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US’s Robinhood secures in-principle approval to launch brokerage in Singapore

US fintech firm Robinhood has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to offer brokerage services.

Malaysian tech firms partly shielded from energy cost volatility – Kenanga

While Malaysia's technology sector is structurally exposed to energy cost volatility, its earnings impact is partially mitigated by cost pass-through mechanisms, Kenanga Research said in its recent report.

Asia’s softer grid demand amid renewables push for energy security – BMI

Accelerating distributed generation across several Asian markets has driven a downward revision to its on-grid electricity demand forecasts, as more supportive rooftop solar policy and persistently high retail tariffs erode grid-based consumption, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said in its recent report.

China’s JETOUR unveils “Travel+” strategy at Auto China 2026

To date, JETOUR has sold over 2.27 million vehicles globally, covering 100 countries and regions, and has won the support of more than 50 million fans worldwide.

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Enterprises rethink defense as cybercrime scales to industrial proportions

As cybercrime evolves into a regional industry, defensive strategies require matching coordination, intelligence sharing, and operational discipline. Success in 2026 won't belong to organizations with the most tools, but to those who truly understand attack patterns and execute with unwavering cybersecurity hygiene.

Malaysia deepens national AI partnership with Microsoft

Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital and Microsoft have on Friday announced the launch of Microsoft Elevate, an expanded national artificial intelligence (AI) capacity building initiative to strengthen Malaysia’s AI readiness, aligned with the country’s AI Nation 2030 ambitions.

DBS expands AI program to boost SME AI adoption

DBS, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), have on Friday announced an enhanced version of its Spark GenAI program to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) accelerating their artificial intelligence (AI) transformation.

BII launches $1.5B new climate initiative for Asia

British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, has on Thursday launched $1.5 billion new climate initiative for Asia.

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The transitional decade: Why mythos is a problem for legacy code, not for cybersecurity vendors

Mythos's capabilities are real — Cybench and OpenBSD settle that. The harder problem is how the world gets through the window between a system built on the assumption that vulnerability discovery is expensive and a system in which it isn't, without cascading failures in exactly the infrastructure least able to be rewritten. 

Korea’s SK Innovation to build 1,500 MW power plant in Vietnam to support AI data center

South Korea's SK Innovation plans to develop a 1,500 MW LNG-fired power plant in Vietnam, partly to electrify a AI data center, highlighting the growing link between energy infrastructure and digital development.