News & Reviews:   Artificial Intelligence

Just weeks ago, we reported that ASUS would pause new smartphone launches for 2026. Although there was no official word from the company, ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih has come forward and confirmed the new direction. ASUS is moving its focus away from expanding its smartphone lineup to concentrate on artificial intelligence–driven innovation.

In a move that no one saw coming, Apple and Google have officially announced a collaboration that will see Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models power future Apple Intelligence features and a more capable version of Siri later this year. This move follows earlier reporting about the partnership and now marks the first public confirmation from both companies.

At the start of the new year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a strong warning against the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate harmful content online. The regulator says it has received numerous public complaints involving AI-powered image manipulation, particularly cases targeting women and minors.

According to MCMC, these incidents involve digitally altered images that result in indecent, grossly offensive, or otherwise harmful material being circulated on social platforms, including X.

According to a recent report from a tech media site, Xiaomi is developing a new intelligent question-answer assistant named “Mi Chat.” This move aligns with Xiaomi’s broader AI ambitions: the company has reportedly increased its investment in large-language model (LLM) research and generation-based applications in recent quarters.

In a first for Malaysia’s broadcast media, TV3 has embraced artificial intelligence by deploying an AI-powered host called “Sofea”. "She" was designed to present election coverage around PRN Sabah ke-17, which marks a significant milestone not only for TV3, but for local adoption of AI in live media and political reporting.

HONOR recently held the AI + Design Summit 2025 (APAC Edition) at REXKL, Kuala Lumpur — an event that gathered industry experts, academics, policymakers, and stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region. The summit aims to explore how artificial intelligence, design and education can intersect to shape the future of creative industries and youth education.

Today, TM One, the enterprise and government sector solutions arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), has entered into a strategic Collaboration Agreement with SIRIM Academy, a subsidiary of SIRIM Berhad, to strengthen Malaysia’s national capabilities in information security, artificial intelligence (AI) governance, and workforce certification. Here's what you need to know about what it means for us.

KRAFTON — known for titles such as PUBG: Battlegrounds — announced that it is shifting its identity to become an “AI First” company — placing artificial intelligence at the very centre of its problem-solving, operations and growth strategy. During its internal live-talk event “KRAFTON LIVE TALK”, the company laid out its medium to long-term vision under the theme “AI First: Work, Company, Individual – The Future” and said the transformation extends across organisation, culture and technology.

While the boom in Generative AI still continues to grow, there have been niggling signs that it could, in fact, share certain aspects with the dot.com bubble. As such, we thought it might be a good idea to revisit the lessons learned from that and what might happen if the AI bubble bursts too. Check it out here.

Google is constantly expanding the usability of Gemini. The AI platform not only works on smartphones now, but can also function on various Google-based platforms for Google Workspace users. For instance, you can get Gemini to help you with spreadsheets in Google Sheets. In fact, Google has added more functions to it.