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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – Celestica is preparing to create more than 2,100 jobs in Malaysia as the electronics manufacturing group expands capacity serving artificial-intelligence, cloud…
Akita, Japan, 17 August 2026 – A proposed artificial-intelligence data centre in Akita is emerging as one of Japan’s most ambitious regional digital-infrastructure projects, with planned power demand…
Beijing, China, 17 August 2026 – Ingenic Semiconductor has launched a Hong Kong share offering that could raise as much as HK$3.22 billion, giving the Beijing-based chip designer…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – Malaysia’s technology sector is entering a firmer phase of the global electronics cycle, with demand linked to artificial intelligence, improving factory…
Seongnam, South Korea, 17 August 2026 – HD Hyundai Electric has developed South Korea’s first 420-kilovolt sulphur-hexafluoride-free circuit breaker, positioning the company to compete for European transmission-grid investment…
Ampang, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – YTL AI Labs is extending its role in Malaysia’s artificial-intelligence ecosystem beyond infrastructure by supporting builder programmes, local applications and broader access…
Sydney, Australia, 17 August 2026 – Australia’s corporate regulator is warning that artificial-intelligence-generated deepfakes are making investment scams more convincing, scalable and difficult to detect as criminals impersonate…
Hangzhou, China, 17 August 2026 – Alibaba Group is selling its gaming arm in a transaction worth at least US$1.5 billion, sharpening the Chinese technology group’s effort to…
Singapore, 17 August 2026 – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports grew 24.2 per cent year on year in July, extending June’s 20.8 per cent expansion as global artificial-intelligence demand…
Sydney, Australia, 17 August 2026 – New South Wales is offering data-centre developers a faster approval pathway in exchange for stronger commitments on energy, water, jobs and community…
