Binance Labs commits $10M to Helio Protocol to advance the LSDfi revolution

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has committed $10 million to Helio Protocol, a USD-pegged over-collateralized stablecoin. This strategic funding…

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Insignia AI Notes #5: Context is king and other learnings from building a GPT-powered website chatbot

We list down five key learnings from the experience [of building our own #GPT-powered chatbot], both from the perspective of developing the #chatbot and linking specific context…

South Korea’s SK Telekom invests $100M in US’s Anthropic to promote AI innovation

South Korea's telecommunications operator SK Telekom (SKT) has on Monday announced that it is investing additional $100 million in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI)…

Central Retail partners Ant Group to launch Alipay+ to provide digital payment services for Asian travellers in Thailand

Thailand-based retailer Central Retail Corporation has joined forces with China-based technology provider Ant Group to launch Alipay+ at its stores, providing comprehensive…

Plug and Play partners Enterprise Singapore to launch program to support Singapore startups’ US expansion

United States-based accelerator firm Plug and Play has partnered with Singaporean government agency Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) to launch of the Global Innovation Alliance…

US’s Lineage partners Vietnam’s SK Logistics to expand network in Southeast Asia

United States-based logistics firm Lineage Logistics has on Friday announced it has partially closed a joint venture arrangement with Vietnam-based cold-storage warehouse operator…

Philippine venture builder AHG Lab raises $4M to empower more entrepreneurs

AHG Lab, the independent venture builder in the Philippines, has secured a total of $4 million in Pre-Series A funding aimed at fueling the growth of the venture builder, its…

Taiwan’s Gogoro posts lower net loss of $5.6M in second quarter

Taiwanese battery-swapping refueling platform Gogoro saw its net loss for the second quarter of 2023 fall to $5.6 million from $121.1 million a year ago. The group registered a…

Singapore’s Funding Societies streamlines business operations in Indonesia

Singapore-based digital finance platform Funding Societies said Thursday the firm is streamlining business operations in Indonesia amid global challenges. This exercise has…

Businessman Kiat Lim and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo launch football app for fans to play real time during match

ZujuGP, helmed by Singaporean businessman Kiat Lim and fronted by the Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, has launched Kickoff by Zuju – a real-time,…

Stripe: digital trade is reshaping opportunities for Singaporean businesses in the global economy

Digital trade is reshaping opportunities for Singaporean businesses in the global economy, said Stripe Friday. Its report found that consumers and businesses are optimistic about…

Binance Labs invests $5M in Curve DAO Token

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has made a $5 million investment in Curve DAO Token (CRV), an Ethereum-based token that powers the Curve…

Malaysia’s Solarvest eyes further expansion in Taiwan’s clean energy market

Malaysian clean energy firm Solarvest Holdings Berhad has on Friday established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Solarvest (Taiwan) Corp Ltd (STCL) in Taipei, Taiwan, with the…

Indonesian e-commerce platform Uway announces $500M financing

Indonesian e-commerce platform Uway has on Thursday announced a new round of financing of $500 million. The firm will utilize this new round of financing to enhance its supply…