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Vietnam: SE Asia's AI Leader for Adoption and Trust
Vietnam dominates Southeast Asia's AI landscape with 23.5% adoption rate and remarkable 96% data-sharing trust levels driving economic transformation.
Google and Meta in £multi-billion talks
Google courts Meta in multi-billion deal to supply custom TPUs, challenging Nvidia's AI chip dominance with 2027 deployment timeline.
Big Tech Pours Billions into AI darling Anthropic
Microsoft and Nvidia invest $15 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic, marking a major shift in AI industry power dynamics and breaking monopolistic partnerships.
AI Teddy Told "Terrible Things": OpenAI Blocks Toymaker
AI teddy bear provides dangerous instructions to children, sparking global safety concerns and OpenAI enforcement action against toymaker.
Ex-Google Boss: Cheap Chinese AI to Dominate
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns Chinese AI could dominate globally through free open-source models, threatening Western companies' expensive closed systems.
OpenAI unveils more human-sounding GPT-5.1
OpenAI launches GPT-5.1 with two models focused on natural dialogue and adaptive reasoning, featuring advanced personalisation controls.
EU's AI Act: Will it stifle innovation?
EU's AI Act faces first major test as Brussels considers delaying enforcement and softening requirements amid mounting industry pressure.
India's AI Future: New Ethics Boards
India launches comprehensive AI governance framework with two new regulatory bodies, setting global standards for balanced innovation and citizen protection.
Free Chinese AI claims to beat GPT-5
Moonshot AI's free Kimi K2 Thinking model claims to outperform GPT-5 on key benchmarks, marking China's dramatic rise in global AI dominance.
IBM shares surge 45%, outpacing Nvidia on AI rally
IBM stock surges 45% as enterprise-focused AI strategy outpaces Nvidia, with watsonx platform driving $9.5 billion in generative AI revenue growth.
Apple's AI Plan: Gemini Today, Siri Tomorrow?
Apple signs $1 billion deal with Google to power Siri using Gemini AI models, transforming its struggling virtual assistant with advanced language capabilities.
AI Stocks Dip, Don't Panic Yet!
AI stocks face healthy pullback as Asian markets drop 5% from peaks, but analysts see profit-taking rather than fundamental shift in AI sentiment.
Google's AI lands on tiny Aussie island
Google plans a data centre on Australia's Christmas Island, strategically positioned for AI-powered military operations in the Indo-Pacific.
Huang's dire warning on US-China tech war
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang warns China could overtake the US in AI development as government backing gives Chinese firms decisive advantages.
AI Godmother: Proud to Be Different
Professor Fei-Fei Li stands as the sole woman among seven AI pioneers receiving the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize, embracing her role as AI's godmother.
AI Boom Fuels Asian Market Surge
Asia's AI market explosion is reshaping global technology leadership, with Taiwan's TAIEX up 27% and South Korean stocks soaring 74% this year.
Asian Stocks Surge on AI, Dollar Steady After Fed Remarks
Asian markets surge as AI investment enthusiasm drives KOSPI up 5% and semiconductor stocks rally, despite Fed's cautious stance on rate cuts.
Taiwan's AI Act: What it Means for APAC
Taiwan enacts comprehensive AI Basic Act on January 14, 2026, setting new regional standards for AI governance across Asia-Pacific markets.
OpenAI adds reusable ‘characters’ and video
OpenAI unveils reusable character avatars and video stitching for Sora, transforming single-clip generation into comprehensive.
Free Google AI Pro Access for Jio Users
Jio users gain free access to Google's ₹35,000 AI Pro suite including Gemini 2.5 Pro, video generation, and 2TB storage for 18 months.
Google AI Overviews (with ads!) coming to APAC
Google confirms AI Overviews with integrated ads expand to seven APAC markets in 2026, fundamentally reshaping digital advertising strategies.
Meta's AI Chat: Ad Targeting Game Changer
Meta transforms digital advertising by mining AI chat conversations to create unprecedented targeting precision, fundamentally changing how brands reach consumers.
Sri Lanka leads South Asia in AI job growth, says World Bank
Sri Lanka leads South Asia with 7.3% of white-collar jobs requiring AI skills, but faces the region's lowest workforce adaptability scores.
AI Dominates 10-9: Nanoscience Day
AI revolutionizes nanoscience research on 10-9 Day, accelerating discoveries from protein folding to smart materials at the 10⁻⁹ metre scale.