China has been cracking down on monopolistic behavior, ​most recently fining Trip.com 5.2 billion yuan (US$776.41 million) over what ​the regulator said was its online hotel-booking monopoly.

During a standard testing evaluation, Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites it thought were within the scope of its test.

Indonesia's next digital leap, rather than helping democratize access, must lead toward democratizing capability: using AI to generate value.

Several incidents in which AI models from developers including OpenAI accessed external systems during testing have highlighted the difficulty of containing unexpected behaviour in advanced agents, and prompted calls for tighter safety regulations.

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet on Sunday to try to tee up potential agreements on AI, tariffs and critical minerals for a high-stakes Washington summit this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

This pact seeks to make it easier for businesses and consumers to transact across Southeast Asia, covering areas such as e-commerce, digital payments, cross-border data flows and cyber security.

Speaking at a media briefing, Fernandes said AirAsia was adept at managing cash and expected to raise more than $1 billion, mostly to refinance existing debt, by December or January.

Discussions between the government and Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have increased in recent weeks, the people said, amid growing concerns over financial pressures faced by AirAsia.

The US dollar hit a seven-week high against its major peers, underpinned by a jump in short-term Treasury yields as markets ramped up wagers that the Fed may have to lift rates again, with a move by December fully priced in.

Stocks made tentative gains at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday as a rise in global bond yields and oil prices paused ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision due later in the day.

The dollar inched up to trade near a two-week high on Tuesday as surging oil prices lifted Treasury yields and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this week.