Singapore commits 0.6% of GDP to AI as IMF flags bust risk, labor disruption
Singapore has formally designated artificial intelligence (AI) as a national growth strategy, allocating 0.6 percent of GDP to the National Research Fund for AI capabilities and…
July 21, 2026
AIDigital TransformationTNGlobal Q&A and Interviews
Ali Shaheen of Protaigé on making agentic AI reliable for enterprise workflows [Q&A]
Ali Shaheen of Protaigé discusses how enterprise AI is moving beyond copilots toward agentic workflows, and why reliability, memory, guardrails, and accountability are becoming…
July 21, 2026
Malaysians are among the most digitally engaged consumers surveyed globally – IDEMIA
New IPSOS BVA global study showed Monday that Malaysians are among the most digitally engaged consumers surveyed globally, even as 87 percent of them express concerns around…
July 21, 2026
61% of Singapore data analysts favor human AI oversight, highest globally, as governance gaps persist: Alteryx
As many as 61 percent of Singapore data analysts prefer a human-in-the-loop approach to AI, the highest share among all regions, as data quality and governance challenges continue…
July 21, 2026
Thailand cuts 3.8M tons of industrial CO₂ through cement clinker substitution
Thailand has reduced more than 3.8 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) equivalent since 2019 through clinker substitution in the Industrial Process and Product Use sector,…
July 21, 2026
Singapore’s Ant International closes $1.2B Series A with Ant Group, Alibaba
Singapore's Ant International has closed a Series A equity financing round of approximately $1.2 billion, with participation from existing investors Ant Group and Alibaba Group,…
July 21, 2026
GenAI tops Southeast Asia finance professionals’ skills wishlist, but proficiency-training lags: ACCA
Generative AI (GenAI) tools ranked as the single most critical future skill among finance professionals in Southeast Asia, yet 72 percent of respondents globally reported only…
July 21, 2026
Temasek-backed CuspAI raises $450M, reaches $2.6B valuation, launches AI materials discovery network
CuspAI has raised $450 million in a Series B round valuing the company at $2.6 billion, with Singapore's Temasek among the returning investors, the Cambridge-based AI firm said in…
July 21, 2026
Vietnam’s Viettel targets first pre-commercial 6G call by early 2029 as Qualcomm’s first early access partner
Viettel High Tech, under Vietnam's top telco Viettel, has signed a 6G Platform Early Access Program agreement with US semiconductor company Qualcomm Technologies.
July 20, 2026
Analysts view LSS6 a significant positive for Malaysia’s renewable energy ecosystem
Analysts view the sixth phase of the Large Scale Solar program (LSS6) as a significant positive for Malaysia’s renewable-energy ecosystem, which is now shifting towards hybrid…
July 20, 2026
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