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Google’s $15 billion data‑center plan: jobs, wages and energy impact in Malaysia

The country is Southeast Asia's fastest growing hub for new data centers, warehouse-like buildings crammed with servers that can train and run AI tools such as chatbots and image generators.

What the BYD U9 Xtreme Crash Teaches About Ultra‑Fast Car Safety

Footage and photographs released on Monday showed the electric supercar crashing into barriers on a closed test track, causing extensive damage to its front and rear sections, according to Chinese automotive news outlet CarNewsChina. The impact was so severe that its rear axle assembly was torn from the vehicle.

AI Labs and Simulations Speed Up Material Discovery in Singapore

Singapore is investing S$150 million (US$117 million) in AI-powered research laboratories as scientists and companies use the technology to speed up material discoveries and industrial development. Announced on Oct. 27, the MARVEL-AI initiative is led by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and combines artificial intelligence with automated laboratories to develop and test new materials.

AI Shifts Career Plans for Young Mathematicians

The survey of 268 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers found that 56% of those who answered a question about career plans had considered changing them but remained undecided, while 17% decided against making changes and 8% decided to do so.

How AI ‘Vibe Coding’ Helped a Non‑Programmer Build a Viral Virtual Temple in Minutes

Park Jin-won, who graduated with a degree in English literature, launched the online temple, named Sansa, on Oct. 26 after developing it with OpenAI's AI coding tool Codex.

Astro: The First Electric Flying Police Patrol Vehicle

The Florida Polytechnic University Police Department in Lakeland unveiled the $148,000 single-seat aircraft, named Astro, last month, with plans to use it to monitor large areas, respond to emergencies and reach locations inaccessible to conventional patrol vehicles, according to Fox News.

Navigating Career Anxiety in the Age of AI

Supermarket Fridge Hack Causes Food Waste and Worries Shoppers

Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced some retailers to discard food after temperatures rose overnight.

Engineering Technology: Low Unemployment but High Underemployment – What It Means for Your Career

The field ranked seventh among 73 college majors analyzed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, based on 2024 U.S. Census Bureau data covering graduates aged 22 to 27, according to Forbes.

Hong Kong’s First Green‑Hydrogen Loan Boosts Its 2050 Carbon‑Neutral Goal

DBS Bank's Hong Kong subsidiary signed a memorandum of understanding with The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) on Oct. 30 to provide loans for hydrogen production and other clean energy projects.

What Arjun’s Story Teaches About Raising Gifted Children

Arjun received a Certificate of Recognition and Achievement at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Canada on Oct. 29 for his exceptional intellectual abilities, including qualifying for two international high-IQ societies, Mensa and Intertel. Mensa requires applicants to score within the top 2% of the population, while Intertel sets its threshold at the top 1%.

How iFerret’s AI Cameras Spot Tiny Runway Debris

The partnership, announced on Oct. 29, will develop a third-generation version of iFerret, enhancing its detection capabilities and extending its deployment.

From Apprentice to Billionaire: How David Reger Built a $7 B Robotics Empire

Neura Robotics is hardly a household name, even in Metzingen, a German town of 22,000 people better known as the home of fashion brand Hugo Boss, where the robotics company is headquartered. Yet the startup has attracted investment from some of the world's biggest technology companies, including Nvidia and Amazon, while its founder, David Reger, has met with European leaders as he pursues ambitions to transform the continent's manufacturing industry.

The Tsinghua Engineer Driving Dreame’s Home‑Robot Revolution

Humanoid robots can now dance, perform backflips and carry out tasks in factories, but many still struggle with something far more familiar: everyday household chores.

Why a Top Berkeley Math Professor Stopped Grading Homework for Accuracy

The 66-year-old told The Daily Californian that AI had become so capable of solving mathematical problems that he saw "no point" in paying graders to check the accuracy of students’ assignments.

Sun Zhiwei’s 1,000‑Problem Challenge: Cash Rewards, AI, and ‘Alien’ Conjectures

Sun Zhiwei, 61, a professor at Nanjing University, has spent years developing mathematical conjectures, for researchers around the world to solve. This year, he completed a manuscript exceeding 400 pages containing 1,000 of his unsolved conjectures, according to China Science Daily.

From a Small Office to Huawei’s Top Leadership: Meng Wanzhou’s Rise

The 54-year-old executive, often called the "Princess of Huawei," placed fourth on Fortune’s 2026 ranking of Asia’s 100 most powerful women in business, published on Oct. 6.

From High‑School Code to DeepMind: Yu Lijun’s AI Video Journey

Yu, who is a senior research scientist at Google DeepMind, was named to MIT Technology Review's 2026 Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific list for his contributions to AI systems that can understand and generate videos.

Vietnam’s Drone Economy: A Potential $10 B Boost for the Future

Vietnam could develop a multibillion-dollar economy around drones and other low-altitude aircraft, but it needs clearer regulations, stronger domestic technological capabilities, and commercially viable applications, experts said at a forum in HCMC.

Why Penang Stands Out as the Cheapest Hub for Digital Nomads

The island topped a study by digital marketing agency Click Intelligence, which assessed 26 cities across 15 countries based on living costs, internet connectivity, safety and visa accessibility.