South Korea Is Building Its Own Cybersecurity AI — With 4,000 GPUs Behind It
NewsSouth Korea has selected Naver Cloud to lead the development of a sovereign AI foundation model built specifically for cybersecurity. The project will combine thousands of GPUs, domestic AI models and security data from critical industries to create AI capable of detecting and responding to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
This Malaysian Startup Wants to Solve One of AI Chips’ Biggest Problems: Heat
NewsAI Chips Are Becoming Extremely Hot The AI industry usually talks about computing performance. How many GPUs? How fast can a model run? How many parameters can it process? But as AI processors become increasingly powerful, engineers face another problem that is just as important: Heat. More computing packed into a smaller physical space means…
Malaysia Is Attracting More Tech Investment, But It Is Getting Pickier About What Comes Next
NewsMalaysia continues to strengthen its position in Southeast Asia’s technology investment race, particularly in electrical and electronics manufacturing. But the next phase is changing: instead of chasing investment numbers alone, Malaysia is putting more emphasis on high-value jobs, local supply chains and sustainable use of power and water.
NVIDIA Just Put $3.5 Billion Into Taiwan’s MediaTek, The AI Chip Race Is Expanding Beyond
NewsNVIDIA is investing US$3.5 billion in Taiwan’s MediaTek as the two chip companies expand their partnership across AI infrastructure, AI-powered PCs and intelligent vehicles. The deal also reveals an important shift in the AI industry: the future may involve far more custom-designed AI chips working alongside NVIDIA technology.
Malaysia’s Next Tech Workforce Is Starting Young. Robotics Classes Are Growing Fast.
NewsInterest in robotics and coding is growing among Malaysian children, with some learning to build and programme robots as young as four years old. Behind the trend is a bigger national challenge: Malaysia needs more engineers, automation specialists and technology talent as AI and robotics become increasingly important to the economy.
AI Demand Is Getting So Strong That China’s Biggest Chipmaker Is Raising Prices
NewsChina’s largest chip foundry, SMIC, is raising prices for some of its most in-demand manufacturing capacity as artificial intelligence pushes semiconductor demand higher. Its latest quarter also saw revenue cross US$3 billion for the first time.
