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CIO Exchange Philippines 2026

The Philippines is entering a defining phase of its digital transformation journey — emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic markets for technology, digital services, innovation, and AI-led ...
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BDx begins work on West Java AI data centre backed by grid power

BDx has started building a 640 MW AI data-centre campus in West Java, with the first phase due in early 2027 and power ...
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Criteo widens Southeast Asia push with Tyroo tie-up

Criteo has expanded its reseller partnership with Tyroo Technologies beyond India into Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines ...
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Samsung plans bigger HBM4 push in 2027 as memory shortages linger

Samsung is reportedly preparing to at least double HBM4 production in 2027, according to Digitimes, as AI demand keeps advanced memory tight. The plan highlights how the semiconductor race is shifting ...
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TNT and Infrakey map out Vietnam data-centre expansion worth up to $10 billion

TNT Group and Texas-based Infrakey DC Parks have signed an MoU to study a Vietnam data-centre programme that could scale to 1,000 MW and cost as much as $10 billion. The plan is still at feasibility ...
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The AI handoff problem: Where human work begins after the machine finishes

AI is transforming jobs across Southeast Asia by automating routine tasks, but human judgement remains crucial for complex situations. The article highlights the need for CIOs to design effective ...
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ByteDance's chip ambitions run into a substrate squeeze

ByteDance's reported plan to spend about CNY100 billion a year on chip substrates highlights a growing bottleneck in China’s AI hardware build-out. DIGITIMES says the shortage reflects a wider squeeze ...
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Samsung shifts standard memory assembly to Southeast Asia as HBM squeezes capacity

Samsung is reportedly shifting more conventional memory module assembly to partners in Vietnam, India and the Philippines as ...
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AI to reshape Singapore finance, but MAS wants guardrails first

Singapore’s central bank says AI is becoming a core capability for finance, but only if firms strengthen governance and cyber ...
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Fortaegis secures $50 million to push chip-level security into production

Fortaegis Technologies has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Serendipity Capital, giving the chip ...
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Philippines sets out $34.4 billion blueprint to build an AI infrastructure hub

The Philippines has approved a $34.4 billion AI infrastructure masterplan that aims to expand data centre capacity to 1.5 GW by 2033. The plan, reported by Southeast Asia Infrastructure, combines ...
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Bitdeer expands Malaysia AI footprint with Johor campus deal

Bitdeer AI has signed a 10-year services agreement for a 65.1MW data centre in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, expanding its AI cloud footprint on an existing campus. The company says the project will ...