Author: TechNode Global Staff

Computility Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (CTDC), BGMC Energy Holdings Sdn Bhd (BGMC), and reNIKOLA have signed a strategic term sheet on Tuesday for a large-scale, long-term green energy supply program, marking a major leap forward for Malaysia’s sustainable infrastructure.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a Singapore-based data center operator, announced Wednesday a plan to raise up to $5 billion in debt financing this year to fund its contracted capacity across the region.

To further protect Malaysians against financial scams, Google introduced new certification requirements for financial services advertisers targeting Malaysia.

CIMB Securities said Tuesday it believes the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will have minimal direct impact on the regional tech sector given the region’s limited semiconductor manufacturing footprint.

AirTrunk, Asia Pacific-based hyperscale data center operator, has secured a JP¥191.6 billion ($1.24 billion) green loan to support the refinancing and continued development of its TOK1 hyperscale data center campus in East Tokyo.

Kenanga Research said Tuesday that the global datacom market boom will spur Malaysia's technology space.

DayOne, a Singapore-headquartered data center developer and operator and Cortical Labs, a biological computing startup in Melbourne, announced Tuesday a partnership to build Singapore’s first major Biological Data Center, a first of its kind outside Australia.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday that it will increase the flow of capital to innovative start-ups in high value-add sectors such as electrical and electronics, data infrastructure and medical devices.

Data shows that roughly 9,238, or about 20 percent of the 45,363 tech layoffs recorded worldwide since the start of the year, and have been linked to artificial intelligence (AI) implementation and organizational restructuring, RationalFX said Monday.

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday it will develop appropriate regulatory frameworks for alternative assets to provide clarity to market players.