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Software developers across Southeast Asia and India are handing more work to autonomous AI "agents," yet 86 percent still have to review or validate the AI's output most of the time

Asia-Pacific’s economic growth is expected to remain resilient as an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology export boom supports the region, although weak domestic demand in China, elevated energy prices and tighter US monetary policy pose risks, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.

Stavian Group, a Vietnamese infrastructure developer, with backing from a U.S. government agency, has begun a feasibility study for a large AI and cloud data-center campus planned in Ho Chi Minh City.

Soh brings two decades of investments, venture building and operating experience, built largely in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia.

AnyMind Group is integrating Alibaba's Qwen models into AnyLive to improve real-time intent analysis and Asian-language responses for AI-led live commerce.

Akamai has signed a seven-year cloud services agreement with Anthropic carrying $11.6 billion in contractual commitments, with room to expand by $9 billion.

AnyMind's Kubo Akinori discusses how brands should compare human and AI livestream hosts, disclose AI-generated presenters, localize across Southeast Asia, and keep humans in the loop.

Thailand has approved its first national semiconductor strategy, targeting about $80 billion in cumulative investment and more than 230,000 jobs by 2050.

CBAK Energy has signed an investment agreement for a planned 12 GWh battery project in Nanjing that can produce sodium-ion or lithium-ion cells.

Singapore-headquartered payment intelligence firm iPiD has raised $16 million in a Series A led by Foundation Capital, with Citi and HSBC participating.