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Dutch chip-security startup Fortaegis Technologies has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Singapore-based Serendipity Capital, to move its silicon-based "Secure Compute" technology into commercial production.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysia's U Mobile will jointly develop 5G and AI solutions for businesses in Malaysia, the companies said.

China's foreign ministry warned against "fear-mongering" over AI after U.S. executives, led by Anthropic's Dario Amodei, called for slowing the technology's development and cautioned that a Chinese lead would threaten U.S. security.

Hanoi police have issued an administrative fine against DXH, a local citizen making post to urge Grab drivers to stop working as a "labor strike" against the Singapore-based ride-hailing service.

Malaysia's digital bank GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will jointly provide loan portfolio of up to $110 million to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) manufactuer VinFast, has handed the top executive roles at his electric-vehicle maker VinFast and its affiliated ride-hailing company GSM to his two sons.

American automobile giant Tesla has established its Vietnamese subsidiary, Tesla Motors Vietnam LLC, according to a filing with the ministry-run National Business Registration Portal.

Vietnam's budget airline Vietjet and France's aerospace giant Thales will expand their cooperation in aircraft maintenance, digital aviation, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity.

Anthropic co-founder and chief executive Dario Amodei has called on the AI industry to "deliberately" slow the pace of developing models.

The ASEAN Foundation has received endorsement of Southeast Asian education officials for an expanded program to equip more than 1.7 million students, teachers, and university staff with practical AI skills by the end of 2028.