Law must evolve as AI outpaces legal systems – Singapore’s PM
Law and regulatory frameworks must continuously evolve to keep pace with rapid technological change, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), which is already challenging…
DBS partners CDL to launch $234M multi-currency sustainability-linked loan to advance nature-based urban development solutions in Singapore
Singaporean multinational real estate firm City Developments Limited (CDL) has secured a new S$300 million ($234 billion) multi-currency sustainability-linked loan (SLL) provided…
AI at core of Singapore’s new growth strategy as ESR outlines eight economic thrusts
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play a central role in Singapore’s next phase of economic transformation, as the Economic Strategy Review (ESR) Committees unveiled…
Singapore Management University unveils $10M fund for urban solutions and sustainability
Singapore Management University (SMU) has on Thursday announced the launch of the Urban SustaInnovator (USI) Fund, a $10 million investment program designed to support startups…
Human empathy still critical as AI reshapes customer experience industry – MDEC’s CEO
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) may be reshaping the customer experience industry, but human empathy and connection must remain at the center of how the sector…
Foxconn to invest $407M in Singapore subsidiary for long-term purpose
Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, is set to conduct a capital injection of $407.2 million to its subsidiary Foxconn Singapore Pte. Ltd,, through the…
How financial services can unlock the advantage of the agentic AI wake-up call
Himanshu Gupta, Senior Architect, Capital Markets, Solace, identifies five key business use cases where properly orchestrated AI agents are delivering impact and ROI for frontier…
Australia’s NEXTDC launches $720M data center in Malaysia
NEXTDC Limited, an Australia-based digital infrastructure provider, has on Thursday announced the official launch of KL1 Kuala Lumpur, its first international data center with…
Singapore Space & Technology think tank launches Singapore’s first space innovation lab
The Singapore Space & Technology Think Tank (SST Think Tank) has launched the Singapore Space Lab, the country’s first dedicated space innovation lab aimed at supporting the…
Fasset raises $51M to expand stablecoin banking services in Asia, Americas, Africa
Fasset, a banking and investment platform headquartered in the United States, has raised $51 million in a Series B funding round as it expands its stablecoin-powered banking and…
