Malaysia caught in crosshairs of US – China AI race

In a dramatic about-turn, Malaysia which had just yesterday declared that it would build a first-of-its-kind AI system powered by Huawei Technologies Co chips, had today retracted its remarks without explanation, Bloomberg News reported. When reached for comment by Bloomberg News on Tuesday, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching’s office said it’s retracting […]

Huawei partners Keppel to drive renewables solutions across ASEAN; focus on solar and battery

Huawei International Pte. Ltd. and Keppel Ltd.’s Infrastructure Division have agreed to collaborate on renewable energy solutions, focusing on photovoltaic (PV) systems and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) technologies, Keppel said in a recent press release published on its website. The collaboration will see both companies jointly explore designing and developing solutions such as interconnected […]

AWS and HUMAIN to invest US$ 5 billion in AI Zone in Saudi Arabia

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s newly created company responsible for driving AI innovation across the Kingdom and globally, have announced plans to invest over US$ 5 billion in a strategic partnership to build an AI Zone in the Kingdom. In a press release, AWS revealed that this AI Zone will bring together […]