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Malaysian customs officers have seized 30 server units containing advanced artificial intelligence chips at Kuala Lumpur's main airport, in a case worth 49.5 million ringgit, about USD 12.1 million. The haul was found during an inspection of the airport's free trade zone this month, and officers displayed one of the confiscated servers at a press conference in Sepang.

Realbotix has opened orders for Echo, a line of companion humanoids built around lifelike silicone skin, articulated upper body movement and an onboard conversational system that answers in more than 100 languages. The company sells two configurations directly through its own product site, and both are aimed at companionship, education and wellness work rather than factory floors. The cheaper of the two is a desktop bust.

Shanghai has issued an action plan for satellite internet covering the period through 2030, detailing technical targets for satellites, payloads, ground systems, and consumer access. The municipal government aims to support more than 3,000 satellites in orbit and achieve a network capacity above 150 Tbps. Credit: UNSPLASH Satellites must switch routes between one another in under 5 milliseconds with a success rate above 99.9%. A single satellite will carry more than 30 POPS o

While global technology stocks wobble, China's have already crashed. The mainland STAR50 index of artificial intelligence and semiconductor leaders has fallen 40 per cent in less than four months, wiping out about USD 480 billion in market value, Reuters reported. The broad blue chip index is down roughly 20 per cent from its summer highs, and a rally that had run for two years has stalled.

Meta has launched Muse, its personal AI agent, in Singapore, wiring it into services people here already use rather than asking them to start from a blank chat box. The launch partners are Singapore Airlines, Shopee, Grab, Agoda, Klook, Lazada, ShopBack and Trip.com, covering shopping, groceries, dining and travel.

Under 1% of surveyed business leaders have seen a significant return on investment from artificial intelligence, according to research. Traditional company structures often act as an organizational immune system that instinctively rejects new technology. Credit: UNSPLASH Arthur D. Little Partner Johan Treutiger stated that the biggest barrier to adoption is overcoming old organisational structures rather than mastering technology. Existing company hierarchies view artificial

Apple introduced a new 14 inch MacBook Pro and a refreshed iMac, both built around its M6 chip, and pitched the machines on how quickly they can run AI models without sending the work to a server. The 14 inch MacBook Pro starts at USD 1,999 and the iMac at USD 1,499. Pre orders open the following day in 35 countries and regions, the United States included, and units reach stores about ten days later.

China is pitching open source artificial intelligence and a louder voice for the Global South as the basis for future tech rules, in a move aimed at challenging US dominance in setting standards for the sector. The position was set out in a document called Global Governance, Xiong'an Vision, released at the close of a three day forum in Xiong'an New Area. The site is a planned city west of Beijing built under a directive from President Xi Jinping.

Meta Platforms plans to raise up to USD 95 billion in its largest ever equity fundraising, as the social media group spends aggressively on AI infrastructure. The company has launched public offerings worth about USD 35 billion in common and preferred stock. It also intends a separate at the market share sale programme worth up to USD 60 billion.

Apple has acknowledged that some of its new folding phones have display problems and said it will replace the affected units, days after the iPhone Duo went on sale. The company said the faults tend to appear quickly. It did not say what causes them, and the offer covers units that show the fault rather than the model as a whole.