As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to evolve, achieving a balance between innovation and ethical considerations, particularly with respect to privacy, is of paramount importance. Thi…
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One of the Biggest AI Boomtowns Is Rising in a Tech-Industry Backwater
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Malaysia— Gary Goh was the chief executive of a publicly listed property developer three years ago when prospective clients started asking whether his company had land for data centre…
Malaysia launches national guidlines on AI governance, ethnics
Speaking at the launch, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that the National Guidelines on AIGE is a framework for setting parameters for AI users in industry and a code of…
From palm oil to data: Malaysia builds AI hub on Singapore’s doorstep
In what were once wild jungle and palm oil plantations in southern Malaysia, the likes of TikTok, Nvidia and Microsoft are racing to install the building blocks of the digital economy: data centres. B…
How the Philippines is adopting AI in the business process outsourcing industry
Leading business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the Philippines have reaffirmed their support of artificial intelligence, believing that AI integration would result in better opportunities for…
Investing in Blockchain, Web3, and AI for Social Impact
Only 10 per cent of private capital investment in early-stage innovators reaches emerging markets. To address this gap, the UNICEF Venture Fund launched a new growth funding tier in 2021, with up to $…
ASEAN countries join hands for AI development
Southeast Asian countries have pledged to work together to foster the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the region and established a working group on AI governance. In their recent meetin…
TikTok owners plan $2.1bn investments to turn Malaysia into AI hub
TikTok promoters are planning to expand their operations, and turn Malaysia into an artificial intelligence (AI) hub with new investments to the tune of $2.1 billion, an official revealed on Friday. T…
Microsoft to invest $2.2 bln in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to expand cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services in the company’s latest push to pro…
Vietnam’s FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips
Vietnam’s top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory using Nvidia’s graphics chips and software, the two firms said on Tuesday. FPT plans to use N…