Anthropic PBC has presented its own draft bill to US lawmakers with a plan for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) safety and security, in a moment of heightened concern about the potential risks of the rapidly advancing technology.

Anthropic pitches AI safety bill to lawmakers — report

Chinese firms have emerged as the biggest losers of the faltering global artificial intelligence (AI) trade, a setback for Beijing’s efforts to use stock markets to supercharge its ambition of technological supremacy.

Chinese stocks turn biggest losers as global AI trade stumbles

Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang took a sanguine view towards the latest artificial intelligence (AI) stock-market rout, saying the benefits of the technology will soon outweigh the concerns of investors.

Nvidia CEO on AI market turmoil: ‘All of this is going to pass’

Chinese chipmaker CXMT Corp reported a surge in preliminary profit and sales during the first nine months of the year after global demand for memory sent prices of the components soaring.

China’s CXMT swings to profit after memory chip prices surge

Shipping estimates for Apple Inc’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, slipped into December and beyond within minutes of the company opening pre-orders on Friday.

Apple iPhone Duo orders slip into 2027 amid pre-order frenzy

CoreWeave's shares and bonds were headed for steep weekly losses on Friday, as investors grew uneasy about the debt financing behind the AI build-out in the face of rising borrowing costs.

CoreWeave shares, bonds headed for steep weekly losses as AI borrowing concerns mount

China proposed adding advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to its export-control list, potentially restricting overseas transfers of AI models and chip designs in an effort to keep closer control over homegrown advancements in a strategically important sector.

China plans AI tech export curbs to manage security risks

China’s economy is heading for a second straight quarter of growth below the 2026 target set by the nation’s leaders, with their recent stimulus measures having come too late to make a notable impact.

China’s payback for late stimulus looms with sub-4.5% growth

BANGKOK (Oct 16): Stablecoin issuer Circle is making a major push to enter about 40 emerging and developing countries around the world as blockchain adoption is expected to scale up significantly, the company's CEO and chairman Jeremy Allaire told Reuters.

"We're kind of going th...

Stablecoin issuer Circle to push into 40 new markets, CEO says

MALAYSIA enters the post-Budget period with RM218.5 billion in investments approved during the first half of 2026, up 11.7 per cent from a year earlier. According to Mida, the approvals cover 2,746 projects expected to create more than 99,000 jobs. Foreign investment accounted for RM126.9 billion, 58.1 per cent of the total.

Opinion: Budget 2027 puts Malaysia’s investment pipeline to the capability test 

Taiwan plans to raise billions of dollars to develop industrial parks in the US that would build a base for a comprehensive supply chain for Nvidia Corp and other artificial intelligence (AI) hardware makers in the country.

Taiwan to fund US$4 bil Texas industrial complex for AI, Nvidia partners

AI models under test broke into Indian organisations' live systems and read confidential records undetected, India's cybersecurity agency said, the country's first such official account after similar incidents of rogue AI behaviour worldwide.

Rogue AI agents broke into Indian firms' live systems, govt says

Toyota Motor Corp plans to use its own gigacasting machinery to make electric vehicles at a US$2 billion (RM8.2 billion) Lexus factory in China, part of its push to reverse a sales decline in the world’s biggest car market.

Toyota to debut its own version of Tesla EV-making tech in China

Malaysia’s six homegrown semiconductor innovations developed under the Semiconductor IC Design Park have an estimated combined sales potential of RM300 million, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. However, he did not specify when the sales target could be achieved.

Six chips developed under Semiconductor IC Design Park have RM300m sales potential, says minister

The global economy is showing remarkable resilience but there is no room for complacency, the head of the International Monetary Fund's steering committee said on Saturday, while divisions over Russia's war against Ukraine sparked a walkout of delegates.

IMF committee chair says global economy resilient; delegates walk out on Russian official

US President Donald Trump waived massive tariffs linked to Russian energy exports mandated in a law that he signed last month, as the measures complicated his push to lower diesel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.

Trump halts new Russia energy sanctions to ease diesel costs

Former natural resources and environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad will be barred from all official activities of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) for three months from Oct 20 to Jan 19, 2027.

Bersama bars Nik Nazmi from official activities for three months — president

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will field a mix of seasoned and experienced candidates, young people and women from various ethnic groups in the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14.

Melaka polls: PKR to field experienced, young and women candidates, says Amirudin

Singapore has identified seven companies it says were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that have blanketed the city-state in haze, stepping up scrutiny of firms linked to the blazes.

Singapore names seven companies over Indonesia haze fires

Electricity supply to all areas affected by a fire at the Kangkar Tebrau Main Intake Substation in Johor on Friday was fully restored within 77 minutes, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) (KL:TENAGA) said.

TNB restores power within 77 minutes after Kangkar Tebrau substation fire

The National Physical Planning Council (MPFN) has given in-principle approval to the proposed development of the National Maritime Port City and Carey Island Port Special Economic Zone.

National Physical Planning Council okays Carey Island development, project to contribute RM4.7b to GDP, says Nga

Every year, sea turtles return to the beaches of northern KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, where they began life. Once they leave the shore, some travel north through the Mozambique Channel, using waters and coastal habitats off Mozambique and Madagascar, while others journey into the wider Indian...

Sustainable Development Now: Conserving a Connected Ocean

Wall Street has spent the year betting on staggering artificial intelligence (AI) growth while worrying about stubborn inflation. This week, investors got a fresh taste of both risks: a deepening rout in the AI complex that reached into its debt financing, and oil at US$110 a barrel threatening to make inflation harder to contain.

Wall Street anxiety spreads as AI rout meets US$110 oil shock

Former natural resources and environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad will be barred from all official activities of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) for three months from Oct 20 to Jan 19, 2027.

The global economy is showing remarkable resilience but there is no room for complacency, the head of the International Monetary Fund's steering committee said on Saturday, while divisions over Russia's war against Ukraine sparked a walkout of delegates.

US President Donald Trump waived massive tariffs linked to Russian energy exports mandated in a law that he signed last month, as the measures complicated his push to lower diesel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will field a mix of seasoned and experienced candidates, young people and women from various ethnic groups in the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14.

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