A new analysis of AI governance models finds that global frameworks including the EU AI Act and the U.S. NIST AI Risk Management Framework favor distributed operational accountability, placing final a…
A CNA investigation found about 500 TikTok videos pushing false or misleading claims about Singapore or Malaysia, drawing more than 3 million views. Nearly all (98%) of the videos were assembled using…
Singapore's data center boom is straining its clean energy supply, but a proposed Sumatra–Singapore grid interconnection could tap South Sumatra's geothermal resources to provide round-the-clock basel…
Australia is creating a central Office of AI inside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate artificial intelligence regulation nationwide, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will a…
Nvidia has slashed its list of Asian buyers for advanced AI chips by more than half, implementing a stringent new 'white list' after tightening compliance checks to block shipments from reaching China…
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has started mass-producing 12-inch silicon photonics wafers from its Fab 12i facility in Singapore, marking a commercial milestone for AI data center intercon…
Scammers in Southeast Asia are using generative AI to clone the faces and voices of trusted leaders, including Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, to defraud victims. In one case, a deepfake of …
OpenAI and Google are selling AI models to Singapore subsidiaries of blacklisted Chinese firms Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent, exploiting a loophole in US export controls that restrict sales to mainland …
Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek added $7.7 billion in direct China investments in fiscal 2025, pushing its total portfolio to a record $324 billion. The fund is tripling down on AI, targeting …
Karina Portugal, a non-technical sales executive, built a career in fraud prevention by focusing on customer relationships rather than product expertise. She entered the male-dominated field by convin…
Sabrina Lim, a 28-year-old former software engineer with a master's from Imperial College London, quit her job to become a baker with no experience. Using AI to learn baking and document her journey o…
A new analysis argues that universal basic income and single-payer healthcare are unworkable in America due to cultural individualism, aversion to taxes, and unfavorable demographics, contrasting with…
AI researcher Sasha Luccioni argues that data centers, often vilified as environmental villains, can be made sustainable through smarter design, local energy solutions, and regulatory mandates. She hi…
Singapore authorities seized a $42 million luxury home and charged three suspects with fraud and money laundering in an alleged scheme to smuggle Nvidia AI chips to China, involving roughly $390 milli…
Avnet is convening regional partners and customers at its Edge & Beyond Tech Days in July 2026 to accelerate real-world edge AI deployments in Singapore and Vietnam, citing 81% of companies moving bey…
Vertiv announced a new factory in Johor, Malaysia, set to open in early 2026, to produce cooling and power equipment for AI data centers in Asia Pacific. The facility aims to cut delivery times and su…
Stanford University's 2026 AI Index reveals the United Arab Emirates and Singapore lead in generative AI adoption at 54% and 61% respectively, while the United States ranks 24th at 28.3% despite leadi…
Singapore graduates are accepting government-funded traineeships paying half the median starting salary as AI adoption and a hiring freeze erode entry-level jobs. The GRIT program offers S$1,800–S$2,4…
The European Union has joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative, a multinational pact to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, expanding transatlantic tech cooperation. The non-binding agreement c…
Singapore leads the world in per capita usage of Anthropic's Claude AI, according to new data. The city-state's high adoption rate underscores its aggressive push to integrate AI across industries.…