Agentic Financial Fraud Is Becoming a Test of State Capacity
On 31 July 2026, OpenAI disclosed that it had disrupted a Cambodia-based criminal operation using ChatGPT to support investment, romance,…
“Birthing Me Twice Over”: Microsoft AI Director Thanks 68-Year-Old Mother For Life-Saving Kidney Donation
Microsoft’s director and country head for Generative AI in ASEAN, Ranjani Mani, has opened up about undergoing a…
AI competition heats up as US targets Southeast Asia’s public sector
Washington’s new AI Spark initiative to promote American artificial intelligence systems in Southeast Asia’s public services and digital…
Google says Gemini users in ASEAN double, with Thailand leading in lifestyle and content creation
Mobile is the main access channel The report found that nearly three-quarters of Gemini usage comes from…
Opinion | Hong Kong can advance AI beyond the confines of geopolitical rivalry
There is a tendency to portray the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape as consisting of two bitter rivals…
AI fuels global trade growth as China-US flows shift, McKinsey finds
Artificial intelligence has emerged as the driving force behind global trade growth, fuelled by a surge in data-centre…