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Women still wait for powerMatthew Breetzke: After Durban drubbing, South Africa drop Stubbs from squad; call up player with two Test experience and eye Rabada return | Cricket News‘Set food’s so bad, papad would fizz in your mouth,’ says Aneet Padda: ‘I now order from outside’ | Bollywood NewsJonathan, the giant tortoise, is 198 years old. 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US pushes firms into Central Asia’s critical-mineral sector‘The turning point was when Tilak Varma got out’: Sanju Samson explains why India lost 4th T20I against West Indies | Cricket NewsHow Rs 2.5 cr Premada Ooralli became a Rs 74 cr success: No big stars, no marketing budget | Regional NewsSpanx: Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door to door when she put $5,000 of her savings into Spanx; 21 years later, Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company at a $1.2 billion valuationJio IPO reaches Rs 10.3 lakh crore valuation as existing investors hold on to their stakesWhy India must revive its urban livelihoods scheme for women‘Sports ek tapasya hai’ – Boxer Parveen Hooda’s fight: A 22-month ban, a father battling cancer, then Asian Games gold | Boxing NewsLord Rama is ‘not a God, but a man,’ says Ramayana’s new international promo | Bollywood NewsOnce the fastest US ocean liner that carried presidents and celebrities across the Atlantic, SS United States is set to become the world’s largest artificial reefIndia’s AI debate ‘incredibly positive’ as West, US turn ‘negative’, says Rishi SunakWhat Jonathan the 194-year-old tortoise teaches us about lifePrithvi Shaw: ‘Don’t like going out anymore’: Prithvi Shaw opens up on life and his goal of India comeback | Cricket NewsSonali Kulkarni was ‘humiliated’ in first audition: ‘Dark-skinned girls don’t look good’ | Bollywood NewsUkraine’s drone ops slow after Musk’s Starlink curbs as Trump warms to PutinPeaceful protests in India and the economic cost of disruptionIND vs NZ: Can New Zealand stop India’s big hitters? 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Details inside | Cricket NewsParalysed for years, ‘heartthrob’ Arvind Swamy left cinema to build Rs 3,300 cr business empire | Tamil NewsIn 1930, a Pittsburgh plumber built a tiny aluminium observatory in his backyard for a homemade telescope; its unusual dome became a prototype for observatory designs and later helped bring him face to face with EinsteinJio Platforms sets IPO price band at Rs 1,065-1,119, issue opens October 2140 years ago October 15, 1986: PM calls for nuclear moratoriumUCL Round-up: PSG sink Manchester City, Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid stage late comeback on record-breaking night | Football NewsEXCLUSIVE Vidya Balan, once labeled a ‘jinx’ in Tamil films, is now ‘ready’ for more after Jailer 2 | Tamil NewsYouTuber Matt Walsh sounds ‘grim’ warning about AI chatbots as he questions what happens when humans replace friends | World News‘We retrain people’: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu reacts to AI layoffsTrump-Putin deal on Russian diesel exposes sanctions hypocrisy‘Ishan Kishan closing the gap’: Former India cricketer warns Rishabh Pant to raise his game | Cricket NewsArjun Bijlani, wife Neha apologise for T-shirt with text about Prophet: ‘Completely unaware’ | Television NewsMeet Aryash Shyam, the 14-year-old Indian-American student who won a $1,000 national writing prize for a historical-fiction story set in a Philadelphia print shop on July 4, 1776Anthropic’s $16.8 billion quarter raises the stakes for its planned IPOFrom KL Rahul to Mohammed Siraj: How India’s Test players fared in Ranji Trophy opening round | Cricket NewsInside Madhuri Dixit-Dr Nene’s sea-facing Mumbai home with over 30 MF Husain artworks | Bollywood NewsAustralian homeowner said bamboo from next door spread beneath his fence and blocked his sewer; court finds a future damage risk, orders staged removal and A$6,253.50 toward treatment and repairsGautam Gambhir turns 45: ‘A fighter on the field’ – special birthday wishes pour in | Cricket NewsBigg Boss 20: Nakul Dhull, Gullu get into physical fight; Love Gill and Asif clash | Television NewsA UK woman paid £5 for a ring at a car boot sale, believing it was costume jewellery. 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Women still wait for powerMatthew Breetzke: After Durban drubbing, South Africa drop Stubbs from squad; call up player with two Test experience and eye Rabada return | Cricket News‘Set food’s so bad, papad would fizz in your mouth,’ says Aneet Padda: ‘I now order from outside’ | Bollywood NewsJonathan, the giant tortoise, is 198 years old. 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US pushes firms into Central Asia’s critical-mineral sector‘The turning point was when Tilak Varma got out’: Sanju Samson explains why India lost 4th T20I against West Indies | Cricket NewsHow Rs 2.5 cr Premada Ooralli became a Rs 74 cr success: No big stars, no marketing budget | Regional NewsSpanx: Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door to door when she put $5,000 of her savings into Spanx; 21 years later, Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company at a $1.2 billion valuationJio IPO reaches Rs 10.3 lakh crore valuation as existing investors hold on to their stakesWhy India must revive its urban livelihoods scheme for women‘Sports ek tapasya hai’ – Boxer Parveen Hooda’s fight: A 22-month ban, a father battling cancer, then Asian Games gold | Boxing NewsLord Rama is ‘not a God, but a man,’ says Ramayana’s new international promo | Bollywood NewsOnce the fastest US ocean liner that carried presidents and celebrities across the Atlantic, SS United States is set to become the world’s largest artificial reefIndia’s AI debate ‘incredibly positive’ as West, US turn ‘negative’, says Rishi SunakWhat Jonathan the 194-year-old tortoise teaches us about lifePrithvi Shaw: ‘Don’t like going out anymore’: Prithvi Shaw opens up on life and his goal of India comeback | Cricket NewsSonali Kulkarni was ‘humiliated’ in first audition: ‘Dark-skinned girls don’t look good’ | Bollywood NewsUkraine’s drone ops slow after Musk’s Starlink curbs as Trump warms to PutinPeaceful protests in India and the economic cost of disruptionIND vs NZ: Can New Zealand stop India’s big hitters? 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Details inside | Cricket NewsParalysed for years, ‘heartthrob’ Arvind Swamy left cinema to build Rs 3,300 cr business empire | Tamil NewsIn 1930, a Pittsburgh plumber built a tiny aluminium observatory in his backyard for a homemade telescope; its unusual dome became a prototype for observatory designs and later helped bring him face to face with EinsteinJio Platforms sets IPO price band at Rs 1,065-1,119, issue opens October 2140 years ago October 15, 1986: PM calls for nuclear moratoriumUCL Round-up: PSG sink Manchester City, Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid stage late comeback on record-breaking night | Football NewsEXCLUSIVE Vidya Balan, once labeled a ‘jinx’ in Tamil films, is now ‘ready’ for more after Jailer 2 | Tamil NewsYouTuber Matt Walsh sounds ‘grim’ warning about AI chatbots as he questions what happens when humans replace friends | World News‘We retrain people’: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu reacts to AI layoffsTrump-Putin deal on Russian diesel exposes sanctions hypocrisy‘Ishan Kishan closing the gap’: Former India cricketer warns Rishabh Pant to raise his game | Cricket NewsArjun Bijlani, wife Neha apologise for T-shirt with text about Prophet: ‘Completely unaware’ | Television NewsMeet Aryash Shyam, the 14-year-old Indian-American student who won a $1,000 national writing prize for a historical-fiction story set in a Philadelphia print shop on July 4, 1776Anthropic’s $16.8 billion quarter raises the stakes for its planned IPOFrom KL Rahul to Mohammed Siraj: How India’s Test players fared in Ranji Trophy opening round | Cricket NewsInside Madhuri Dixit-Dr Nene’s sea-facing Mumbai home with over 30 MF Husain artworks | Bollywood NewsAustralian homeowner said bamboo from next door spread beneath his fence and blocked his sewer; court finds a future damage risk, orders staged removal and A$6,253.50 toward treatment and repairsGautam Gambhir turns 45: ‘A fighter on the field’ – special birthday wishes pour in | Cricket NewsBigg Boss 20: Nakul Dhull, Gullu get into physical fight; Love Gill and Asif clash | Television NewsA UK woman paid £5 for a ring at a car boot sale, believing it was costume jewellery. An expert later identified it as an 18-carat gold ring set with a 3.02-carat natural diamond worth about £15,000!Shreyas Iyer climbs to career-best fourth as Indians occupy three of top four in ICC T20I batting rankings | Cricket NewsSalman Khan says he will have children one day, opens up about staying unmarried: ‘My decision’ | Bollywood News‘Faced a lot of racism’: Indian woman working as a nurse in Australia asks if not liking life abroad is a good reason to return. Redditors say…Ajinkya Rahane, Ganguly play tennis-ball cricket with Britain’s Prince WIlliam outside Buckingham Palace | Cricket NewsSalman Khan opens up about health struggles: ‘My head was broken, shoulder messed up’ | Bollywood NewsIn 2014, a couple bought an 18th-century Scottish church and renovated it into a five-bedroom home and working bistro; the 4,779-square-foot property is now on the market with offers over £550,000‘We need to get bloody better’: South Africa warned after first Test defeat to Australia | Cricket NewsSalman Khan’s Haunted Bedroom at Galaxy Apartments: ‘There Was A Presence’Mining project threatens future of rare Jeypore ground gecko‘When I moved to China’: Major row over Katie Zacharia’s calling herself a lawyer; only citizens can get a license to practise law in ChinaShai Hope’s ton, Keemo Paul’s five-for sink India; West Indies level series in Hyderabad | Cricket News‘Ranveer Singh had to control all his energy’: Salman Khan applauds Dhurandhar | Bollywood NewsIn 1995, chef Alice Waters started the Edible Schoolyard at a Berkeley middle school; 31 years later, its network connects more than 5,800 food-and-garden education programs across 75 countriesBillions are flowing into India’s auto industry. What are global carmakers betting on?Abhishek Sharma scripts history, breaks Suryakumar Yadav’s record for most T20I sixes in a calendar year | Cricket NewsKarisma Kapoor recalls Salman Khan objecting to her outfit during a song: ‘Go change it’ | Bollywood NewsA Rhode Island family planned more than 200 affordable apartments on 31 acres; the town seized the site for a municipal complex after a $775,000 appraisal, but a federal judge later voided the takingMarco Rubio’s India visit: What’s at stake for New Delhi and Washington?The end of an era? Why Bollywood needs KJo’s couch more than everShai Hope scripts history, surpasses Chris Gayle in major T20I milestone for West Indies | Cricket News‘Hardcore Rajinikanth fan’: Soundarya on father’s Jailer 2, if she is a Kamal Haasan fan | Tamil NewsIndia’s water plants are failing to catch elusive ‘forever chemicals’
The biggest threat to middle powers in the artificial intelligence era is “digital colonisation” from expensive and proprietary AI stacks, an Indonesian telecoms executive has said, adding that China’s open-source sales pitch offers better protection for local sovereignty.
The emphasis on localisation and digital sovereignty comes as major Chinese AI cloud providers look to compete with US rivals in fast-growing Southeast Asian markets such as Indonesia.
“The world is moving out of proprietary [models],” said Vikram Sinha, president director and CEO at Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, one of Indonesia’s largest telecoms firms. “Digital colonisation, or digital monopoly, is the biggest threat for any country. I see more openness from companies from China who want to be open-source, who want to respect [local] guard rails, which respect sovereignty.”
Sinha’s remarks were delivered on Tuesday at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2026 in Jakarta, where he joined a panel on China-Indonesia AI cooperation alongside executives from Huawei Technologies and Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba Cloud is the AI and cloud computing unit of Alibaba Group Holding, owner of the SCMP.
The cost competitiveness of Chinese AI services compared to US counterparts is crucial for a developing country like Indonesia, according to a telco executive. Photo: Shutterstock
While leading closed-source AI companies such as OpenAI also offer sovereign AI solutions to countries around the world, Chinese companies have pitched their open models as better suited for customising models to local conditions.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her Japanese counterpart Satsuki Katayama on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, discussing investment in India, clean energy, infrastructure, pensions and…
A Rs 1,000 investment in Reliance Industries’ 1977 IPO has grown to nearly Rs 50 lakh, excluding dividends, as bonus share issues and the Jio Financial Services demerger highlight the…
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