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Economy

Equativ Becomes Technology Partner For ChatGPT Ads

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Equativ, an independent end-to-end media platform, has become a technology partner of ChatGPT Ads, enabling brands and agencies to advertise on the platform through bespoke ad formats, layouts and messaging tailored to different stages of the customer journey.

DALI Alliance To Host First Global Summit, Expo In Utrecht Next Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The DALI Alliance will host the inaugural Global DALI Summit + Expo, DALI 27, on Feb 23-24, 2027, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, bringing together experts from the lighting, smart buildings and smart cities sectors to shape the future of digital lighting control.

OGSE Sector To Increase Output, Revenue In The Next Three Years - Akmal Nasrullah

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The government expects the oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) sector to increase its output and revenue in the next two to three years through expansion into overseas markets, said Minister of Economy Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. 

Anwar At Roundtable With Leading Chinese Companies On AI, Robotics Potential

SHANGHAI, Sept 23  (Bernama) -- A roundtable discussion with industry leaders from 21 leading Chinese companies here focused on various high-impact sectors, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, as Malaysia explores high-value strategic investments, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia Champions Regional Green Jobs And Technical Excellence At Worldskills Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia underscored its regional leadership in skills development and green workforce readiness at the WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Conference, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to elevating technical and vocational excellence.

Unmanned Store Concept Helps Micro-entrepreneur Lower Operating Costs

By Mohamad Syazwan Mustafa

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The use of small retail spaces, cashless payment systems, and closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring is enabling micro-entrepreneurs to explore the unmanned store concept as a strategy to lower operating costs.

Malaysia Puts TVET At Centre Of Industrial Policy For Economic Transformation

From Harlina Samson

SHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is positioning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the centre of its industrial policy, making it a key instrument of economic transformation to build a highly skilled and well-paid workforce.

SASE OpsLab Unveils Platform For SASE Infrastructure Lifecycle Management

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- London-headquartered SASE OpsLab Ltd has announced its latest platform release designed to tackle long-term Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) infrastructure lifecycle management.

YTL AI Labs, Nvidia Launch Open Dataset Reflecting Malaysia’s Population Diversity

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- YTL AI Labs Sdn Bhd, the artificial intelligence solutions arm of YTL Power International Bhd under the YTL Group, today announced Nemotron-Personas-Malaysia, an open dataset developed with NVIDIA to represent Malaysia’s population diversity through 1.35 million synthetic personas.

Digital Realty: APAC AI Investment Gathers Momentum

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Digital Realty’s 2026 Global Data Insights Survey (GDIS) has found strong artificial intelligence (AI) investment momentum across Asia Pacific (APAC), alongside significant differences in how individual markets are turning that investment into business value.

Anwar To Meet Industry Leaders, Deliver Keynote Address And Travel To Hangzhou

From Harlina Samson

SHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to hold a roundtable business engagement and deliver a keynote address at the WorldSkills Conference 2026 here today.

Bank Rakyat, Alibaba Cloud, Lenovo Synergy Open Up Opportunities For Strategic Cooperation

From Harlina Samson

SHANGHAI, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The strategic synergy between Bank Rakyat and Chinese technology giants, Alibaba Cloud and Lenovo, has opened up greater opportunities for the sharing of technology, expertise and experience in efforts to strengthen digital capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) and financial technology (fintech).