Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (July 3, 2026).

Open USD launched with 140-plus partners, from BlackRock and Visa to Shopify, DBS and Ripple, a roster that shows stablecoins ...

The Indonesian government is seeking to shift toward a more integrated research model, linking science and technology ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is building a community salt production centre in Pamekasan district, ...

Prabowo said capital outflows have been a major factor weakening the rupiah against foreign currencies over the past several ...

Frankfurt – The increased use of stablecoins could reinforce the dollar's global dominance, undermine some nations' ability to set monetary policy and even diminish the role of the euro, European ...

It’s been three-and-a-half years since generative AI exploded onto the scene. In this past year, progress has continued its relentless pace: Vibe coding took off, companies embraced agentic workflows, ...

US forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance ...

U.S. Central Command said it had “received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data." (DOD) U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using ...

A chip shortage forced the NSA to keep using Anthropic’s AI despite a Pentagon blacklist. The White House approved $9B for classified data centres. The US government has a problem it cannot publicly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Military leaders say drones from Mexican cartels regularly fly over US troops at the US-Mexico border. "Hundreds" of counter-drone ...

As is every large organization, the U.S. government is assessing how to best integrate artificial intelligence into its procedures and workflows. While AI has undeniable risks, it also has the ...