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Mountain View, 22 August 2026 – Waymo has doubled its federal lobbying expenditure as competition in robotaxis moves beyond engineering and into policy. The development shows that autonomous…
The massive $200 billion AI capital expenditure wave is challenging traditional quarterly EPS metrics, driving Wall Street toward cash flow and ROIC valuation frameworks.
OpenAI has reduced developer API pricing for its frontier GPT models by over 20%, lowering the cost of intelligence and intensifying competition across the global AI ecosystem.
TikTok has finalized a $400 million settlement with US regulators over children's privacy compliance, mandating strict algorithmic reforms and age verification overhauls.
Pan-Asian data center operator DayOne has secured a US$237 million syndicated loan for its flagship Hong Kong hyperscale facility, accelerating expansion ahead of a US IPO.
MDEC has expanded its 50% matching grant rollout to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and digital workflow automation across Malaysia’s vital SME business ecosystem.
Record corporate debt issuance by Big Tech hyperscalers to fund over $200 billion in AI data center capex is reshaping corporate bond supply and credit yield dynamics.
Malaysia’s healthcare sector is pivoting toward intelligent value-based care, deploying artificial intelligence to mitigate 12% medical inflation and improve clinical outcomes.
A record 4.3 million vehicle recall across China involving Tesla and ten automakers highlights the rising complexity of software-defined electric vehicles and puts warranty costs under intense investor scrutiny.
Singapore's rapid artificial intelligence expansion is lifting national GDP growth while accentuating a two-speed economic divide between high-tech clusters and traditional domestic enterprises.
