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VCI Global Announces Transformation Into AI-Native Operating Platform with Modular, Plug-In Business Model
Company to Centralize AI, Data, Capital Allocation, and Governance, Enabling Modular Expansion Across Its PortfolioKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) today announced a strategic transformation into an AI-native platform, repositioning the Company to enhance scalability, capital efficiency, and execution discipline across its portfolio of businesses. Under the new model, VCI Global will operate as a centraliz
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