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China’s Huawei launches 4 AI data center power & cooling solutions in Malaysia

China's technology giant Huawei has launched four AI data center infrastructure solutions in Malaysia targeting power supply, power protection, energy storage, and cooling.

50% of Southeast Asia CEOs prioritize innovation, but employees doubt execution: Omni HR

Half of CEOs in Southeast Asia say innovation is critical to their business strategy, yet 32.5 percent of employees say they do not feel confident in innovation, influence, and cross-functional collaboration, according to a report of AI-powered payroll platform Omni HR.

US to invest $2.5B in Southeast Asia, including AI initiative, $1.5B in energy

The United States is investing more than $2.5 billion in Southeast Asia, headlined by a new artificial intelligence (AI) initiative to export American AI technology across the region and a $1.5 billion platform to build out energy infrastructure.

Japan’s ITOCHU, Vietnam’s FPT Software to jointly establish Global Tech Center for AI transformation

Japan's sogo shosha ITOCHU has established a Global Tech Center (GTC) and formed a partnership with FPT Software, the software contractor under Vietnam's technology giant FPT to drive AI transformation across its overseas group companies.

HSBC to open global AI center in Singapore in H2/2026, hiring 100 specialists

HSBC is establishing a Global AI Center of Excellence in Singapore in the second half of 2026, hiring more than 100 AI specialists to develop artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for deployment across its global network.

Huawei, Thailand jointly launch AI ecosystem initiative, to push innovation, talent development

Huawei has joined Thai government agencies, telecom carriers, large language model developers, AI associations, and universities to launch the Thailand AI Ecosystem Initiative, in order to push Thailand as a hub for AI innovation in Southeast Asia.

China’s Huawei Cloud launches agentic AI infrastructure, coding agent beta in Thailand

Huawei Cloud has announced its Agentic Infrastructure for Thailand and launched an open beta of its CodeArts Agent coding platform at the Huawei Cloud Summit Thailand 2026, the Chinese giant said in a statement on Friday.

Singapore’s AI facilitator Ropedia raises $22M pre-Series A for physical AI data infrastructure, $30m in total

Singapore-based Ropedia, a data infrastructure company for physical AI and robotics, has raised $22 million in a Pre-Series A round, bringing its total funding to $30 million.

65% of Singapore, Australia security leaders see AI attack as inevitable, yet only 40% fully prepared: Mimecast

As many as 65 percent of IT and security decision-makers in Singapore and Australia believe an AI-driven attack against their organizations is inevitable within the next 12 months, yet only 40 percent report being fully prepared with specific strategies for AI-driven threats.

93% of global finance professionals doubt AI-generated insights as GenAI skills gap widens: ACCA

As many as 93 percent of finance professionals globally are concerned about the integrity and verifiability of AI-generated insights, according to a survey.