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Quick-read briefings on the latest AI and tech news from Asia.
AI-in-Pharma Market Projected to Hit $28.6 Billion by 2034 on Drug-Discovery Push
A new forecast pegs the AI-in-pharmaceuticals market at $28.6 billion by 2034, with Asia-Pacific among the fastest-growing regions as drug discovery becomes AI's clearest commercial proving ground.
AI in Pharma Projected to Hit $28.6B by 2034 as Drug Discovery Push Accelerates
New market research puts AI in pharmaceuticals on track for $28.6 billion by 2034, with Asia-Pacific the fastest-growing region as discovery pipelines and trial operations absorb the technology.
EU Launches Cybersecurity-AI Action Plan as August Deadlines Close In
Brussels has unveiled a coordinated plan to address the cyber risks of advanced AI models, including expanded EU evaluation capacity, weeks before the AI Act's transparency rules and sandbox deadlines bite.
EU Launches Cybersecurity and AI Action Plan Ahead of August Deadline
The European Commission's July action plan coordinates member states on the security risks of advanced AI models and calls for expanded EU capacity to evaluate models before they reach the market.
India Signals Shift Toward a Dedicated AI Law
India's IT minister says the country needs a fresh AI-specific law, marking a departure from its light-touch stance as the RBI orders frontier-AI risk assessments and courts crack down on hallucinated citations.
Anthropic Commits $150M to 'Claude Corps,' a 1,000-Fellow Nonprofit AI Program
The paid, year-long fellowship places early-career workers in nonprofits across America to deploy Claude, with the first cohort's applications closing July 17.
Every New Car in the EU Now Needs an AI Camera Watching the Driver's Face
As of July 7, Advanced Driver Distraction Warning systems are mandatory on all new vehicles sold in the EU — a quiet mass deployment of in-cabin AI, and a privacy flashpoint.
Japan Rolls Out Version 2.0 of Its Government Generative AI Procurement Guideline
Tokyo's updated framework introduces Chief AI Officers across ministries and formalizes how public agencies buy and deploy generative AI — a quiet but consequential governance step.
The August 1 Deadline That Will Shape the Next Wave of AI Model Launches
The Trump executive order's framework deadline determines whether Grok 5, Gemini 3.5 Pro and future frontier models face GPT-5.6-style government preview windows.
Indonesia and Singapore Sign 26 Agreements, With AI-Powered Trade Help for SMEs in the Mix
The annual Leaders' Retreat in Jakarta produces 18 government and 8 business deals spanning digital cooperation, energy and defense — including an AI trade advisor for Indonesian small businesses.
xAI Is Officially Dead: Musk Completes the SpaceXAI Rebrand With New Logo
The AI company folded into SpaceX now carries its parent's name, putting Musk's rockets, models and the X platform under a single public-company brand.
Cloudflare Splits AI Crawlers Into Three Switches — and Blocks Two by Default
Website owners can now separately control Search, Agent and Training bots, with agent and training crawlers blocked by default on ad-supported pages from September 15.