AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI Governance & Safety: Malaysia is taking a two-pronged approach—using existing laws to prosecute misuse like deepfakes and identity manipulation, while drafting an AI Governance Bill aimed at accountability across the AI lifecycle. AI in Public Services: The Philippines and Google Cloud are expanding a multi-year deal to embed enterprise AI in government delivery, alongside cybersecurity and digital infrastructure upgrades. Enterprise Tech Leadership: Commonwealth Bank of Australia names a new group CTO to steer enterprise foundations, security, and AI capabilities as tech change accelerates. Chip Supply Chain: Intel is reportedly partnering with Taiwan’s UMC on 3nm chip manufacturing, aiming to challenge TSMC’s foundry dominance. AI Costs Bite Back: Big firms including Amazon, Walmart, Cisco, Uber and Meta are capping or steering employee AI use as deployment costs strain budgets. Energy Crunch for AI: A new bottleneck is emerging: power. The push for AI data centers in space is gaining traction as electricity limits hit terrestrial grids. Defense Tech Deal: Australia signs a record AU$2.5B radar export to Canada for Arctic over-the-horizon surveillance. Procurement Platform: India shortlists five firms for a government AI procurement authoring platform that will draft and validate tender documents. Industrial Networks: HMS Networks reports Industrial Ethernet keeps pulling ahead, reaching 79% of newly installed automation nodes worldwide.
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