Indonesia stories
Government and media sites were hit hardest as Cloudflare reported 23.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in the first half of 2026.
Weekly mobile blackouts are pushing drivers towards satellite links, with 75% willing to pay and safety seen as the main draw.
Power shortages are steering new builds towards emerging markets as Asia Pacific's data centre pipeline climbs to a record 26.5GW.
US merchants risk missing billions in Southeast Asian sales as local instant-payment rails outgrow cards and stay entrenched.
Rapid digital adoption and tighter regulatory frameworks are turning the region into a proving ground for new financial services models.
Payroll errors and delays should ease for Aurecon after it replaced local systems with Ramco's managed service across seven Asian markets.
The approval gives data centre operators a pre-validated liquid cooling option as AI servers push heat loads beyond air systems.
Users across Asia-Pacific will gain access to AI music, voice and sound tools on eligible HP consumer PCs as the partnership rolls out regionally.
Slower growth in the world's biggest video platform's ad business suggests its shift to TV screens and Shorts has yet to lift marketer spend further.
Police across 11 Asia-Pacific countries are being trained to trace crypto flows faster as scam compounds adapt and cross-border fraud grows.
Investment is shifting beyond Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as transport links and industrial growth redraw Vietnam's property map.
Higher module costs are expected to squeeze developers as India races past its annual solar installation record and tightens local sourcing rules.
Fragmented AI systems are wiping out productivity gains, with one in five ASEAN workers losing more than seven hours a week to admin.
Indonesia's digital skills gap is fuelling demand for practical cyber and AI training, as firms struggle to hire workers.
Finance teams across Southeast Asia could cut reconciliation delays as fragmented payment data makes manual matching slower and riskier.
Customers in Malaysia can now pay with DuitNow QR in the Wise app, as the fintech gains direct access to the national payments network.
Marketers across Southeast Asia can now use one tool to plan, create and optimise campaigns as RewardinMe folds AI into its gamified platform.
The tie-up opens access to government and state-owned enterprise contracts as Indonesia seeks to bolster cyber defences and specialist skills.
A quarter of Southeast Asian shoppers now use generative AI, but friends, family and online reviews still carry more weight at checkout.
New capacity and route diversity for enterprises and cloud providers comes as Batam strengthens its role in Indonesia-Singapore data traffic.
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