ZAYA1: AI model using AMD GPUs for training hits milestone

Zyphra, AMD, and IBM spent a year testing whether AMD’s GPUs and platform can support large-scale AI model training, and the result is ZAYA1. In partnership, the three companies trained ZAYA1 – described as the first major Mixture-of-Experts foundation model built entirely on AMD GPUs and networking – which they see as proof that the…

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e-Conomy SEA 2025: Malaysia takes 32% of regional AI funding

Malaysia has captured 32% of Southeast Asia’s total AI funding – equivalent to US$759 million – between H2 2024 and H1 2025, establishing itself as the region’s dominant destination for artificial intelligence investment as massive infrastructure expansion and high consumer adoption converge to reshape the country’s technology landscape, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2025 report…

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Adversarial learning advance enables real-time AI security

The capacity to run adversarial learning for real-time AI security provides a clear edge over static defense systems. The rise of AI-powered attacks – leveraging reinforcement learning (RL) and Large Language Model (LLM) features – has spawned “vibe hacking” and adaptive threats that evolve quicker than human teams can counter. This poses a governance and…

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Microsoft cloud updates advance Indonesia’s long-term AI ambitions

Indonesia’s drive toward AI-powered growth is accelerating as more local entities seek ways to develop their own apps, modernize systems, and improve data governance. The nation gains wider access to cloud and AI services following Microsoft’s expansion in the Indonesia Central cloud region, launched six months earlier. This provides businesses, government agencies, and developers greater…

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Edge AI inside the human body: Cochlear’s machine learning implant breakthrough

The next frontier for edge AI medical devices isn’t wearables or bedside monitors—it’s inside the human body itself. Cochlear’s newly launched Nucleus Nexa System represents the first cochlear implant capable of running machine learning algorithms while managing extreme power constraints, storing personalised data on-device, and receiving over-the-air firmware updates to improve its AI models over time. For AI…

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How the MCP spec update boosts security as infrastructure scales

The latest MCP spec update fortifies enterprise infrastructure with tighter security, moving AI agents from pilot to production. Marking its first year, the Anthropic-created open-source project released a revised spec this week aimed at the operational headaches keeping generative AI agents stuck in pilot mode. Backed by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Google Cloud,…

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SAP details new strategy for European AI and cloud sovereignty

SAP is advancing its sovereignty initiatives with EU AI Cloud, designed to consolidate its regional activities into a unified framework. This seeks to offer European organisations greater options and oversight for their AI and cloud operations. EU AI Cloud supports organisations utilising SAP’s data centres, other European providers, or on-premise setups. Strengthening AI sovereignty in…

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How backend AI drives operational resilience & visible ROI

If you polled most enterprise leaders on AI delivering ROI, many would cite front-end chatbots or support automation. Wrong entry point. Today’s highest-value AI isn’t flashy, customer-facing tech. It’s embedded in backend operations. Silently spotting irregularities in real-time, automating risk checks, tracing data lineage, or enabling compliance to catch anomalies ahead of regulators. These tools…

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