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OpenAI agent breached Australia’s Medicare statistics portal
Australia is investigating after an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to public and non-public files in a Medicare statistics portal.
UiPath adds Cartographer, agent governance and autonomous testing tools
UiPath used FUSION 2026 to introduce Cartographer for mapping enterprise work, new governance controls for AI agents and planned autonomous-testing capabilities in Test Cloud.
Microsoft, Cloudflare disrupt AI-powered EvilTokens phishing service
Microsoft, Cloudflare and law enforcement have disrupted EvilTokens, an AI-powered phishing service linked to more than 12,000 compromised inboxes.
ChatGPT Ads expands into Southeast Asia and Taiwan
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Ads into Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan as it broadens self-service advertising access in Asia.
PolyU, Fudan establish AI healthcare lab with Suanova compute support
Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Fudan University have established a joint AI healthcare laboratory, with Suanova providing computing infrastructure and related technical support.
Vietnam approves Amazon’s Kuiper to test satellite-based telecommunications service
Amazon Kuiper Vietnam, the local satellite unit of U.S. technology group Amazon, has received a Vietnamese licence to run a private satellite-based telecommunications network.
Backed by $450M Pentagon deal, US’ Elmet acquires 5% in Vietnam’s tungsten producer MSR
The Elmet Group, the U.S. tungsten producer that secured a $450 million investment from the U.S. Department of War in mid-September, will buy a 4.99 percent stake in Vietnam's Masan High-Tech Materials for $124.75 million, alongside a multi-year supply deal.
A*STAR expands A*StartCentral deep tech hub as supported ventures raise S$1.6B
Singapore’s A*STAR has launched A*StartCentral 2.0 with an 18,000-square-foot footprint, expanded labs and engineering capabilities, and more support for deep tech startups moving from research to commercialization.
Klook, Visa partner across six Southeast Asian markets on travel experiences
Klook and Visa have signed a memorandum covering Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, combining travel experiences, cardholder offers and creator-led commerce.
Hong Kong’s fintech TROOPS to commit $12M to new Southeast Asia AI-infrastructure unit
TROOPS, a Hong Kong money-lending and property group listed on Nasdaq, will commit $12 million to launch a business unit building AI computing infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
