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Thursday 24 September 2026
Microsoft to invest US$10B in Middle East AI infrastructure, despite war risks
Microsoft announced that it will invest US$10 billion in expanding AI infrastructure in the Middle East by 2030. The commitment directs funding to a region facing threats from the...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Anthropic joins OpenAI, Google DeepMind in Singapore

Anthropic will open its Singapore office in October, making it the company's fifth office in the Asia-Pacific region after Tokyo, Bengaluru,...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
Malaysia reviews data centre benefits after 40-plus 2026 applications
Malaysia has received more than 40 applications to develop or expand data centres so far in 2026, underscoring the region's continued boom in data centre investment. But officials...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Microsoft opens fourth India cloud region, casting Hyderabad as an AI hub for Asia and the Global South
Microsoft has turned a headline slice of its US$20.5 billion India commitment into operating infrastructure, opening a Hyderabad cloud region it intends to serve customers well beyond...
Thursday 17 September 2026
Physical AI targets factory assembly pain points

Deloitte Taiwan has warned that only 3% of companies have broadly integrated physical AI into operations, while just 5% say it has already...

Tuesday 15 September 2026
Samsung's Cheonan plant reallocates packaging capacity from Exynos to HBM
Samsung Electronics is accelerating the restructuring of its semiconductor packaging footprint. Its Cheonan facility is gradually phasing out packaging operations for the Exynos mobile...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Firmus, OpenAI strike compute deal for Malaysia AI factories
Firmus and OpenAI have announced a multi-year strategic partnership that will add dedicated AI compute capacity in Malaysia, underscoring how Asia-Pacific is becoming central to global...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
ASML chooses Netherlands for major expansion after warning it could build abroad
ASML's groundbreaking at Brainport Industries Campus North commits Europe's most valuable company to a build-out that could eventually hold up to 20,000 workplaces in a single Dutch...
Sunday 6 September 2026
Middle East tensions, Panama Canal limits can further tighten global shipping
Rising Middle East tensions, marked by the largest US-Iran military exchange since July, have once again cast a shadow of geopolitical escalation over the region. Meanwhile, recent...
Friday 4 September 2026
Silicon Valley overflow fuels semiconductor boom in California's Capital Region
A surge of multibillion-dollar industrial expansions is quietly transforming California's capital region into a premier domestic semiconductor and advanced technology powerhouse, positioning...
Friday 28 August 2026
Jingwei Hirain targets Malaysia, ASEAN smart mobility supply chains
China's largest domestic Tier 1 auto parts supplier, Jingwei Hirain, is stepping up its push into Malaysia and the ASEAN market, with President Chengjian Fan saying the region will...
Friday 28 August 2026
Pioneering sustainable water solutions in Asia-Pacific data centers
At the Sustainability Environment Asia Conference 2026, Gunalan Kaniasan, principal for water resources in Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJC) at AWS, outlined strategies for water sustainability...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Southeast Asia mobility shifts put GATE 2026 in focus
The 2026 Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE 2026) will take place August 26-28 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur, as Southeast...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
US pushes South Korea to prioritize memory chip investment in trade talks
US officials have pressed South Korea to make memory chip manufacturing its first strategic investment in the US, according to a report cited by JoongAng Daily. The claim...
Monday 17 August 2026
Record orders, yet profits squeezed: Asia-Pacific electronics supply chain caught in cost crunch

Global Electronics Association survey data show that demand across the global electronics manufacturing industry maintained steady...