Author: Duc Dao

Software engineers with AI capabilities can earn between 13 percent and 25 percent more than peers across junior to senior levels, according to the Tech Salary Report 2026 conducted by NodeFlair, a tech career platform in Southeast Asia.

Cognition, the AI coding agent company and makers of Devin – the first AI software engineer, will expand to Singapore and establish its Asia-Pacific (APAC) hub,

Cata, a white-label SaaS platform for enterprise-grade branded apps, has raised $5.3 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round less than a year after its launch,

Cyberport, a digital tech hub and AI accelerator of Hong Kong, and Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), also the management of Thailand Science Park, will enhance collaboration in innovation and technology between Hong Kong and Thailand.

Indonesian tech giant GoTo Group, known for Gojek and Tokopedia, reported a net profit of Rp171 billion for the first quarter of 2026, alongside a 63% year-on-year increase in gross transaction value (GTV) to Rp236 trillion, marking a turnaround($12.7 million) from a net loss of Rp367 billion a year earlier.

LinkedIn,the professional networking and career development platform, has released its sixth annual Top Companies list for Singapore, identifying 15 organizations that offer strong opportunities for career development in 2026.

China’s online and mobile payment platform Alipay has launched a new AI payment processing product aimed at enabling businesses in mainland China, including small firms and one-person companies, to accept payments from autonomous AI agents.

Singapore-based Ant International has introduced a new Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP) to support the growing agentic commerce by enabling secure, AI-driven payment connections across mobile services.

The authorities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City granted investment registration certificates to several projects last Saturday, including two data center projects with combined capital of nearly $1 billion, in cooperation with Singapore businesses.

South Korea's SK Innovation plans to develop a 1,500 MW LNG-fired power plant in Vietnam, partly to electrify a AI data center, highlighting the growing link between energy infrastructure and digital development.