Maybank turns positive on Malaysia’s technology sector on global AI, data-center spending
Maybank Investment Bank has turned positive on the Malaysian technology sector amid improvement in the earnings outlook and rising exposure across the space to global AI and…
NVIDIA, Australia’s Firmus to jointly deploy 170,000 AI accelerators in Indonesia, targeting $30B in revenue
NVIDIA and Australia's AI facilitator Firmus Technologies will jointly provide global AI-native, enterprise, and ISV customers access to NVIDIA's AI accelerated computing stack,…
Singapore sets 8 economic growth guides, to solve startup funding gap
Singapore has set concrete targets to support 10,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and upskill 100,000 workers in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next three years, as…
Manit Parikh of The Binary Holdings on DEFA and ASEAN’s digital economy [Q&A]
Manit Parikh, founder and CEO of The Binary Holdings, discusses how ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement could help make telco apps, payments, rewards, and digital services…
The growing gap between enterprise infrastructure and how lean teams actually work
As Southeast Asia's digital economy continues expanding, businesses are becoming more intentional about the systems they adopt and the operational complexity they are willing to…
How to detect unsanctioned AI usage in an organization
Technology alone cannot address shadow AI effectively without supporting governance frameworks, continuous monitoring systems, and education programs. As new AI services emerge…
Samsung invests $110M in healthcare firm GRAIL to expand cancer test into Korea, Asia
The United States-based healthcare firm GRAIL has closed an equity financing deal in which Samsung affiliates, including Samsung C&T Corporation, invested $110 million through…
Foxconn to invests $91.6M more across Singapore, India, Mexico
Taiwan-based electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) will invest $91.6 million in related-party capital increases across subsidiaries in Singapore, India, and…
Sea’s AI assistant Migoo could create long-term optionality, says Maybank
Singapore tech group Sea Ltd’s potential artificial intelligence (AI) assistant “Migoo” could evolve into a daily-use personal AI layer that strengthens user engagement and…
Real-time data is the missing layer in responsible AI for Asia’s citizen services
As AI regulation continues to mature across APAC through 2026, the policy environment will only strengthen. The region benefits from large-scale digital adoption, strong…
