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Cyber threats will continue to evolve, and no organization can eliminate risks entirely. However, organizations can improve their ability to prepare, respond and recover. Protecting modern economies and ensuring resilient digital infrastructure is a shared responsibility that requires commitment from every stakeholder.

Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (MTDC) has on Wednesday officially launched SemiconStart Malaysia, a national semiconductor incubation program designed to support the growth of high-potential Malaysian and Malaysia-based semiconductor ventures in higher-value segments of the global semiconductor value chain.

Singapore-headquartered Ant International opened its Global Development Center (GDC) in Kuala Lumpur, located within Malaysia's international financial center TRX.

As many as 72 percent of organizations in the Philippines have already deployed or are piloting artificial intelligence (AI), yet only 17 percent say they can recruit and retain enough AI-skilled talent.

As many as 90 percent of IT leaders acknowledge gaps in their ability to defend against AI-driven threats, according to the "Reinforcing the Modern Workplace global: How to Identify and Combat AI Threats" report conducted by technology giant Lenovo.

Ascertain, a Malaysian financial technology and payments ecosystem provider, is expanding into Indonesia, Oman, and India, in order to exporting its homegrown financial infrastructure. 

Thailand-based Amity Robotics, a physical AI and robotics company building AI-powered experiences for the physical world, has closed a $7 million seed round combining equity and debt financing.

Acti, a Singapore-based company describing itself as the world's first agentic keyboard, has raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by the United States-based BITKRAFT Ventures.

In an increasingly digital APAC economy, communications resilience is not a technical concern. It is a strategic imperative - one that sits squarely at the intersection of revenue, trust, and competitive differentiation. The businesses that treat it that way will be the ones still standing when their competitors are not.

By bringing global innovators directly into the offices, laboratories, manufacturing facilities, and innovation centers of industry leaders, the tour highlighted the Greater Bay Area's position as a global hub for entrepreneurship, advanced manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.