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Indonesia’s data center boom faces growing infrastructure challenges – BMI
Indonesia’s data center market is set for continued expansion, supported by international private capital, cloud adoption, data localization requirements and spillover demand from Singapore, but growing constraints around power, land, water, connectivity and renewable energy could increasingly challenge the country’s ability to sustain its growth, BMI…
Why more Asian startups are building dual-market companies
Asian startup founders are planning their US expansion earlier, placing commercial teams closer to capital and customers while keeping product, engineering and operations rooted in Asia.
Malaysia’s chip sector faces uneven AI gains, supply risks – HSBC
Malaysia’s semiconductor sector is benefiting from the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but gains remain uneven across the industry, while supply risks and the challenge of moving further up the value chain continue to weigh on its longer-term outlook, HSBC said on Thursday.
Thunes expands Web3 Infrastructure with EURC to enable instant Euro treasury funding
Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, announced Thursday the expansion of its stablecoin liquidity management capabilities with the launch of EURC prefunding.
Infoblox research finds 65,000 expired domains re-registered daily in first half of 2026
Infoblox Threat Intel said it observed about 65,000 re-registered expired domains a day in the first half of 2026, with some being reused for malware, scams, illegal streaming and online gambling.
Databricks closes $5B funding round at $190B valuation as revenue run-rate tops $7B
Databricks has closed a $5 billion strategic funding round at a $190 billion valuation after reporting more than 80 percent year-on-year growth and a $7 billion revenue run-rate.
Malaysia remains Grab’s biggest revenue source with $622M in H1/2026
Malaysia remained Grab's biggest revenue source in the first half of 2026, generating $622 million as the Singapore-based superapp's total revenue climbed 23 percent year-over-year to $1.95 billion.
Indonesia opens first university-based AI research center at UGM with NVIDIA, Indosat
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, NVIDIA, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs have launched the UGM Indosat NVIDIA AI Technology Center (NVAITC), Indonesia's first university-based AI technology center.
Malaysia’s ZUS Coffee said to explore IPO to raise at least $245M — report
Malaysia's tech-enabled coffee chain ZUS Coffee is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of its Malaysia business to raise at least RM1 billion ($245 million).
Maybank sees Shopee margins bottom and enter more sustained expansion phase
Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday that Singaporean technology firm Sea's results and its management positive expectations have reinforcing its view that Shopee margins have bottomed and are entering a more sustained expansion phase.
