TechNode Global Staff

TNL Mediagene, a Taiwan-based digital-media company, and Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, have announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that is expected to result in TNL Mediagene becoming a publicly traded company in the United States.

Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome has denied the report that it has petitioned to the Ministry of Finance in Malaysia for funding as its liquidity position remains strong at $150 million.

Sunway Group (Sunway) and UOB Malaysia have inked a partnership which will see the two companies working together towards their shared mission to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Singapore’s Ministry for Communications and Information has announced the launch of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Verify Foundation to harness the collective power and contributions of the global open source community to develop AI testing tools for the responsible use of AI.

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia Nokia and South Korean technology firm NAVER Cloud Corp. announced Thursday that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster the digital transformation in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.

Singapore-based startup accelerator Antler has closed Antler Elevate, a $285 million emerging growth fund that backs the next generation of game-changing founders across 20+ technology ecosystems.

Japanese industrial group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Malaysia's power producer TNB Power Generation Sdn. Bhd. (TNB Genco), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study and exchange information related to clean energy technologies.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based provider of internet of things (IoT)-based smart green solutions, have established the SGD 24 million ($17.8 million) Delta-NTU Corporate Lab for advanced robotics.