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Malaysia’s Budget 2027 debate is converging on a difficult balance between fiscal consolidation, targeted development spending and a more even tax framework for cross-border digital commerce.
TSMC has reaffirmed that advanced packaging remains a central part of its 2026 investment programme as AI demand pushes chip performance increasingly beyond transistor scaling and into system-level integration.
Malaysia is moving to broaden the economic value of its data-centre expansion as a national task force reviews a pipeline of more than 40 applications and agencies push for deeper local supply-chain, talent and energy benefits.
Tesla has established a corporate unit in Vietnam, giving the electric-vehicle manufacturer a formal platform from which to assess sales, charging infrastructure and longer-term investment in a fast-growing Southeast Asian market.
Red Hat AI 3.5 adds safety evaluation, operational dashboards and governed agent tools for enterprises scaling artificial intelligence across hybrid cloud.
China’s AI infrastructure is moving deeper into liquid cooling as Shenzhen scales domestic computing clusters and a broader thermal-management supply chain.
South Korea is scaling practical digital training as apps and kiosks exclude older consumers from transport, healthcare, leisure and public services.
Anwar Ibrahim says Muslim societies must pair AI expertise with ethical and religious values to protect economic independence and shape responsible adoption.
Samsung and SK Hynix have rejected KEPCO’s proposed ₩25 trillion electricity prepayment, highlighting the grid-financing challenge behind Korea’s chip clusters.
Anthropic has told a group of shareholders that adjusted operating income is expected to remain positive for a second consecutive quarter, strengthening the argument that enterprise demand can support the economics of frontier artificial intelligence. The disclosure is private and has not been independently verified by the company, so investors should treat it as reported management information rather than audited guidance.
