AI

IMDA doubles down on AI readiness in Singapore by upskilling 40,000 tech professionals over next three years

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will expand the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) to upskill 40,000 tech professionals in Singapore under the National AI Impact Program (NAIIP), including final-year Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) students, over the next three years.

Equinix to build new data center in Malaysia with $190M investment

Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure company, has on Tuesday announced plans to expand its presence in Malaysia with a new data center, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur with over $190 million investment.

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Convergence in the blood: How AI and biotech are rewriting cancer detection across Asia

Industrial bases, not just science, will determine whether breakthroughs become real benefits.

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How are APAC countries approaching AI governance?

The direction across APAC is clear, even though regions move at different paces. Some jurisdictions are moving from voluntary principles to binding rules, especially in high-impact AI applications and critical industries.

Asia-Pacific data center capacity to grow to 57 GW by 2030 – Seraya Partners

Asia-Pacific data center capacity is projected to grow from approximately 32 GW in 2025 to 57 GW by 2030, with artificial intelligence (AI) workloads expected to drive the majority of incremental demand, a whitepaper showed Monday.

Asia’s rise as a new benchmark in AI ethics and governance

Ultimately, Asia’s rise in AI ethics and governance represents a structural shift in global technology architecture. It is not a rejection of global standards, but an expansion of them into a more pluralistic, scalable, and context-aware model designed for large-scale human systems.

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When AI agents start acting on our behalf, security gets more complicated

Southeast Asia’s businesses are moving quickly from AI experimentation to AI delegation. The next challenge is making sure autonomous systems do not become the weakest link in enterprise security.

AI drives 84 percent of breaches in Singapore as attackers outpace defenders

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been involved in 84 percent of reported security breaches in Singapore over the past 12 months, enabling attackers to operate with greater speed and scale than many organizations can defend against, a survey showed Wednesday.

Malaysia must build its own digital capabilities to ensure economic resilience, says Digital Minister

Malaysia’s future economic resilience will depend on its ability to build sovereign digital capabilities rather than merely host foreign technology infrastructure, its Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Thursday.

Malaysia’s AI, smart mobility firms secure $115M export pipeline in Japan

Malaysian technology companies secured more than MYR 450 million ($115.09 million) in potential export opportunities at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, driven by growing international demand for artificial intelligence (AI), smart mobility and autonomous technology solutions, according to the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).