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Google Cloud’s Moe Abdula on moving AI from pilot to production [Q&A]

Moe Abdula discusses how Southeast Asian enterprises can scale AI with stronger infrastructure, governance, localization and cost discipline.

SoftBank’s Son plans $50B Malaysia tech outlay, says PM Anwar – report

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had a videoconference with Son last Tuesday, during which the Japanese tech investor said he had picked regions in the country for projects including data centers.

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HKEX launches AI and semiconductor indexes

HKEX has launched AI and semiconductor indexes and licensed the AI benchmark for planned exchange-traded funds in mainland China.

Ciena’s Gautam Billa on connecting distributed AI data centers across Asia

Ciena CTO Gautam Billa examines optical capacity planning, multi-site GPU clusters, network power efficiency and data-center connectivity across India and Southeast Asia.

Google Cloud to offer OpenAI models through Model Garden

Google Cloud is adding OpenAI models and Codex workflows to its enterprise AI platform, initially in private preview, with wider availability planned in the coming weeks.

AI-related job ads in Singapore more than triple, Jobstreet study finds

The share of Singapore job ads mentioning AI-related skills rose from 1.3 percent in January 2024 to 5.1 percent in August 2026, according to Jobstreet by SEEK.

Singapore launches first national embodied AI challenge to accelerate real-world robotics deployment in manufacturing

The National Robotics Program (NRP), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), PINE Lab@NTU, and semiconductor company Micron Technology announced Wednesday the launch of the Singapore Embodied AI Challenge for Manufacturing, Singapore's first national-level competition dedicated to advancing embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics…

Korai Flix agrees to $3.5B SPAC merger with APEX Tech

South Korea's Korai Flix has agreed to merge with APEX Tech Acquisition in a SPAC deal valuing the short-drama platform at $3.5 billion.

PFN and Tenstorrent win NEDO xPU research project

Preferred Networks and Tenstorrent will develop chiplet-based xPU technology in a five-year research project selected by Japan's NEDO.

Enterprise Singapore allocates S$45M to speed AI adoption in advanced manufacturing

Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) has launched Catalytic AI Solutions for the advanced manufacturing sector, a three-year initiative with more than S$45 million ($35.2 million) to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) deploy AI solutions.