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From e-sports to AI: Thailand???s Digital Economy Minister Chaichanok Chidchob bets on technology
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (1202+ words) Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaichanok Chidchob says the government is working to improve the legislation governing AI and data centres. Published Sep 13, 2026, 05:00 AM BANGKOK – As one of Thailand’s youngest Cabinet ministers, Chaichanok Chidchob, 36, has attracted media attention…...
Trump brushes off AI doomsaying to guard US lead over China
35+ min ago (1392+ words) As he heads into a summit in Washington in September with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with AI safety as a top issue, US President Donald Trump is sticking with a hands-off approach. Published Sep 13, 2026, 07:55 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:46 PM WASHINGTON – In…...
Singapore PC prices surge as growing AI infrastructure competes for components
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (957+ words) Bryan Fun, a sales assistant at retailer Bizgram Asia in Sim Lim Square, checking a newly assembled desktop PC tower. Published Sep 13, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – Consumers who plan to buy a new personal computer are in for sticker shock. Latest market…...
NTU team’s AI tool among 14 projects worldwide funded by OpenAI
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (645+ words) Hyeokkoo Eric Kwon (second from left) with his teammates (from left) Shin Kayoung, Mo Jiayun and Park Jaecheol at Nanyang Business School on Sept 1. The team developed a tool that forecasts economic outcomes, such as whether people will save or…...
Nvidia in talks to invest in Anthropic’s mega IPO, sources say
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (596+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 08:50 AM SAN FRANCISCO – Anthropic is in talks to bring Nvidia as an anchor investor into what could be the largest IPO in history, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Anthropic is seeking to raise as much…...
South Korea ramps up spy law to protect chip secrets from China
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (822+ words) Government and industry reports have sounded the alarm that China may overtake South Korea in terms of chips prowess, which has become central to the latter’s economy. Published Sep 11, 2026, 09:09 AM South Korea is tightening its defences against industrial espionage with…...
US lawmakers call for new AI rules after Anthropic researchers’ safety warnings
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (760+ words) AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI have both reported incidents of models hacking external companies during testing. Published Sep 11, 2026, 08:02 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 08:16 AM US lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern AI, after an Anthropic researcher went public with…...
IBM, NASA launch AI model to help map ice, craters on Moon
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (260+ words) Cardboard cutouts of NASA astronauts are displayed as US President Donald Trump visits NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on Aug 28. Published Sep 10, 2026, 09:10 PM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 10:08 PM IBM and NASA on Sept 10 released an open-source AI model…...
Anthropic disrupts Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting its Claude models
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (352+ words) Anthropic, in its latest Threat Intelligence report, accused Chinese AI firms of trying to extract and replicate Claude’s capabilities. Published Sep 11, 2026, 04:26 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 05:05 AM WASHINGTON - Anthropic on Sept 10 said it had disrupted several alleged malicious uses of its Claude…...
Skills, workflows and governance: What businesses need to make AI work
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1105+ words) Building the right skills and redesigning workflows can help employees work more effectively alongside AI as it becomes a bigger part of the workplace. Published Sep 11, 2026, 04:00 AM For decades, Singapore has made a habit of moving early when new technologies…...