NurPhoto / Contributor / NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Nvidia’s NemoClaw aims to make OpenClaw agents more secure. OpenClaw agents are highly capable, but come with risks. The company also launched a multi-lab open-source model coalition. “What’s your OpenClaw strategy?” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang asked…
Mar 18, 2026, 06:50 AM ET After months of debating whether top teams can hold up, weeks of tension over the MAC’s strength of schedule, and days of deliberation over which bubble team would be left out, the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament is finally underway. Which team will win it all? Before it’s settled on…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned the public to beware of interest rate risks after it kept its base rate unchanged, following a similar move by the US Federal Reserve, as the city’s de facto central bank said that the Middle East conflict had added to the uncertainty over the pace of rate…
You’re late for an important appointment. Just as you are leaving your house, you realize your phone is flat. Imagine you could charge it almost instantly by exploiting the strange rules of quantum physics. That’s the promise of quantum batteries. My colleagues and I at CSIRO have developed the world’s first quantum battery prototypes –…
Indonesia is often seen as one of Asia’s great demographic opportunities. With a population of more than 275 million and a still-expanding working-age cohort, it has long been expected to ride the same labour-driven growth wave that powered East Asia’s rise. But that window is closing fast. The world has already reached peak youth, and…
In the early hours of a quiet morning in March 2026, a tightly guarded military convoy moved through Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan. Its destination was Camp Kengun, a base operated by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The vehicles carried launch units of the upgraded Type-12 Surface-to-Ship Missile, deployed under strict secrecy. The operation symbolized…
Iran’s government has been degraded since the war began on February 28, but it appears to be intact and Tehran and its proxies remain capable of attacking US and allies’ interests in the Middle East, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Wednesday. “The regime in Iran appears to be intact but largely…
China and Japan’s long-standing rivalry has deep historic roots, and relations between the two have taken a significant turn for the worse in recent months. This, the second in a three-part series, looks at whether Beijing overplayed its hand on the Taiwan issue in the face of what is a ‘strategic reality’ for Japan and…
Other major businesses across the country also deemed as critical, such defence firms, transport companies, and cyber security companies, have their own detailed contingency plans to follow in the event of crisis, both as a result of conflict with other countries, and challenges such as natural disasters.
