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    3 Before 9 - AI signals from Asia
    Tuesday, 27 January 2026

    3 Before 9

    Your essential AI intelligence briefing. Three signals that matter, delivered before your first cup of coffee.

    Quick Context

    Who should pay attention

    AI leaders, founders, enterprise decision-makers, and teams deploying AI across Asia.

    What changes next

    Regulatory expectations tighten, infrastructure buildout accelerates, and enterprise AI governance matures.

    1

    Singapore launches HVDC testbed for AI data centres

    ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has launched Southeast Asia’s first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) testbed in Singapore to improve power efficiency and resilience for AI workloads.

    Why it matters for Asia

    power efficiency is becoming the real constraint on AI scale, and HVDC could materially lower energy losses for dense compute environments.

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    2

    South Korea to mandate AI transparency for high-impact systems

    South Korea’s government has confirmed that high-impact AI systems will be required to provide transparency disclosures, including purpose, data use, and human oversight mechanisms, under its new AI regulatory framework.

    Why it matters for Asia

    Korea is setting one of Asia’s clearest lines between low-risk and high-risk AI, which will affect product design and compliance planning for vendors operating in the region.

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    3

    India accelerates AI skilling push for public sector adoption

    India has announced a major expansion of AI training programmes for civil servants, aimed at embedding AI use across government departments and public services.

    Why it matters for Asia

    large-scale public sector adoption creates downstream demand for compliant, explainable AI systems and local implementation partners across Asia.

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