AI Weekly Malaysia

We're beginning a limited preview of the GPT‑5.6 series: Sol, our flagship model; Terra, a balanced model for everyday work; and Luna, a fast and affordable model. Terra has competitive performance to GPT‑5.5 while being 2x cheaper and Luna brings strong capability at our lowest cost. [...] We believe in broad access, and we plan to make GPT‑5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna generally available in the coming weeks. As part of our ongoing engagement with the U.S. government, we previewed our plans and the models’ capabilities ahead of today’s launch. At their request, we are starting with a limited preview for a small group of trusted partners whose participation has been shared with the government, before releasing more broadly. [...] GPT‑5.6 is priced per 1M tokens across three model sizes: Sol is $5 input / $30 output; Terra is $2.50 input / $15 output; and Luna is $1 input / $6 output. GPT‑5.6 also introduces more predictable prompt caching, including support for explicit cache breakpoints and a 30-minute minimum cache life. For GPT‑5.6 and later models, cache writes are billed at 1.25x the model’s uncached input rate, while cache reads continue to receive the 90% cached-input discount. — OpenAI, Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model Tags: gpt, generative-ai, ai-security-research, openai, llms, llm-release, llm-pricing

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Just when you thought the asking price of the Asus Zephyrus Duo couldn’t be any more extravagant, the company also raised the starting price tag for its 14-inch ROG Zephyrus G14. As of today, Asus has raised its price from RM13,999 to RM17,999. As to why it is raising the prices, it’s because Asus Malaysia […] The post The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2026 Gets New Starting Price Of RM17,999 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo has officially been given a price tag in Malaysia. The dual-screen gaming laptop will retail for an eye-watering RM36,999 and yes, at that price, you could easily purchase a Perodua Axia or Proton Saga. For that price, you get a laptop with two 16-inch ROG Nebula HDR displays, with 3K […] The post ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Will Retail For RM36,999 In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.

Tune Talk has introduced Epik+ Family Safe, a new prepaid family plan that combines generous data, unlimited calls and built-in parental controls enforced on the mobile network layer. According to Tune Talk, they are the first and only telco in the world to offer the online safety protection to users with patented content filtering services […]

Malaysia is among the countries that smugglers reportedly use to smuggle AI-related chips from the US to China. This has resulted in tighter export controls to prevent them being placed on us by the US instead. One attempt was made earlier in the month involving quite the sizable haul, which was stopped by the Customs […] The post Customs Department Seizes RM52.9 Million In AI Chips At KLIA appeared first on Lowyat.NET.

Believe it or not, Swatch and Samsung have been locked in a legal battle for years. Earlier today, the Financial Times reported that the Swiss watchmaker is seeking US$170 million (~RM694 million) in damages from the tech giant. For those wondering, the dispute dates back to 2019, when Swatch accused Samsung of infringing its intellectual […] The post Swatch Seeks US$170 Million In Damages From Samsung Over Galaxy Watch Faces appeared first on Lowyat.NET.

Worker engagement in Singapore has stagnated since 2019 Ever taken public transport during the weekday morning rush? Packed buses and trains. Corporate uniforms. Eyes glued to phones or staring blankly ahead. Lanyards around necks, coffee in hand, everyone hurrying somewhere that seems incredibly important. However, according to a new report released last week, most of […]

OpenAI has previewed GPT-5.6 Sol, positioning it as a next-generation model with notable improvements in coding, scientific reasoning, and cybersecurity tasks, alongside an upgraded safety stack. As a preview release, availability and pricing details will shape how quickly developers can integrate it into production workflows.

Apple may be switching up its Mac silicon strategy. The tech giant typically releases higher-end variants of its chips, but apparently this won’t be the case for the upcoming generation. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company will only release the base M6, with no plans for an M6 Pro or an […] The post Apple Reportedly Skipping M6 Pro And M6 Max Chips In Favour Of M7 Line appeared first on Lowyat.NET.

Earlier in the week, Suzuki Malaysia, via distributor Naza Eastern Motors, teased the launch of the eVitara EV for the local market. As promised, the electric vehicle has now been launched, complete with its price tag. As it turns out, we got the FWD model that our southern neighbour Indonesia got, rather than the AWD […] The post Suzuki Brings In FWD eVitara To Malaysia; Costs RM188,000 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.

Naza Eastern Motors has officially unveiled the Suzuki e Vitara in Malaysia. The new compact SUV is the first fully-electric offering from the brand for our market. Suzuki e Vitara Malaysia Pricing, Colourways, Warranty Interestingly enough, the Suzuki e Vitara enters Malaysia with a price tag of RM188,000 – slightly lower than its twin, the […]

The purchase price reflected its negative net asset position, according to Ohmyhome Singapore property portal Ohmyhome has sold its core real estate brokerage business and will now focus entirely on digital marketing. According to the Business Times, Jun 18 filings lodged with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed that the Nasdaq-listed company had sold […]

CREST showcased initiatives to strengthen IC design, AI adoption and workforce development Industry leaders say innovation, talent and collaboration will drive Malaysia's semiconductor growth Malaysia is well-positioned to play a leading role in ASEAN's next phase of semiconductor growth, supported by its mature ecosystem, strong collaboration between industry, academia and government, and expanding capabilities in innovation, talent development and advanced technologies, according to industry leaders at CREST Open Day 2026. Organised by the Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST), the event brought together industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, academia, technology providers and ecosystem partners to examine the opportunities and challenges shaping Malaysia's semiconductor and electronics (E&E) industry. The discussions come at a pivotal time for the sector. Recently, Sim Tze Tzin, deputy minister of Investment, Trade and Industry reaffirmed, that Malaysia possesses Southeast Asia's most comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem, spanning the entire value chain from materials and suppliers to advanced assembly, testing, packaging and integrated circuit (IC) design. The country currently accounts for approximately 13% of global semiconductor testing and packaging activities, reinforcing its long-standing role in the global semiconductor supply chain. Delivering the industry outlook, Ravi Krishnaswamy, managing director and regional leader, Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan, said geopolitical realignments, supply chain diversification and growing semiconductor demand are reshaping global investment flows. As multinational companies seek more resilient supply chains, ASEAN is emerging as an increasingly attractive investment destination. With decades of manufacturing expertise, an established talent base and an integrated ecosystem, Malaysia is well positioned to capture higher-value opportunities in semiconductor design, advanced packaging, product development and technology commercialisation. Speaking at the event, CREST CEO Jaffri Ibrahim (pic) said Malaysia now has an opportunity to build on five decades of semiconductor leadership by strengthening innovation, developing world-class talent and deepening ecosystem collaboration. "Malaysia has built a strong reputation as a global semiconductor hub over the past five decades. Today, we have an opportunity to build on that foundation by strengthening our innovation capabilities, developing world-class talent and deepening collaboration across the ecosystem. "As ASEAN becomes an increasingly important region within the global semiconductor landscape, Malaysia is well positioned to lead. CREST remains committed to serving as a trusted platform connecting government, industry and academia to accelerate innovation, create high-value opportunities and strengthen Malaysia's competitiveness," he said. Throughout the event, speakers reinforced that Malaysia's future

As pre-empted recently by Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple has raised the prices of its products in Malaysia which includes its MacBook and iPad lineup. This is due to the unprecedented surge in demand for memory and storage fuelled by the ongoing mad rush for AI server deployments. This is also a clear indication that […]

OpenAI reports that median internal Codex output tokens grew 56x in Research, 32x in Customer Support, 27x in Engineering, and 13x in Legal since November 2025. The growth is steepest in non-engineering teams, suggesting Codex is being adopted for scripting, automation, and document tasks well beyond traditional software development. The data is a self-reported internal benchmark, so it reflects usage volume rather than validated productivity gains.

Hugging Face now lets you spin up a vLLM inference server on HF Jobs with a single CLI command, removing much of the boilerplate around provisioning GPUs and configuring the vLLM runtime. The post walks through launching an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, pointing an existing client at it, and tearing the job down when finished.

AI and Liability Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders on the recent German ruling that Google be held liable for errors introduced in their AI overviews: AI agents are agents of the person or organization that deploys them—and should be treated by the law as such. If a company hired human writers to write its summaries, that company would be liable for inaccuracies in those summaries. [...] To allow businesses to hide behind the excuse of faulty AI in those same circumstances would be a massive handout to companies, and would introduce disastrous incentives for corporate misbehavior. Why hire human writers, lawyers or doctors when AIs are not only cheaper, but also absolve employers whenever they make a mistake? Tags: bruce-schneier, google, law, ai, generative-ai, llms, ai-ethics, hallucinations

Base Power is skipping the PJM's troubled interconnection queue by placing its batteries at people's homes, offering backup services in exchange.

Release: datasette-export-database 0.3a2 An embarrassingly tiny release. The pyproject.toml had pinned to datasette==1.0a27, inadvertently making this plugin incompatible with all other Datasette versions. It's now datasette>=1.0a27 instead. Tags: datasette

General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition.

AllenAI's analysis examines which types of tokens a hybrid prediction model gets right compared to a standard next-token predictor, offering empirical insight into where hybrid architectures add real value. The findings help clarify the trade-offs of combining multiple prediction heads in a single language model.

The new Google Finance is coming out of beta and launching a new Android app.