AI
AI cycle enters second phase as infrastructure bottlenecks shift, Kenanga says
The artificial intelligence (AI) investment cycle is entering a second phase in 2026, with demand broadening beyond GPUs to inference, AI agents and commercial applications, creating new opportunities across optical connectivity, power, advanced packaging and semiconductor equipment, Kenanga Research said on Monday.
Southeast Asia divided over AI’s environmental impact – ISEAS survey
Public opinion across Southeast Asia is divided over artificial intelligence (AI)’s environmental impact, with 47.9 percent of respondents viewing AI positively but 30.2 percent holding negative views, while 21.9 percent say they lack enough knowledge to assess its environmental costs and benefits, a survey launched by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute…
Sumsub’s Penny Chai on workforce identity risks in the AI era [Q&A]
Sumsub's Penny Chai discusses help-desk impersonation, event-driven identity checks, employee privacy and governance for AI agents and other non-human identities.
SoundHound powers Kia Sorento generative AI in India
SoundHound AI has deployed its conversational voice and generative AI technology in Kia's Sorento for India, supporting cabin control and live queries.
Seeing Machines demonstrates real-time 3D human understanding for Physical AI on NVIDIA Jetson Thor
Seeing Machines says its Human Mesh Recovery technology can reconstruct people in 3D in real time on NVIDIA Jetson Thor, targeting robotics and Physical AI systems that operate around humans.
Asia’s AI-first development culture is making application security harder
AI-assisted development is accelerating software production across Asia, but security teams are struggling to match machine-speed code generation with remediation, identity controls and governance.
DeepSeek and Huawei open Ascend AI programming tools
DeepSeek and Huawei have developed open-source compute, communication and programming tools for Huawei's Ascend AI chips.
Singapore’s Zeya Health acquires startup ConnectLah to build AI healthcare booking
Singapore's healthtech startup Zeya Health has acquired ConnectLah, a clinic-automation company, to expand its AI platform for booking medical appointments.
ThreatBook acquires CyberStrikeAI security testing platform
ThreatBook has acquired the open-source CyberStrikeAI penetration testing platform and plans an enterprise rollout across Asia-Pacific.
1337 Ventures launches 2026 Request for Startups to find Malaysia’s next generation of pre-seed companies
New Request For Startups translates shifts in AI, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, agriculture, climate and semiconductors into startup opportunities that founders can begin tackling with MYR150,000 to MYR500,000 in early capital.
