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Southeast Asia content commerce to reach $77.9B in 2026 as live goes mainstream – Momentum Works
Southeast Asia’s content commerce gross merchandise value (GMV) is on track to reach $77.9 billion in 2026, as live, short video and content-focused affiliates become a core part of the region's ecommerce mix, according to Momentum Works’ latest report, Live Commerce in Southeast Asia 2026.
Students avoiding AI for schoolwork outscore peers in science: OECD
Fifteen-year-olds reporting they never or almost never used artificial intelligence (AI) for schoolwork outscored their AI-using peers in science on nearly every type of task, except for utilizing AI as a general study aid, according to the PISA result conducted by the OECD.
Malaysia’s Yinson GreenTech secures second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore
MarinEV, the marine electrification business of Yinson GreenTech, has marked another milestone in the commercial adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, securing a one-year bareboat charter with HHH Marine & Logistics (HHH Marine) for Hydromover 1.0, marking its second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore.
Vietnam seeks to halt wolfram export
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade suggested that wolfram (tungsten) is off the list of minerals permitted for export in the current period, without details of the length of the "current period."
AI to push Asia-Pacific data center capacity from 32 to 57 GW by 2030: JLL
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
