Malaysia’s Ficus Capital invests $430,000 in Singapore’s Web 3 firm in Morpheus Labs
Ficus Capital, a Malaysia-based environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Islamic-compliant venture capital firm, announced Tuesday its strategic investment of $430,000 in…
How Dubai is shaping the future of retail
Dubai is rewriting the rules of retail. By combining advanced technologies with a customer-centric approach, we are shaping a future where shopping is not just a transaction but…
Malaysia’s digital investments hit record high at $37B in 2024
Digital investments in Malaysia hit a record MYR 163.6 billion ($36.81 billion) in 2024, compared to MYR 46.8 billion ($10.53 billion) in 2023, driven by a stable government and…
The rise of AI doctors: How agentic reasoning is transforming healthcare
The emergence of AI doctors backed much with agentic reasoning, has a new dawn in healthcare. These intelligent systems are not only helping to improve diagnostic and treatment…
Report discovers nearly 30,000 tech sector layoffs already in 2025
Over a hundred tech companies, primarily American, have laid off a minimum of 29,537 employees since January 2025, a report revealed recently.
Malaysia’s Petronas partners with Energy Institute for Asia’s energy transition
Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has forged a partnership with United Kingdom-based chartered professional membership body Energy…
Alibaba Cloud unveils latest AI offerings to advance Malaysia’s AI agenda
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models, solutions, upgraded infrastructure…
LifeTech partners Kyndryl to establish security operations center on public cloud in Malaysia
Kyndryl, the global information technology (IT) infrastructure services provider, has on Thursday announced it entered into an agreement with LifeTech Group, a Malaysia-based…
Brazil’s payment platform EBANX eyes opportunities in emerging markets globally [Q&A]
Earlier this month, EBANX has been granted in-principle approval for a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Vietnam’s Techcoop secures $70M series A with equity and debt funding
Techcoop, a Vietnam-based integrated agritech platform, has successfully closed a $70 million Series A funding round, comprising equity and debt financing.
