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Seattle, 1 August 2026 – Amazon has completed a US$50 billion investment in OpenAI, converting one of the technology sector’s largest funding commitments into a deeper strategic alignment…
Mountain View, 1 August 2026 – Google has withdrawn a generative image feature from Google Earth after synthetic scenes resembling satellite imagery circulated online, turning a product experiment…
Hilversum, 31 July 2026 – Universal Music Group shares fell by about a quarter after investors reacted to concerns over streaming growth, delivering a severe valuation reset for…
Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2026 – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong are expected to unveil the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone master plan in…
Detroit, 31 July 2026 – General Motors plans to introduce a proprietary in-vehicle artificial-intelligence experience later in 2026, extending its strategy to turn connected cars into continuously updated…
Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2026 – Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad has issued RM720 million in blue sukuk, extending Malaysia’s Islamic capital-market leadership into financing associated with water infrastructure.…
New York, 31 July 2026 – The technology sector’s artificial-intelligence buildout is entering a more demanding financial phase as heavy infrastructure spending consumes cash and rising memory costs…
Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2026 – Malaysia has called for stronger ASEAN integration to improve manufacturing competitiveness, arguing that Southeast Asia must operate more effectively as a connected…
Hsinchu, 31 July 2026 – MediaTek plans to arrange US$5 billion in financing for its data-centre chip ambitions, signalling that the Taiwanese semiconductor designer is prepared to commit…
Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2026 – The ringgit ended the week marginally higher against the US dollar as softer American economic signals and shifting interest-rate expectations reduced support…
