AGP Executive Report
Last update: 23 minutes agoAI & Data Centres: OpenAI appoints Sandhya Devanathan as VP for Australia and Southeast Asia, based in Singapore, as the company accelerates APAC expansion. Cybersecurity: Proofpoint expands APJ data security coverage amid AI-driven risks, while Netpoleon ANZ deepens its Cofense phishing-defence partnership to tackle more convincing, targeted scams. Semiconductors & Trade: South Korea’s August exports jump 68.7% to $98.25B on strong chip demand, underscoring how AI infrastructure spending keeps lifting regional supply chains. Fintech & Payments: Coinbase returns to India with a bespoke INR on-ramp/off-ramp built on local banking rails after its earlier 2022 rollout hit payment-access problems. Biotech & Nutrition: SynbioTech will present TWK10® and its microbiome CDMO platform at Vitafoods Asia 2026 as GLP-1 nutrition shifts toward gut-muscle support. Pacific Energy & Environment: Pacific civil society warns deep-sea mining could create long-term legal and financial liabilities; Cook Islands PM says extraction won’t move ahead without answers. Climate Science: New reporting highlights faster Himalayan glacier melt destabilising rivers, raising flood risks across the region. Regional Tech Ecosystems: Red Hat names Auckland Transport, Defence Science and Technology Group, and Westpac NZ as APAC innovation award winners for open-source modernization.
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