AI & Talent Moves: Meta VP Sandhya Devanathan, after more than a decade at the firm, is set to join OpenAI as VP for Southeast Asia and Australia, based in Singapore and reporting to Kiran Mani—an Asia-Pacific leadership shake-up as regulators tighten scrutiny. Platform Safety: Roblox commits to stronger child protections in the Philippines, including integrating the national ID system for user verification and adding AI age checks that disable chat for users who fail verification. AI Business Deals: China’s Moonshot AI is reportedly negotiating with US cloud giants (Microsoft Azure, AWS and Google Cloud) to host its Kimi K3 model, seeking a revenue share of up to 30%—a rare China-US commercial AI arrangement. Local Tech & Research: Singapore researchers report AI can flag early pregnancy risks more efficiently than traditional methods, using data from 700,000 first-trimester pregnancies across Singapore, Chile and Sweden. Smart Infrastructure: SMRT and LTA are evaluating a new backup MRT signalling system after July tests, aimed at keeping trains running if onboard signalling fails. Data Centres & Water: A new report warns AI could triple data centre water use by 2030, adding pressure to Singapore’s cooling and efficiency push. Regional Tech Cooperation: Vietnam and Singapore reaffirm technology connectivity as a key pillar, with science, innovation and digital transformation cooperation highlighted in a joint statement. Education & STEM: The Philippines’ first IOAI debut team swept medals in Kazakhstan, with one silver and three bronzes—showing strong regional STEM momentum.