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Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific regional intelligence explains how companies, people, policy moves, network operations, investment signals, data centre demand, telecom execution, and market constraints shape infrastructure delivery in the same geographic market or governance area. The page connects public articles with evidence, regional actors, operating dependencies, market context, and customer or regulatory exposure that may otherwise sit across separate topic or company pages. Readers can compare who is active, which signals are backed by public evidence, how local execution risk connects to broader internet infrastructure strategy, and what changes may affect customers, partners, regulators, or capital planning. Search users can understand the geography, the relevant infrastructure sectors, the public evidence base, and the practical questions that make the regional page more useful than a short listing of articles.
Cloud Service
SRI’s digital solutions power IT modernisation in Japan
Tokyo-based SRI delivers cloud infrastructure, network services and system development for Japanese businesses modernising IT operations.
Leaders
Microsoft takes on Nvidia with a home-grown AI chip
Microsoft joins rivals in designing custom AI chips as cloud costs and competition intensify.
Case File
Singapore shifts AI towards public research infrastructure
Singapore will invest over S$1 billion in public AI research shifting national strategy towards foundational research and talent development.
Cloud Service
Nvidia and CoreWeave deepen partnership to expand AI infrastructure
Nvidia invests $2 billion in CoreWeave to accelerate AI data center buildouts, raising concerns over cloud infrastructure concentration.
Case File
Nvidia’s AI cuts through the clouds
Nvidia unveils open-source AI weather models promising faster and cheaper forecasts with industry impact.
Case File
VinFast partners with Autobrains on affordable self‑driving tech
VinFast teams up with Autobrains to develop low‑cost autonomous driving systems, testing camera‑based technology on VF 8 and VF 9 models.
Institutional
Nvidia boss visits china amid regulatory headwinds and AI demand
Nvidia CEO visits China amid regulatory scrutiny as the company waits on Beijing’s decision over H200 AI chip sales to a major AI market.
Case File
Saudi sovereign capital pushes Middle East into AI compute spotlight
Saudi Arabia backs AI data centres with sovereign capital, signalling the Middle East’s rise as a new global compute hub.
Cloud Service
Surging memory chip prices cloud consumer electronics outlook
Surging memory chip prices driven by AI demand are squeezing consumer electronics makers and dimming outlooks for smartphones and PCs.
Case File
Apple challenges India antitrust probe
Apple has asked an Indian court to block antitrust regulators from accessing its global financials amid a widening App Store dispute.
Leaders
Nvidia Sparks Debate Over Chiller-Free Cooling in Data Centres
Nvidia’s comments on chiller-free cooling spark debate, but heat rejection remains essential for AI data centres.
Case File
Telenor marks end of Thai telecom chapter with True sale
Telenor exits Thailand after 25 years, selling its stake in True Corporation for NOK 39 billion as part of a strategic Asia retreat.
Case File
Spotify’s AI ‘Prompted Playlist’: A New Way to Curate Music – But Does It Deliver?
Spotify is testing an AI “Prompted Playlist” tool for Premium users in the U.S. and Canada, letting listeners create playlists with text prompts.
Institutional
AI hiring firm Eightfold sued over secret candidate scoring
AI faces a lawsuit over alleged secret scoring of job applicants, intensifying scrutiny of transparency and accountability in hiring.
ARIN
US backs India–Singapore submarine cable study
Study will evaluate technical and commercial viability of a subsea route through Southeast Asia to support AI and data demand.
Case File
US House advances bill on AI chip exports
US lawmakers advance legislation giving Congress greater oversight of AI chip exports amid security and trade concerns.
Case File
CK Hutchison considers dual listing for global telecom assets
CK Hutchison is weighing a dual London and Hong Kong listing for its global telecom assets, signalling strategic sector repositioning.
Leaders
Drones pose new cyber risk to critical infrastructure
Researchers warn drones could be used as vectors for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in emerging threat landscape.
Institutional
Canadian court lets Tiktok keep operating amid security concerns
Canada’s court paused TikTok shutdown amid security concerns, highlighting global tensions between national security and platform freedoms.
Cloud Service
AI demand squeezes traditional consumer hardware cost space
AI demand for memory chips is tightening supply and raising costs for consumer hardware, reshaping the market for phones and PCs.