first-person shooters (FPS) or survival titles can be influenced by the technology with clearer visibility of enemy silhouettes or item locations.

In line with the launch of this new technology, global partners such as ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI are also introducing new brands that emphasize low-reflection features, further expanding promotion of their latest monitor products.

ASUS has the “Black Shield”, Gigabyte has “Obsidian Shield”, and MSI has “Dark Armor”. These all have significantly upgraded low-reflection capabilities in their new products.