Author: TechNode Global Staff

Google to require verification for financial ads in Malaysia

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

CIMB sees minimal direct impact on regional tech sector from Middle East war

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 secures $1.24B green loan for hyperscale data center campus in Tokyo

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.

Datacom market boom to boost Malaysia’s tech space – Kenanga

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

DayOne partners Cortical Labs to develop Singapore’s first biological data center

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.

Malaysia will increase capital flow to innovative start-ups in high value-add sectors

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.

2026 tech layoffs reach 45,000 in March, more than 9,200 due to AI and automation – RationalFX

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.

SC to develop appropriate regulatory frameworks for alternative assets

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

Malaysia’s venture capital and private equity record 21% CAGR between 2020 and 2025

Despite global fundraising headwinds, Malaysia’s venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) segments grew at a rapid pace, with total cumulative VC/PE committed funds under management recording a 21 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2020 and 2025, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday.

Hong Leong sees strong global semi demand, structural tailwinds to underpin Malaysia’s OSATs, equipment players

Hong Leong Investment Bank Research said Monday that strong global semi demand and structural tailwinds (China+1, supply chain localization) will underpin a solid outlook for most outsourced semiconductor assembly and tests (OSATs) and equipment players in Malaysia.