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Malaysian organizations struggle to translate AI experimentation into measurable financial impact – PwC

PwC's survey showed a widening artificial intelligence (AI) maturity divide as many Malaysian organizations struggle to translate experimentation into measurable financial impact.

ServiceNow and OpenAI collaborate to deepen and accelerate enterprise AI outcomes

ServiceNow, the artificial intelligence (AI) control tower for business reinvention, and OpenAI announced Wednesday an enhanced strategic collaboration to power agentic AI experiences and accelerate enterprise AI outcomes.

Singapore’s Everstone Capital merges VWO and AB Tasty

Everstone Capital, the Singapore-headquartered private equity arm of the Everstone Group, announced Tuesday that VWO and AB Tasty, two firms in the optimization space, have entered into an agreement to combine.

Aware Super invests $300M in Skyline JV data center business

Australian fund Aware Super announced Tuesday a $300 million investment into the Skyline JV data center business, which indirectly owns Vantage Data Centers APAC (Vantage APAC), a global provider of hyperscale data centers with more than ten high-quality assets across Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Airwallex acquires South Korea’s payment firm Paynuri

Airwallex, a global financial platform, has acquired Paynuri Co. Ltd., an entity holding Payment Gateway and Prepaid Electronic Payment Instrument licenses as well as a Foreign Exchange Business registration, in South Korea.

Singapore partners with Shenzhen to trial the first cross-border data validation platform

Singapore has partnered with Shenzhen to trial the first cross-border data validation platform linking China and Singapore, marking a significant advancement in future digital infrastructure cooperation between the Greater Bay Area and ASEAN nations.

Malaysia’s Khazanah to steer more capital to power grids, chip firms – report

Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to channel more capital into strengthening the power system and supporting local semiconductor companies

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China mulls M&A fund for tech innovation – report

“We will explore establishing a national-level merger and acquisition fund,” Wang Changlin, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said at a press conference on Tuesday.

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Building trust in Agentic AI

Ultimately, trust is not a feature; it is a foundation. To ensure AI systems are safe, effective, and aligned with human values, we must design for trust at every level—from data and models to decisions and deployments.

Juniper Group acquires digital banking solution provider Tagit Singapore

Juniper Group, an operating group of Vela Software and Constellation Software, Inc., announced Tuesday the acquisition of Tagit Singapore Pte Ltd., a global digital banking solution provider.