Author: TechNode Global Staff
Economists see AI boom sustaining Singapore growth momentum
Economists have on Monday foresee artificial intelligence (AI) boom to continue to drive Singapore's economy after the city state reported a resilient growth of 6 percent in the first quarter, underpinned mainly by strong AI demand.
Maybank sees regulatory push slows GoTo’s path to profitability
Maybank Investment Bank said Tuesday that regulatory push is slowing the Indonesia's tech giant GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GoTo)'s path to profitability.
MarsLab introduces Singapore-based AI Inference Infrastructure Roadmap for enterprise, edge deployment
MarsLab Pte Ltd has on Thursday introduced its Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) inference infrastructure roadmap, focused on deployment-oriented systems for enterprise and edge AI workloads.
MAS’s MD sees uncertainties amid AI investment boom
The head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday warned of uncertainties surrounding the sustainability of the global artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom, citing rising computing costs, financing risks and the possibility of technology disruption or regulatory intervention.
IBM, StarHub expand collaboration to advance quantum-safe readiness
U.S. technology firm IBM on Monday announced an expanded collaboration with Singapore-based communications and digital services provider StarHub to enhance the latter’s quantum-safe cybersecurity capabilities against emerging cryptographic threats posed by future quantum computing technologies.
Malaysia launches first social exchange to strengthen access to social impact financing
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Monday marked a key milestone in advancing Malaysia’s social impact ecosystem with the official launch of the Social Exchange.
STT GDC, Alibaba Cloud, NTUC team up on AI upskilling in Singapore
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) has on Tuesday announced a partnership with Alibaba Cloud and Tech Talent Assembly, an affiliated association under the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to accelerate the adoption of generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) across Singapore’s enterprises and workforce.
Pacific Channel acquires ENGIE Factory APAC, expanding climate-tech platform into Southeast Asia
Australasian venture capital firm Pacific Channel announced Tuesday the acquisition of ENGIE Factory Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, along with the portfolio of securities it holds in seven early-stage climate-tech ventures focused on solar solutions, cooling, climate markets, sustainable housing, bioenergy, and data center efficiency.
Singapore launches refreshed Industry Digital Plan to support retailers in accelerating technology adoption
Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched the refreshed Retail Industry Digital Plan (IDP) on Tuesday, to guide over 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) retailers on their digital transformation efforts.
Moody’s foresees South and Southeast Asia’s data center to grow at CAGR of 24 percent over next four to five years
Moody's Ratings expects South and Southeast Asia's data center will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24 percent over the next four to five years, subject to power and permitting constraints.
