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Physical-AI startup TacnIQ.ai has raised $1.5 million from lead investor In Group Holdings as part of a $3 million pre-seed round.

Data-center operator BDx has broken ground on a 640-MW AI data-center campus in West Java, Indonesia, backed by 845 MVA of grid power secured from the state utility.

Zeekr Malaysia, the local arm of China's premium EV brand Geely, has launched an owner-community program One Zeekr, offering lifestyle events, gatherings, and charitable activities to its car buyers.

Vietnam's conglomerate TNT Group and the United States-based data-center developer Infrakey DC Parks will jointly study building data centers in Vietnam of up to 1,000 MW.

Canada's Enablence Technologies has raised C$25 million ($18 million) to expand production of optical chips at its California plant and a Vietnam facility run in collaboration with ShunYun Technology, an unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.

South Korea's ITM Semiconductor recovered about KRW3.5 billion ($2.47 million) out of an employee embezzlement worth KRW13.2 billion at its Vietnamese subsidiary ITM Semiconductor Vietnam.

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo will launch a fully autonomous, all-electric ride-hailing service in Singapore by 2028, its first market in Southeast Asia.

France's energy giant Schneider Electric will invest S$25 million ($19.6 million) in upgrading it smart automation and digital capabilities at its Hub Asia Distribution Center in Tuas, Singapore.

Italy's export-credit agency SACE has guaranteed a $200 million loan for VinFast's Vietnamese unit, in order to expand Italian exports to Vietnam as the electric-vehicle (EV) maker seeks capital.

In an interview with TNGlobal for the Discover Vietnam Tech series, Fairthorne discussed why finance professionals are investing in solar, how rooftop power fits into Vietnam’s energy grid, and the largely untapped market for surplus electricity.