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Digital investments in Malaysia hit a record MYR 163.6 billion ($36.81 billion) in 2024, compared to MYR 46.8 billion ($10.53 billion) in 2023, driven by a stable government and pro-business policies in reinforcing the country’s reputation as a regional tech hub, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) said Thursday.

The emergence of AI doctors backed much with agentic reasoning, has a new dawn in healthcare. These intelligent systems are not only helping to improve diagnostic and treatment accuracy but also facilitating #healthcare to be more available and quick. As we enter this technological flood, we must also confront and solve the ethical, technical, and…

Over a hundred tech companies, primarily American, have laid off a minimum of 29,537 employees since January 2025, a report revealed recently.

Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has forged a partnership with United Kingdom-based chartered professional membership body Energy Institute (EI) for Asia's energy transition.

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models, solutions, upgraded infrastructure offerings in Malaysia to advance the country’s AI agenda.

Kyndryl, the global information technology (IT) infrastructure services provider, has on Thursday announced it entered into an agreement with LifeTech Group, a Malaysia-based managed cybersecurity services provider, to establish the first in-country security operations center (SOC) on public cloud in Malaysia.

Earlier this month, EBANX has been granted in-principle approval for a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Techcoop, a Vietnam-based integrated agritech platform, has successfully closed a $70 million Series A funding round, comprising equity and debt financing.

Transcelestial, a Singapore-based technology firm, has launched Singapore’s first inter-satellite laser communications mission, supported by the country’s national space office Singapore Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn) and satellite downstream services provider ST Engineering Satellite Systems.

Indonesia-based health-tech firm Bumame has announced the successful completion of a funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures, with participation from 500 Global and Kopital Ventures.