France’s Mistral raises €3B led by Samsung in largest European tech funding round

France's Mistral, an AI platform for enterprises, has raised €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in a Series D round led by South Korea's Samsung Electronics, in the largest equity funding…

Southeast Asia content commerce to reach $77.9B in 2026 as live goes mainstream – Momentum Works

Southeast Asia’s content commerce gross merchandise value (GMV) is on track to reach $77.9 billion in 2026, as live, short video and content-focused affiliates become a core part…

Students avoiding AI for schoolwork outscore peers in science: OECD

Fifteen-year-olds reporting they never or almost never used artificial intelligence (AI) for schoolwork outscored their AI-using peers in science on nearly every type of task,…

Malaysia’s Yinson GreenTech secures second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore

MarinEV, the marine electrification business of Yinson GreenTech, has marked another milestone in the commercial adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, securing a…

Singapore’s Laters.com bets on payment flexibility to reshape online travel booking [interview]

Laters.com announced a $1.5 million seed round led by XBO Ventures, the investment arm of XBO.com, the global digital-asset platform, and the completion of its rebrand.

Vietnam seeks to halt wolfram export

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade suggested that wolfram (tungsten) is off the list of minerals permitted for export in the current period, without details of the length of…

AI to push Asia-Pacific data center capacity from 32 to 57 GW by 2030: JLL

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-center expansion can double Asia-Pacific data-center capacity by 2030, from 32 GW to 57 GW, and can pressure power grids worldwide, in a…

Australia’s Firmus, OpenAI to team up on Malaysia expansion of AI data centers

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus and OpenAI will cooperate to expand AI data center capacity into Malaysia, a new market for the Australian infrastructure company,…

MAS spin-off Gprnt targets its next funding round [Q&A]

In an interview, Gprnt CEO Lionel Wong told TNGlobal about graduating from a central bank, scaling without ready-made data infrastructure, and where ESG reporting goes next, among…

Carousell Autos launches consumer car auction in Singapore

Carousell Autos has launched Carousell Car Drops, opening selected owner-listed cars in Singapore to online bids from consumers alongside professional dealers.