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Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-center expansion can double Asia-Pacific data-center capacity by 2030, from 32 GW to 57 GW, and can pressure power grids worldwide, in a "generational shift" in electricity demand.

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.

Carousell Autos has launched Carousell Car Drops, opening selected owner-listed cars in Singapore to online bids from consumers alongside professional dealers.

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.

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.

Cohesity and HCLTech have added a managed clean-room environment to the VaultNXT cyber-resilience offering for investigation, validation, and recovery after cyber incidents.

Singapore startup Estha has launched a Mac-based AI workforce that processes supported business documents and data locally on Apple Silicon devices.

Citi Hong Kong will launch a virtual credit card with a dynamic CVC for eligible Mastercard customers to add protection to online transactions.

F5 and MuleSoft have integrated F5 AI Guardrails into Agent Fabric to add inline runtime security and policy enforcement for agentic AI workflows.

Microsoft’s 2026 Responsible AI Transparency Report details governance changes, global safety research, and continued collaboration with institutions in Singapore.