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Samsung SDS plans to launch Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs as a cloud service in March 2027, aiming to be the first provider in Asia.
Source: The Korea Herald
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10919636
#AI #Samsung #Nvidia

Cloudflare launched a beta Web Search API through its AI Gateway, available via REST APIs and Cloudflare Workers.
Source: InfoQ
https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/10/cloudflare-web-search-api/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global
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Lithuania is considering purchasing an artificial intelligence system from US company Palantir for its armed forces, Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said on Wednesday.
Source: LRT English Lithuania
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3097081/lithuania-considers-buying-palantir-ai-system-for-armed-forces
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The US banned imports from three Chinese genomics firms, saying they helped collect genetic material to track persecuted ethnic minorities.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/29/us-bans-imports-from-chinese-genomics-firms-over-forced-labour-concerns
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The United States banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies on Wednesday over claims they collected genetic material used to track persecuted ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region.
Source: Vanguard
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/us-bans-imports-from-chinese-genomics-companies/
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LB Semicon reportedly plans to invest KRW30 billion to expand its PMIC back-end capacity under a 10-year supply agreement with Qualcomm.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261028VL231/semicon-qualcomm-capacity-pmic-packaging.html
#Semiconductors #Qualcomm

Alphabet's heavy cloud spending has led to a larger cash burn than analysts expected, with the company reporting negative free cash flow of $9.07 billion.
Source: The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alphabets-heavy-cloud-spending-drives-bigger-than-expected-cash-burn/articleshow/135296223.cms
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More than 600 Ukrainian drones were launched toward the Moscow region overnight.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/29/hundreds-of-drones-launched-toward-moscow-region
#Robotics

Google will expand AI partnerships with public healthcare groups and set up a new research hub in Singapore.
Source: The Business Times Singapore
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/google-expand-ai-partnerships-public-healthcare-groups-establish-new-singapore-research-hub
#AI #Google

Elijah Lee is helping young people push back against AI data centers. A survey found that 70% of adults under 30 oppose new data centers in their area.
Source: Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/29/meet-gen-z-fighting-back-against-data-centers/
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Alphabet's shares fell about 10 percent while Microsoft shares rose about 4 percent in extended trading on October 28.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/business/same-ai-race-alphabet-burns-cash-while-microsoft-keeps-it-positive-1.500727955
#AI #Microsoft

The education ministry will seek criminal prosecution and a three-year exam ban for anyone caught cheating on the CSAT with AI glasses.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261029/govt-to-pursue-criminal-punishment-3-year-exam-ban-for-csat-cheaters-using-ai-glasses?utm_source=rss
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Dongwon Industries launched the Danuri, a 2,000-ton tuna vessel equipped with AI and drones, at Dadae Port in Busan.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261029/dongwon-launches-ai-powered-tuna-vessel-with-drone-technology?utm_source=rss
#Robotics

Fines and stricter regulations are not a panacea for the wave of suspected AI-assisted cyberattacks hitting Korea's financial sector, a cybersecurity expert said.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261029/fines-wont-fix-problem-korea-needs-new-playbook-as-ai-changes-hacking-paradigm?utm_source=rss
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Zoho Analytics has been relaunched as an agentic analytics platform that uses AI agents to perform much of the work.
Source: Zoho
https://www.zoho.com/blog/analytics/new-zoho-analytics-agentic-analytics.html
#Automation

Zoho DataPrep 3.0 introduces Agentic AI, Code Studio and more than ten new connectors.
Source: Zoho
https://www.zoho.com/blog/dataprep/announcing-zoho-dataprep-3-0-agentic-ai.html
#Automation

KLA says global wafer fab equipment spending will top US$200 billion in 2027 as manufacturers boost investment in advanced logic, DRAM and high-bandwidth memory.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261029VL214/kla-equipment-wafer-market-2027.html
#Semiconductors

Tencent is using Southeast Asia as a launch pad for its AI workplace assistant WorkBuddy.
Source: South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3372550/tencent-targets-southeast-asia-launch-pad-ai-agent-workbuddy-amid-tough-local-market
#AIAgents #Tencent

ByteDance's TRAE has launched a personal developer assistant called TRAE Bao that can retain memory across projects and handle chat-app tasks.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/bytedance-trae-personal-developer-assistant-trae-bao-global-project-assistant-cross-project-memory
#AIAgents #ByteDance

The first Ascend 950DT 1,024-NPU SuperPoD cluster was switched on in Wuhan after a one-month build.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/huawei-ascend-950dt-1024-npu-superpod-cluster-wuhan-liquid-cooled-1-eflops-fp8
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