Thailand’s Cloud Security Standard took effect Sept. 10, 2026, raising compliance requirements for government, CII organizations, and cloud providers.

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South Korea will launch the 614-petaflop Hangang supercomputer in December, opening high-end compute to researchers, national projects, and companies.

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Thailand has asked 49 data centers under construction to pause voluntarily while more than 117 pending projects face an approval freeze.

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The Philippines’ $34.4 billion AI infrastructure plan targets 1.5 GW of data center capacity by 2033, as two US hyperscalers evaluate sites.

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OpenAI will anchor two Firmus AI data centers in Malaysia, adding future APAC compute capacity as regional infrastructure investment surges.

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China’s military is exploring humanoid robots for urban combat as the country’s commercial robotics industry dominates global shipments and manufacturing.

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Australia plans to let social media users choose algorithmic or follow-only feeds under new digital safety rules targeting platform design and control.

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OnePlus Ace 7 series leaks reveal a 185Hz display, active cooling, huge battery tests and possible Pro hardware, with availability still unknown.

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Nearly half of Singapore employers rank AI as a 2027 priority as wage caution grows and implementation barriers remain.

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The BSP is proposing a 12-month pause on new payment system operators as it tightens QR merchant identification and transaction-tracing rules.

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CISA added CVE-2023-49105 to its exploited-flaws catalog after researchers tied the old ownCloud bug to reported Philippine nuclear data theft.

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China removed 5.6 million pieces of AI-related content as regulators tighten rules for AI models, online platforms, labeling and app stores.

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Singapore and Thailand are deepening AI, digital trade, and payments cooperation as both countries prepare to shape ASEAN’s next phase of digital integration.

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OnePlus 16 camera leaks point to a 200MP main sensor, larger 50MP 3x telephoto and new ultrawide, but global availability remains unclear.

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Five Singapore firms account for 98% of Southeast Asia’s data-center equity funding as new cloud and AI capacity spreads across the region.

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Anthropic eyed up to 5GW of AI data center capacity in NSW. Here’s what the potential buildout could mean for Australia’s power grid and IT leaders.

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ARIA now requires Australian chart-eligible music to be substantially human-made, excluding songs where AI creates the primary creative elements.

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