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NEWS ANALYSIS

India’s AI summit: Where big ambitions met hard realities

In the spotlight are the country’s drive to innovate and lead, as well as its infrastructure constraints and dependence on foreign tech

AI agents are increasingly handling almost every aspect of a cyberattack, with humans stepping in only for strategic decisions.

‘Not how humans act’: How agentic AI is changing cyberattacks

The only viable defence is to fight fire with fire

The session focuses on how South-east Asia’s enterprise leaders are evolving with the AI era.

Has South-east Asia reached its AI inflection point or stalled at pilots?

The event will discuss strategies involving leadership alignment and organisational readiness

The investment by GIC comes on the back of AI workspace company Notion opening a Singapore office in mid-2025, as part of its push for regional expansion.

GIC invests in AI workspace Notion through US$270 million employee share sale

The other investors are Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures

The group of plaintiffs alleges that Meta stores the substance of users’ communications and that workers can get access to them. 

Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy

The complaint cites ‘whistleblowers’ as having helped bring this information to light, though it doesn’t explain who they are

Some semiconductor stocks have slumped this past week and investors shorted some stocks after Trump imposed tariffs aimed at AI chips.

Tariff risks vs AI boom: S-E Asia’s semiconductor stocks diverge but upside ahead

Investors mull over a mix of factors, but analysts cite target prices that are mostly higher

The fleet of driverless tractors will be expanded to 24 vehicles by 2027.

Changi Airport turns to driverless tractors to boost tarmac productivity

They are being used to transfer passenger bags between Terminal 1 and 4

Analysts have projected that humanoid robots could outnumber industrial robots on the factory floor by 2034.

Asia’s AI robotics race: China leaps forward while South-east Asia finds its footing

High costs and labour trends slow the pace of robotic adoption in South-east Asia

The firm noted that the establishment of the JV comes at a time when the need for digital transformation involving AI adoption is “rapidly intensifying”.

Ocean Network Express, MTI form JV to advance shipping industry’s digital transformation

It aims to promote the digital transformation of operations and business models using artificial intelligence