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Australia’s Firmus, OpenAI to team up on Malaysia expansion of AI data centers
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus and OpenAI will cooperate to expand AI data center capacity into Malaysia, a new market for the Australian infrastructure company, under a multi-year partnership to develop two sites there.
September 8, 2026
News,Singapore,Transportation,eCommerce
Carousell Autos launches consumer car auction in Singapore
Carousell Autos has launched Carousell Car Drops, opening selected owner-listed cars in Singapore to online bids from consumers alongside professional dealers.
September 8, 2026
News,Asia,Corporate Innovation
China’s Tencent Cloud to power Pakistan-originated travel platform Bookme’s regional expansion
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, will provide cloud infrastructure to Bookme, a Pakistan-born travel and e-ticketing platform, to support its expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
September 8, 2026
Singapore’s OneByZero, AWS to jointly scale governed AI agents across Asia-Pacific
Singapore-based OneByZero, an AI-focused systems integrator, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will cooperate to expand the deployment of governed AI "coworkers" for enterprises across Asia-Pacific and Japan.
September 8, 2026
Cohesity adds managed clean-room capability to HCLTech VaultNXT
Cohesity and HCLTech have added a managed clean-room environment to the VaultNXT cyber-resilience offering for investigation, validation, and recovery after cyber incidents.
September 8, 2026
Singapore startup Estha launches private AI suite for Mac
Singapore startup Estha has launched a Mac-based AI workforce that processes supported business documents and data locally on Apple Silicon devices.
September 8, 2026
Citi Hong Kong to launch virtual card with dynamic CVC for online payments
Citi Hong Kong will launch a virtual credit card with a dynamic CVC for eligible Mastercard customers to add protection to online transactions.
September 8, 2026
F5, MuleSoft integrate AI guardrails into Agent Fabric workflows
F5 and MuleSoft have integrated F5 AI Guardrails into Agent Fabric to add inline runtime security and policy enforcement for agentic AI workflows.
September 8, 2026
Microsoft updates responsible AI governance as agentic systems advance
Microsoft’s 2026 Responsible AI Transparency Report details governance changes, global safety research, and continued collaboration with institutions in Singapore.
September 8, 2026
News,Asia,Sustainability,AI,Transportation
Cathay Pacific expands Google AI contrail trials in Asia
Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding AI-powered contrail-avoidance trials across Asian and trans-Pacific routes after an initial operational test.
September 7, 2026
Students avoiding AI for schoolwork outscore peers in science: OECD
September 8, 2026
Vietnam seeks to halt rare wolfram export
September 8, 2026
Students avoiding AI for schoolwork outscore peers in science: OECD
September 8, 2026
Vietnam seeks to halt rare wolfram export
September 8, 2026













