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AI boom fuelling data centre expansion into Asia
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of mergers and aquisitions (M&A) and other investment linked to data centres in the Asia-Pacific region as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom fuels demand for digital infrastructure.
Microsoft pledges $2.2bn in AI investment in Malaysia
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/05/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Microsoft Corp will invest US$2.2 billion to build digital infrastructure in Malaysia, the latest in a series of big-ticket bets on Asia’s rising prominence as a technology market.
Lenovo expounds on 'AI for All' vision
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/04/2024
» Lenovo is transitioning from a PC company into a global technology powerhouse by empowering customers' digital intelligence transformation in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), says a senior executive.
Japan urges Line operator to improve data protection
Published on 05/03/2024
» Japan’s communications ministry on Tuesday urged LY Corp, the operator of the Line messaging app, to strengthen the protection of users’ personal data following a massive data breach.
AI plays cupid as Japan tries to boost marriage rate
Kyodo News, Published on 17/02/2024
» KYODO - With increasing numbers of people in Japan getting married late or not at all, local governments are turning to a new weapon in their fight to reverse the trend -- artificial intelligence (AI).
Singapore builds AI model to 'represent' Southeast Asians
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Like millions worldwide, Southeast Asians have been trying out large language models (LLMs) such as Meta's Llama 2 and Mistral AI - but in their native Bahasa Indonesia or Thai. The result has usually been gibberish in English.
TikTok hints at challenge to YouTube
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/01/2024
» TikTok wants to leverage its 3 million content creators and 2.4 million sellers to help foster Thailand's creative industry while it prepares to compete with YouTube.
China's bamboo could replace high-emitting plastics, but tech bottlenecks are stunting growth
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/12/2023
» It feeds one of the Earth's rarest species. It was the writing surface for some of the earliest books. It could prove essential in reducing vast amounts of carbon emissions - and China has more of it than anywhere else.
Cloud, data centre providers plug perks
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/10/2023
» Thailand should offer more incentives to the business sector to use cloud and data centre services, making such facilities critical infrastructure, according to cloud and data centre providers in Thailand.
Japan, Asean to bolster cybersecurity collaboration
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2023
» KYODO - Japan and eight Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) members agreed Thursday to bolster cybersecurity collaboration, with 2023 marking 50 years of Japan-Asean friendship and cooperation.