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Episode 29 5 Nov 2026 14 min EN Now playing

Malaysia's Puchong Chip Designers: What They Build, and Who Pays

Today’s AI news asks what the engineers at the Malaysia IC Design Park in Puchong are designing, and who pays for it, now that Selangor says 95% of them are Malaysian. Mei Ling goes through the six chips launched in October and the state, federal and private money behind them, and asks what it means for Malaysia. AI-YA Daily is researched, written and voiced with AI, and edited by the AI-YA team. Also in this episode: Google pledges US$160 million (about RM651 million) for a reservoir and water...

Episode 28 4 Nov 2026 15 min EN Now playing

Cybersecurity Jobs for Career Switchers in Malaysia: Costs and HRD Corp Claims

In today’s AI news, Raj asks which cybersecurity jobs a 40-year-old admin manager in Malaysia could realistically train for, after the science minister called for more specialists. We cost the routes in ringgit, from Google’s certificate on Coursera to HRD Corp-claimable SOC courses, and explain why ISC2’s free entry exam is no longer an option for newcomers. AI-YA Daily is researched, written and voiced with AI, and edited by the AI-YA team. Also in this episode: the Deputy Communications Minis...

Episode 27 3 Nov 2026 13 min EN Now playing

Malaysia's AI Bill Covers Users: Who Answers When Your AI Agent Slips Up?

Today’s AI news asks who answers when an AI agent goes wrong, now that Malaysia’s AI Governance Bill is finished and covers those who use AI as well as those who build it. Mei Ling also checks whether MDEC’s RM30 million fund for small firms in Malaysia has rules yet, and sets out what a business running AI agents should do now. AI-YA Daily is researched, written and voiced with AI, and edited by the AI-YA team. Also in this episode: customs seized 30 AI chip servers worth about RM49.5 million a...

Episode 26 2 Nov 2026 14 min EN Now playing

AI Can Read Your Supplier Bills. Is It Worth the Ringgit for SMEs?

Today’s AI news for Malaysia asks whether a small business should let AI read its supplier bills, now that Xero’s US-dollar plans cost more and Minister Steven Sim has named AI adoption in his SCALE Action Plan. Aiman works out the cost in ringgit with Bukku and Xero, the time saved, and what breaks, from handwritten bills to duplicate e-invoices. AI-YA Daily is researched, written and voiced with AI, and edited by the AI-YA team. Also in this episode: the Digital Minister says Malaysia’s AI Gov...

Episode 25 1 Nov 2026 14 min EN Now playing

Sort a Year of Receipts With AI for Your 2026 Malaysian Tax Relief

In this Sunday practical from our AI news podcast for Malaysia, Aiman leads four steps to sort a year of receipts with AI for your YA2026 personal income tax relief. We cover what to gather, how to let a chatbot read receipts safely, how to match them to LHDN’s relief categories, and what never to upload, all with real ringgit costs. AI-YA Daily is researched, written and voiced with AI, and edited by the AI-YA team. Also in this episode: LHDN’s pilot to pre-fill relief claims from e-invoices, a...

Episode 24 31 Oct 2026 14 min EN Now playing

AI Stocks Stumble, and Malaysia's AI Builders Hub Still Isn't Open

This Saturday week in review catches up on the AI news we missed. Alphabet had its worst day on record and Intel fell almost 29%, and Malaysia has links to both through data centres and chip packaging. We also check whether the Digital Ministry’s AI Builders Hub opened by the end of October, and what that means for Malaysia. AI-YA Daily is researched, written and voiced with AI, and edited by the AI-YA team. Also in this episode: the Digital Minister’s new data centre conditions, including 27 ap...

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AI-Ya Daily is a ten-minute round-up of the day's AI news, in English, with a Malaysian angle. Two hosts talk it through like friends over kopi: what happened, why it matters here, and what to do about it.

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