The global artificial intelligence race has long been framed as a contest for speed, talent and capital. Increasingly, however, it is also becoming a contest of conscience. This week, the resignation of a senior safety researcher from AI company Anthropic has triggered fresh debate about whether the industry’s ethical guardrails
Athenatech AI Sdn Bhd (athenatech.ai ), one of Malaysia’s top six AI start-ups to watch, today announced the launch of subsidiary AxxonAI (axxonai.com), a Large Language Model (LLM) based synthetic data intelligence platform. This milestone positions AxxonAI as the first Malaysian company to offer this capability, addressing the growing challenges
By Ellison Fernandez, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative Malaysia AI is no longer the bright-eyed intern drafting captions and generating novelty images. In Malaysia, it now sits quietly behind consequential brand decisions on pricing, recommendations, refunds, moderation, and everyday service interactions. Yet as adoption grows, so does fatigue. Beyond general
By The Malketeer For decades, every major workplace technology promised the same outcome: less work. Email was meant to reduce paperwork. Collaboration platforms were supposed to eliminate endless meetings. Automation tools were expected to remove repetitive tasks. Yet each productivity breakthrough has tended to expand work rather than shrink it.
Fireworks, lanterns and televised variety shows have long defined the Lunar New Year spectacle in China. This year, however, another performer is stepping confidently into the spotlight: the humanoid robot. What might once have been a novelty sideshow is rapidly becoming a national demonstration of technological ambition — and, increasingly,
In an age defined by endless scrolls, algorithmic playlists, and short-form content designed to be skipped in seconds, a quiet cultural counter-movement is beginning to surface across Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley: the rise of vinyl listening cafés. A recent report by Malay Mail highlights how spaces such as
For years, parental control tools felt like digital afterthoughts — clunky settings buried deep in menus, rarely used and often misunderstood. That era is quietly ending. With Meta, TikTok and Google rolling out upgraded teen-safety ecosystems in Malaysia, parental supervision is shifting from reactive monitoring to built-in platform architecture. The
For years, authenticity has been treated as a creative buzzword — something marketers discussed in workshops but struggled to operationalise at scale. TikTok’s latest APAC whitepaper, The Art and Science of Authenticity, reframes the conversation entirely. Authenticity is no longer a tone of voice; it is becoming a measurable commercial
When Meta names a new country director, it is rarely just a change of guard. It is usually a signal. With the appointment of Lau Sook Ping as Meta’s new Malaysia country director, effective 2 February 2026, the signal is clear: the next phase of platform growth in Malaysia will
Meta crossed a significant milestone in 2025, reporting more than US$200 billion in annual revenue as advertising once again carried the business. The performance highlights the company’s renewed momentum following earlier disruptions from privacy changes and economic headwinds. For the December quarter, Meta recorded revenue of US$59.89 billion, up 24%
