AI Weekly Malaysia

Matt Pocock released /wayfinder, a skill that acts as an orchestrator layer for the planning stage of AI agent workflows, particularly for greenfield projects where the end state is unclear. It splits planning into multiple threads, handles prototyping and research, and consolidates everything into a central document so you can produce detailed specs to hand off to AFK (Away From Keyboard) agents for overnight execution.

Why: If you're using AI agents for project work, the planning stage is typically the bottleneck where context window management becomes painful. /wayfinder automates session splitting and handoff management so you can produce richer specs without manually tracking tokens or thread depth — directly enabling longer unattended agent runs. Try it on your next greenfield project where you can't fully specify the end state upfront.

Enterprise SSDs now cost 18.6 times more per terabyte than HDDs, with 30TB SSD drives priced at $22,600. HDD supply is reportedly sold out through 2027, creating a storage cost and availability squeeze for infrastructure planners.

Why: If you're budgeting storage for databases, AI training data, or SaaS infrastructure for the next 18+ months, factor in that HDD capacity may be unavailable or delayed and SSD pricing is nearly 19x per TB — meaning tiered storage strategies and capacity planning decisions need to be made now, not later. Malaysian builders relying on cloud providers may see pass-through cost increases or capacity constraints.

A peer-reviewed ASME study presents field measurements showing how data center waste heat raises neighborhood-scale air temperatures, framing it as an emerging urban environmental problem. The Hacker News discussion drew 311 points and 501 comments, indicating strong community interest in the physical externalities of data center growth.

Why: Malaysia is actively attracting hyperscale data center investment (especially in Johor), so this research is directly relevant to local policy debates about where data centers should be sited and whether waste-heat regulations or district heating reuse will follow. Founders building AI infrastructure or green-tech startups should watch for Malaysian municipalities adopting heat-disposal or sustainability requirements that could affect data center operating costs and site selection.