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Samsung posts record $205.6B revenue in H1/2026, semiconductors deliver $96.2B or 97% of operating profit

South Korea's chaebol Samsung Electronics posted consolidated revenue of $205.6 billion for the first half of 2026, up 98.7 percent year on year, according to its semi-annual reported filed with the Korea Exchange (KRX).

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Could Anthropic’s watermark turn AI assistance into a mark of suspicion?

Singapore has no equivalent of Article 50, yet universal watermarking could stigmatize AI use and disadvantage smaller businesses and creators.

MyDIGITAL, Pepper Lab team up to expand AI learning in Malaysia

MyDIGITAL Corporation and Pepper Labs have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand AI learning through Rakyat Digital, combining Malaysia’s Digital Learning Hub with Pepper Labs’ Dapur Digital community network to help more Malaysians understand, use and benefit from artificial intelligence (AI).

Malaysia’s Oppstar, Alphaswift Industries gain access to Arm computing technology

The Malaysian government has on Friday presented offer letters to Oppstar Technology Sdn. Bhd. and Alphaswift Industries Sdn. Bhd. to obtain access to Arm Compute Subsystem (CSS) technology and the Arm Flexible Access (AFA) program under the Strategic Collaboration between the Malaysian Government and Arm Limited.

ESR appoints Dalmar Sheikh as Chief Executive Officer for data centers

Singapore-based assets manager ESR has appointed Dalmar Sheikh as Chief Executive Officer, ESR Data Centers, effective September 1, 2026.

Singapore allocates 200 MW of new data center capacity to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel, ST Telemedia

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said Friday they have provisionally allocated 200 megawatts (MW) of new capacity to four data center operators Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centers, ST Telemedia Global Data Centers through the second Data Center – Call for Application (DC-CFA2)…

Zig by ComfortDelGro invests over $8M in BYD’s new electric and hybrid PHVs

Zig by ComfortDelGro (Zig, 劲) announced Thursday that it is investing over S$10 million ($7.87 million) in its Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) fleet with a range of BYD electric and hybrid vehicles supplied by Vantage Automotive.

Malaysia’s Paywatch, IMU Healthcare launch MediPay for paying medical bills from earned wages

Paywatch, a Malaysian financial-technology company that lets employees draw wages they have already earned before payday, has partnered with IMU Healthcare to launch MediPay, a feature allowing workers to pay for medical and wellness services using those earned wages.

NVIDIA offers to help Vietnam build own LLM, expand AI GPU capacity

NVIDIA proposed four areas of AI cooperation to Vietnam, including helping the country build its own large language model and expand its computing capacity, said Vikram Rao, NVIDIA's vice-president for ASEAN.

Singapore’s DayOne Data secures $415M green loan for hydrogen-powered data center

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has secured a four-year, S$530 million ($415 million) green loan from the Singapore banks DBS, OCBC and UOB to fund its first data center in the country.