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“AI won’t make me a better dad. My child needs love, attention, presence—not a smarter parent,” Kass said, adding that AI may simulate emotion or provide advice, but it cannot replicate human warmth, empathy, or moral judgment.

The BEYOND Expo Greater Bay Area 2025 Innovation Tour provided an insightful experience into the technological advancements and innovative spirit thriving within the Greater Bay Area.

GoTo Group, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, and Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced Thursday the successful migration of GoTo Financial’s infrastructure to Alibaba Cloud’s data centers in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Alibaba Cloud Global AI Hackathon made its grand debut in Malaysia as part of the 2025 global series, following its kickoff in Singapore.

As the global esports industry recovers from a period of downturn, Ho said he sees the so-called “esports winter” not as a crisis, but as a necessary phase of transformation. NIP, a Nasdaq-listed international esports group, is leveraging this moment to diversify its ecosystem and accelerate its global strategy, he added.

This year’s BEYOND Expo attracted more than 800 companies, 800 investors and 25,000 visitors, across sectors from AI, HealthTech and Clean Energy to Robotics and SportsTech, making it the biggest BEYOND Expo yet and one of the largest annual pan-Asian technology gatherings.

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), have announced a strategic partnership to help accelerate the digital transformation of up to 3,000 local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and digital solutions providers through the adoption of cloud technologies…

PingPong, the China-based cross-border payment solutions provider, has expanded its global payments platform into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia, following license approvals from local central banks.

Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), Malaysia’s national payments network, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad (BOC Malaysia) to explore seamless, real-time payment and settlement solutions that simplify financial flows between Malaysia and China.

Chinese multinational technology company Alibaba Group and German multinational software firm SAP SE announced Wednesday a strategic partnership to jointly accelerate enterprise innovation and digital transformation through advanced cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.