AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

PT Metra-Net (Metranet), an operating company of PT Telkom Indonesia specializing in big data- and artificial intelligence (AI)-based information technology solutions, has provided an executive dashboard to support data management at the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) since 2023. This Managed Operation Service Big Data is designed to optimize the use of data as an information source in support of the DPR RI’s legislative function. This technological development re

VIS (Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, stock code 5347) board approved third-quarter 2026 financial results showing consolidated revenue of NT$15.702 billion, a quarterly increase of 10.23% and annual increase of 27.15%, marking a historical high. The Taiwan-based foundry's

Taiyo Yuden announced after trading on Nov 5 that it raised its fiscal year 2026 (April 2026-March 2027) financial forecast and will accelerate capacity expansion plans for AI server multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). The Japanese component maker now targets consolidated revenue of 436 billion ye

China designated robotics and AI as strategic industries in its 15th Five-Year Plan on March 13, 2026. This shift reflects China’s commitment to integrating artificial intelligence into a range of industries of the future, including quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen and fusion energy, and brain-computer interfaces. These technological developments mark a new phase for China’s robotics industry, which previously focused on expanding production and replacing imports. 15th Five-Year Pl

Brawijaya University’s Directorate of Information Technology (DTI) has developed an AI technology system called LLMNetOps to support campus network management. It was introduced at a workshop in Malang on Friday and Saturday. The system is specifically designed to help network administrators detect disruptions, analyze devices, and prepare reports more efficiently without sending sensitive data to external servers. This technological development responds to challenges faced by Indonesian educati

Bitcoin miner IREN's mining revenue for the quarter ending in late September dropped to $28 million, down 58% sequentially. The company plans to substantially complete its transition to AI infrastructure operations by the end

DataOn is strengthening AI technology to transform human resource management through its annual conference on Thursday, November 5, 2026, in Jakarta. The use of this technology is aimed at improving operational efficiency, optimizing workforce productivity, and supporting more effective business decision-making. The development of AI technology in the modern HR ecosystem reflects companies’ need to adapt to collaboration between people and digital systems in increasingly complex work environment

US foreign brokerage raised its target price for Global Unichip Corp (GUC, stock code 3443) to 8,000 TWD and upgraded earnings per share estimates for 2026 through 2028 by 7%, 11%, and 61% respectively, maintaining a 'Buy/High Risk' rating. The upgrade reflects strong AI CPU order momentum from

Anthropic launched the US beta of Claude Personal Finance on November 5, allowing paid users to connect bank accounts and credit cards through Plaid and ask Claude questions about their spending. According to the company, the feature is currently available only to Claude Pro, Max, and Ultra users, and Claude can only perform read-only analysis of spending. Claude Personal Finance features and how to connect: Read-only Plaid connection, with analysis of up to two years of transaction history Acco

According to Calcalist, ServiceNow is conducting layoffs across the US, UK, and India as part of an AI-driven restructuring. The company did not disclose the total number of affected employees but reported $87 million in severance and related costs in the third quarter of 2026, with $167 million

According to Goldman Sachs, shorting the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen is the optimal forex strategy to hedge against a potential pullback in artificial intelligence-related trading. Historical analysis by the bank shows the yen performs well when equity markets and government bond yields

According to ChainCatcher, Aspex Management recorded a 16% loss in October amid global selloffs in artificial intelligence-related stocks, marking the hedge fund's steepest monthly decline on record. Despite the downturn, the fund remains up 9% year-to-date as of October 31.

QNAP’s QTS 6.1 supports the Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card. The update lets users check the card’s model, temperature, utilization, and memory usage in Control Panel. QTS 6.1 also adds FIDO2 Passkey login, Snapshot Replica resume support, Linux Kernel 6.6, and AI features for NAS management and fil

Anthropic published FlashProve on November 2, 2026, as a research prototype for verifying which AI model generated a response. The project addresses the fact that users cannot confirm a response’s true source and that a provider could run a different model than the one it claims. Anthropic tested th

According to Capitec macroeconomist Joe Maher, U.S. stock market will likely struggle to return to early October highs in the near term, even if market concerns over political developments prove overblown. Maher attributed recent market selloff to investor worries about potential AI industry

According to ChainCatcher, ING is planning to sell a $500 million data center loan portfolio, including a $25 million loan linked to Stargate, an artificial intelligence infrastructure project backed by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle. The loan is related to a large data center in New Mexico. ING is se

SpaceXSI’s Grok Bot added phone calls on November 5, 2026. The AI agent can sit on hold, book appointments, and negotiate bills on U.S. numbers for paid users. Users remain legally responsible for every call the bot makes, while the feature extends AI agents into routine phone-based tasks. ## Grok

On November 1, 2026, Elon Musk said Grok Bot’s serving costs were unsustainably high as subscribers reported hitting weekly usage limits. Musk attributed the squeeze to costs that were too high relative to revenue. Grok Bot is listed separately from the Grok chatbot, and its weekly usage pool is sha

Anthropic made prompt and proposed tool-call security checks generally available to Claude Enterprise customers on November 5, 2026. The checks let organizations route activity to supported security vendors and apply existing policies, including rules to keep sensitive data from leaving approved sys

Japanese stocks experienced dramatic volatility on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 Index closing its morning session down 3,219.29 points or 5.27% at 57,858.61 points, potentially marking its largest single-day decline in 8 months. The sharp drop followed overnight US stock market crashes where the