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| Country | Malaysia |
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Search ArticlesNvidia's Hugging Face acquisition: what now for the Chinese open models that lead its downloads?
Nvidia's Hugging Face acquisition gives it the hub where Chinese open-weight models lead downloads. Nvidia says every model builder stays supported, without saying who decides if that changes. Nvidia's Hugging Face acquisition was on September 3, when founder and chief executive Jensen Huang said in a company blog post that Nvidia had agreed to buy the platform for US$12.93 billion.
OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is harder to monitor than GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra was harder to monitor when told to evade detection. OpenAI is expanding monitoring across Astra's actions and agent tasks. OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra is more capable of controlling what appears in its chain of thought than Sol, making some forms of monitoring less reliable under adversarial conditions. The finding accompanied Astra's September 3 release. The model had already become OpenAI's first system to reach its Critical cybersecurity capability threshold.
Equinix expands AI infrastructure push involving NVIDIA, Together AI, AWS and Google Cloud
Equinix expands AI infrastructure with NVIDIA and Together AI. Fabric One uses AWS and Google Cloud specifications for AI connectivity. Equinix has introduced two services for distributed enterprise AI infrastructure, covering AI inference and managed connectivity across cloud, network, and AI environments.
OpenAI Astra reaches Critical cybersecurity threshold
Astra reached OpenAI's Critical cybersecurity threshold. OpenAI tightened Astra's access and safeguards. has classified its upcoming Astra model at the Critical cybersecurity capability level under its Preparedness Framework, making it the first of the company's models to reach the threshold. The company said Astra can identify previously unknown security vulnerabilities and develop ways to exploit them across hardened systems with limited human involvement.
Singapore launches world's first liquid-cooling standard for AI data centres
Singapore launched a liquid-cooling standard for AI data centres. Liquid cooling can cut data-centre energy use by over 30%. Singapore has introduced what the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) describe as the world's first liquid-cooling standard for tropical data centres . The standard addresses facilities supporting high-density computing equipment used for AI and other advanced workloads.
Meta AI workforce restructuring raises software productivity questions
Meta tested smaller AI teams as software changes rose 220%. Meta saw more incidents, while specialised AI agents performed better. Meta's effort to reorganise parts of its workforce around smaller, AI-supported teams coincided with a sharp increase in software changes, but a smaller increase in changes that resulted in user-facing features, according to internal company data reviewed by .
Why Xiaomi's latest in-house chip, Xring O3, is a bet on control, not on cost
Xiaomi put the Xring O3 into mass production six days after reporting its third straight quarter of falling profit. The chip's own numbers point to supply security and differentiation rather than a cheaper bill of materials. Xiaomi unveiled the Xring O3 on Monday and said the 3nm processor has already entered mass production. It is a bigger and more expensive chip than the one it replaces, and Xiaomi plans to build very few of them.
AI-enabled fraud challenges traditional risk and compliance models
AI-enabled fraud is outpacing traditional controls. AI governance starts with trusted data and clear business goals. Organisations need to look beyond regulatory compliance when managing risk as AI-enabled fraud, cyber threats, and other risks develop faster than traditional controls, Stu Bradley, Senior Vice President of Risk, Fraud and Compliance at SAS, told Tech Wire Asia .
AWS confirms the real story behind Malaysia's AI adoption numbers
AWS and Strand Partners have confirmed Malaysia's headline AI adoption figure of 3.4 million businesses is calculated against SSM's total registered businesses, not active ones. SSM's own past disclosures suggest fewer than a quarter of registered businesses are actually trading, a gap that changes what "3.4 million" really means. The headline number in AWS's newest Malaysia AI adoption research is 3.4 million businesses.
Samsung raises chip prices as AI demand tightens Foundry capacity
Samsung raises chip prices as AI demand tightens capacity. AI demand is tightening capacity across supporting chips. Samsung Electronics has raised prices for some advanced chipmaking services as AI-related orders increase demand for its foundry capacity. Prices for new orders using Samsung's 4-nanometre process increased by as much as 15% in July, reported, citing people familiar with the matter.