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AI adoption in cybersecurity surges across Malaysia – IDC survey
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in cybersecurity surges across Malaysia with 90 percent are already using it, a survey from IDC showed last Thursday.
DE-CIX Malaysia expands footprint with availability with NTT DATA
DE-CIX Malaysia, the Malaysian subsidiary of the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), announced Tuesday the launch of its full suite of interconnection services at NTT DATA’s CBJ1 Data Center in Cyberjaya.
Snowflake strengthens Malaysia presence with planned AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) availability to address rising demand
Snowflake, the artificial intelligence (AI) data cloud company, announced Thursday it is increasing its Malaysia reach with plans to deploy a local instance on the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region.
SEA sees strong growth in Weixin Pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week
Southeast Asia has seen strong growth in Weixin pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week, Weixin said Thursday.
Singapore’s Qapita raises $26.5M Series B round led by Charles Schwab
Singapore-based Qapita, an equity management platform with presence in India and the United States, announced Wednesday that it has raised $26.5 million in its Series B equity financing round.
SGInnovate backs Vycarb’s $5M funding round to scale low-cost carbon capture and storage technology
Vycarb, a climate tech company pioneering a new category of permanent, measurable carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) using natural waters, announced Monday the closing of a $5M seed funding round.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go in Malaysia
American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI has on Thursday announced the launch of ChatGPT Go, a new subscription plan designed to give people in Malaysia greater access to ChatGPT’s advanced capabilities at a more affordable price.
Startfresh invests in Trozo to bolster brand-customer relationship tooling
Trozo plans to onboard more than 100 brands in the coming months and aims to expand its user base across India and the Middle East.
Softbank acquires ABB’s robotics business for $5.38B
Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd, a global technology electrification and automation firm, to acquire ABB’s robotics business for a total purchase price of $5.38 billion.
Singapore’s Digital Edge secures $325M financing to continue expansion in Indonesia
Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-based data center platforms backed by global infrastructure investor Stonepeak, has announced the successful close of an IDR 5.5 trillion ($325 million) corporate facility from PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) for expansion in Indonesia.
