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Australia’s VVMF has secured a TGA manufacturing license for its Westmead facility to produce specified viral vectors under GMP standards.

Anthropic says it disrupted AI-orchestrated cyber operations and unauthorized attempts by labs to extract capabilities from Claude.

Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa will collaborate on common "Know-Your-Agent" standards to verify the AI agents that make payments, as the three payment groups push to let autonomous software transact across their networks.

The MOU marks another step in TechNode’s expansion of its global technology and innovation network. TechNode, The Tech and KTIH will combine their media reach, regional industry networks and cross-border innovation resources to support business connections, investment dialogue and market cooperation between China and Central Asia, creating new opportunities…

Apple has unveiled the $1,999 iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, with a 7.6-inch inner display, A20 Pro chip and October 23 release.

Australian data center operator NEXTDC plans to raise A$1.1 billion through convertible notes to fund its domestic infrastructure pipeline as AI-driven capital spending rises.

Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou has retained the top spot in WIPO’s 2026 ranking of the world’s largest innovation clusters.

Hong Kong-based Reap has launched a Virtual Asset Ledger that lets card-issuing clients make bitcoin and other virtual-asset balances spendable at the point of sale.

ASML and TSMC are leading an industry move to 12-inch photomasks for High NA EUV, with a pilot line targeted for 2031 and production-system readiness in 2033.

Google Threat Intelligence Group says attackers are beginning to use multi-agent AI systems to compress cyber operations, including a credential-harvesting campaign completed in under six hours.