Duc Dao

Only 29 percent of Singapore desk workers identify as AI sceptics, well below the global average of 37 percent and significantly lower than 53 percent in the United States, United Kingdom, and France.

As many as 76 percent of Singapore's mass affluent and high-net-worth investors use AI for finance and investment, above the global average of 72 percent, yet they continue to look to financial advisers to validate AI-generated insights before making investment decisions.

Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure listed on Nasdaq, has broken ground on anadvanced electronics manufacturing facility in Sparks, Nevada, investing $36 million in the plant, equipment, and construction.

South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia, as the world's largest net exporters of AI-related hardware, were the standout performers of the current global technology cycle, driven by advances in and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in the July 2026 edition of its World Economic Outlook (WEO).

Temasek, Singapore's state investment company, plans to lift its direct AI exposure from about 6 percent of its current portfolio to 10-15 percent by March 2031.

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a $688 million investment by Nestlé (Thai) Co., Ltd. to construct a smart factory and distribution center in Samut Prakan province.

Maybank Indonesia Syariah and Muslim Pro have launched Amanah Pro, an embedded Islamic banking experience that allows users of the Muslim Pro app to open a Shariah-compliant Hajj savings account in minutes through a paperless process.

Sprouts.ai, an AI-native startup delivering Revenue Agents for B2B enterprises through a proprietary go-to-market (GTM) data layer, has raised $9 million in Pre-Series A funding.

QAI Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on quantum technologies and advanced computing, has launched the inaugural cohort of its Singapore Quantum Accelerator.

Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities developed in collaboration with Visa, enabling AI agents on its Minds platform to identify relevant Visa rewards and complete purchases on behalf of users at selected merchants in Hong Kong.