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Recent AI and technology stories, checked against their sources and summarised in plain words, plus notes from our own work in Jakarta.

News we think matters to businesses here, and notes from our own work.

AI researchAI checked Fermat's Last Theorem in 11 days. The labs want to slow down.In the same week, one AI lab showed its models finishing expert work in days, and another's chief scientist argued that nobody has yet made that safe to scale at full speed.Read more
AI policyAI rules: delayed in Europe, patchy in AmericaThe two biggest rulebooks for AI moved this summer: one by postponing, the other by fragmenting. Neither changes what a careful business should already be doing.Read more
TechnologyThe AI chips are moving through Southeast Asia. Indonesia is mostly watching.A New York Times investigation traced billions of dollars of advanced AI servers through the region. The same fortnight, a Jakarta Post column asked whether Indonesia will ever build any of this itself.Read more
SecurityYour AI tools hold the keys. Attackers have noticed.A flaw in LiteLLM, a popular gateway for AI models and agents, is being used in real attacks. It is a reminder of what sits inside the plumbing of every AI system.Read more
OperationsOne order, typed five timesMost businesses we sit with are not short of software. They are short of the connections between it, and someone pays for that gap every day.Read more
Custom developmentWhen custom software is worth it, and when it is notOff-the-shelf software is the right answer more often than agencies admit. These are the three signs it has stopped being the right answer for you.Read more
AIPutting AI on your WhatsApp without losing the customerAn AI that answers customers day and night is easy to switch on. One that behaves like part of your business takes a few deliberate decisions first.Read more

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