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Companies competing for workers to build data centres are finding that a motel room with sluggish WiFi isn’t much of a draw. Try free steaks and golf simulators. [1]

The Siri voice assistant is getting some new updates. Reportedly, Apple is currently testing a dedicated app for the voice assistant along with an ‘Ask Siri’ feature. [2]

Wealth of India, hits and misses The Wealth of Nations is 250 years old. How Adam Smith would see India based on the economic vision he outlined in his classic work In a small pin factory in 18th-century Scotland, Adam Smith saw the secret to prosper... [3]

Jasjeet Sekhon, a top Bridgewater Associates executive, is joining Google's artificial intelligence unit DeepMind as its chief strategy officer, DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis said on Wednesday. [5]

InterviewData centers 'one of the best investment bets' in 30 years: Blue Owl co-CEO AI hyperscalers have low credit risks, generate steady returns, private asset manager says Marc Lipschultz, co-CEO of Blue Owl Capital, says his company builds the d... [6]

Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc denied a Bloomberg Businessweek report on Thursday that said their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence agents. [7]

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group announced Thursday the launch of the Stargate UAE artificial intelligence infrastructure development project, beginning with a 200-megawatt data center expected to go live in the Middle Eastern country by 2026. [8]

MUMBAI -- Google and Perplexity are tying up with India's telecom giants to offer free services as the biggest names in artificial intelligence up their efforts to win over the country's billion internet users. [9]

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[1] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-21 · 50% match

AI 'man camps' offer golf, free steaks to lure workers in Texas

Companies competing for workers to build data centres are finding that a motel room with sluggish WiFi isn’t much of a draw. Try free steaks and golf simulators.

[2] MM indianexpress.com · 2026-03-26 · 45% match

Apple may preview revamped Siri at WWDC ’26 amid AI push: Report

The Siri voice assistant is getting some new updates. Reportedly, Apple is currently testing a dedicated app for the voice assistant along with an ‘Ask Siri’ feature.

[3] MM www.hindustantimes.com · 2026-03-22 · 43% match

Wealth of India, hits and misses

Wealth of India, hits and misses The Wealth of Nations is 250 years old. How Adam Smith would see India based on the economic vision he outlined in his classic work In a small pin factory in 18th-century Scotland, Adam Smith saw the secret to prosper

[4] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-03-20 · 40% match

BYD showrooms are bustling across Asia after Iran oil shock

[5] MM economictimes.indiatimes.com · 2026-03-19 · 38% match

Bridgewater's chief scientist Sekhon to join Google's DeepMind AI unit

Jasjeet Sekhon, a top Bridgewater Associates executive, is joining Google's artificial intelligence unit DeepMind as its chief strategy officer, DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis said on Wednesday.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-02 · 45% match

Data centers 'one of the best investment bets' in 30 years: Blue Owl co-CEO

InterviewData centers 'one of the best investment bets' in 30 years: Blue Owl co-CEO AI hyperscalers have low credit risks, generate steady returns, private asset manager says Marc Lipschultz, co-CEO of Blue Owl Capital, says his company builds the d

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-10-05 · 67% match

Apple, Amazon Deny Bloomberg Report on Chinese Hardware Attack

Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc denied a Bloomberg Businessweek report on Thursday that said their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence agents.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-23 · 41% match

SoftBank, OpenAI announce Stargate UAE AI data center project

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group announced Thursday the launch of the Stargate UAE artificial intelligence infrastructure development project, beginning with a 200-megawatt data center expected to go live in the Middle Eastern country by 2026.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-04 · 40% match

Google, Perplexity tap telecom companies to boost AI rollout in India

MUMBAI -- Google and Perplexity are tying up with India's telecom giants to offer free services as the biggest names in artificial intelligence up their efforts to win over the country's billion internet users.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-24 · 38% match

LG bets on AI as government pushes for 'sovereign' models

SEOUL -- South Korea's LG is working with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to offer artificial intelligence-powered market analysis services to investors by September as the conglomerate leans into its AI strategy.

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