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Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving one of the largest infrastructure investment cycles in decades, but the rapid global build-out of data centers is also creating a new era of construction, operational, climate and insurance risks, according to the latest Allianz Commercial The data center construction boom: risks and claims trends report revealed on…

Singapore-based real asset manager ESR, Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), and other capital partners are jointly investing in the development of two institutional-grade logistics facilities in Cikarang, Greater Jakarta, expanding their partnership and supporting Indonesia’s long-term logistics, manufacturing, and supply chain development.

Manus, a Singapore-headquartered AI agent startup founded in China, will return to operating as an independent company and delete some user data, months after Chinese regulators blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of the startup.

K2 Therapeutics, a Singapore-based biotechnology company, has raised $50 million in seed financing from MPM BioImpact, the U.S. investment firm that founded the company in 2024.

Recent autonomous AI security incidents raise a less cinematic concern than machines going rogue. Tenable CTO Vlad Korsunsky argues that the immediate risk comes from AI agents faithfully pursuing objectives while holding access and permissions that organizations have not adequately controlled.

Vietnam and Australia will further collaborate in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, cross-border data flows, and undersea cable connectivity.

China's Ant Group, the operator of Alipay, has upgraded its physician platform "Haodf for Doctor" into "AQ for Doctor," an AI-powered workstation for physicians covering online consultations, patient management, clinical decision support, and medical research.

Singapore's Sea Ltd, known for operating Shopee as the biggest e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, reported a revenue of $7.8 billion for the second quarter of 2026, up 48.1 percent year-on-year.

Many Asia Pacific enterprises have embraced AI experimentation but remain stuck at the pilot stage. Srikanth Seshadri of HPE Asia Pacific examines how data quality, governance, and an AI factory approach can help organizations scale AI more reliably.

As employees increasingly use ChatGPT and other generative AI tools at work, businesses need better visibility into shadow AI, sensitive-data exposure, compliance risks, and the controls that can help manage them.