xAI is preparing to supply GPU infrastructure to Cursor for AI model training. The training will use tens of thousands of GPUs from xAI’s system. Access to large-scale computing infrastructure is becoming more central to AI development, as companies allocate GPU capacity beyond internal use and into external model training. Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, ... Read more ›
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Meta extends Broadcom AI chip deal to 2029. May reduce reliance on Nvidia, increase control over AI infrastructure. Large tech firms are designing their own hardware as spending on AI infrastructure increases. Hyperscaler spending on AI infrastructure is expected to increase in 2026, with some estimates placing total investment between $635 billion and $665 billion. ... Read more ›
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Amazon Leo’s US$11.6B acquisition of Globalstar brings direct-to-device satellite connectivity to a market that Starlink has been building in largely unopposed The deal arms Amazon with the spectrum and infrastructure to challenge SpaceX across Southeast Asia’s most underserved connectivity corridors Satellite internet in Southeast Asia has, until recently, been a one-horse race. Starlink arrived first, ... Read more ›
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Author: Gayan Koralage, director Malaysia business and director group strategy at Edotco Group The global economy today is valued at approximately US$100 trillion. The figure, however, is not confined to land alone. Economic value is layered in physical surfaces, skies, oceans and now space. Over the past three centuries, global growth has unfolded in four ... Read more ›
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Malaysia’s MyDigital ID is becoming part of the country’s public infrastructure. The national authentication platform gives users a single credential for access to several services, mainly in government and, in some cases, on private platforms. The aim to make digital transactions easier, tighten security, and reduce credential duplication in multiple agencies. Assessing and Optimising MyDigital ... Read more ›
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Southeast Asia leads the world in AI optimism, but its governance frameworks haven’t caught up. Malaysia posted the largest AI optimism increase of any country surveyed. The region’s responsible AI maturity hasn’t kept pace. Southeast Asia trusts AI more than anywhere else in the world. Stanford University’s 2026 AI Index Report, published this week, documents ... Read more ›
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Most businesses asking for a chatbot are actually asking for something else entirely. The trouble is, they do not know it yet. The AI conversation in most boardrooms and project briefs right now starts and ends with chatbots. A business identifies a problem, someone proposes an AI solution, and in a few meetings the discussion ... Read more ›
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Physical AI is Japan’s sovereign bet, with SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony building a trillion-parameter model. Japanese government pledges ¥1 trillion, steelmakers and banks hold stakes. Japan has stopped waiting for Silicon Valley to solve its industrial problems. On April 12, SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony jointly established a company called Japan AI Foundation Model ... Read more ›
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The gap between India’s deployment of agentic AI and the rest of the region is wider than headlines suggest. Global report finds India ahead, Australia and Japan are still finding their footing. A new global survey of 1,879 IT leaders captures how unevenly agentic AI adoption is moving in Asia. The OutSystems 2026 State of ... Read more ›
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Ericsson’s vision for 6G centres on an “intelligent fabric” where AI is built into the network itself. This would allow networks to process data and act in real time. The transition to 6G is becoming clear as telecom companies move beyond early research and begin testing how future networks might work in practice. At Mobile ... Read more ›
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China’s national AI education plan signals that AI literacy is now a workforce infrastructure decision, not a curriculum one. Several countries have already mandated AI in schools. Malaysia has not. China’s Ministry of Education made it official last week. Artificial intelligence will be woven into every stage of the country’s education system–primary school, secondary school, ... Read more ›
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Minor Hotels builds data and AI platform with Google Cloud and Salesforce. Supports AI tools with built-in privacy controls. A change is underway in how hotel groups use data as travel becomes more shaped by digital tools and automated systems. Minor Hotels is building a new data and AI platform with support from Google Cloud, ... Read more ›
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AWS AI revenue tops US$15 billion in Q1 2026, presents real returns. Amazon’s custom chip business doubles to US$20bn. Capacity constraints mean demand is still outrunning supply For the better part of two years, the loudest criticism of AI investment has been the same: show me the revenue. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy had a straightforward ... Read more ›
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The MATCH Act would extend US semiconductor export controls to block China from buying and servicing DUV lithography tools that it cannot make itself South Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers with China fabs are directly exposed, as Beijing accelerates a push for 80% chip self-sufficiency by 2030 Washington has been tightening semiconductor export controls on China ... Read more ›
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Author: Azadeh Williams, AZK Media AI-powered Customer Data Cloud, Amperity, has announced an expansion of its Australian operations, including the availability of its platform in the AWS Asia-Pacific Sydney and Melbourne Regions, after growing demand from enterprises that require local data residency and scale. Amperity’s footprint in Australia has doubled in size over the past ... Read more ›
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Chinese memory chips from YMTC are on track to make it the world’s third-largest NAND producer by end-2026 CXMT posted US$8 billion in 2025 revenue, up 130%, as Chinese memory chips ride an AI-driven super cycle China’s two leading memory chipmakers are moving into a global market that, for once, has room for them. Demand ... Read more ›
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Intel joins Musk’s Terafab project with Tesla and SpaceX to build AI chips. Project aims to expand computing capacity as AI demand grows. Intel is stepping into a large-scale chip project tied to Elon Musk’s plans for robotics and AI infrastructure, marking a change in how the company positions itself in the race for advanced ... Read more ›
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TikTok to build a second data centre in Lahti, Finland, a year after political backlash around its first in Kouvola. €1 billion investment in Finland part of TikTok’s €12 billion European data sovereignty initiative. TikTok is pressing ahead with a second TikTok data centre in Finland, announcing a €1 billion (US$1.16 billion) investment in a ... Read more ›
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Anthropic is set to access 3.5GW of custom AI chips capacity through Broadcom and Google starting in 2027 One line in Broadcom’s regulatory filing tells a more cautious story than the press release does When Broadcom filed an 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, it did something routine in form ... Read more ›
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A developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, Kong, has announced that Bruce Felt has joined it as CFO. Felt is a seasoned finance leader who brings experience guiding enterprise software companies through their growth phases, including several IPOs, acquisitions, and global expansions. Mr. Felt has led finance organisations from early-stage environments to significant global ... Read more ›
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