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MyDIGITAL, Pepper Lab team up to expand AI learning in Malaysia

MyDIGITAL Corporation and Pepper Labs have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand AI learning through Rakyat Digital, combining Malaysia’s Digital Learning Hub with Pepper Labs’ Dapur Digital community network to help more Malaysians understand, use and benefit from artificial intelligence (AI).

Malaysia’s Oppstar, Alphaswift Industries gain access to Arm computing technology

The Malaysian government has on Friday presented offer letters to Oppstar Technology Sdn. Bhd. and Alphaswift Industries Sdn. Bhd. to obtain access to Arm Compute Subsystem (CSS) technology and the Arm Flexible Access (AFA) program under the Strategic Collaboration between the Malaysian Government and Arm Limited.

ESR appoints Dalmar Sheikh as Chief Executive Officer for data centers

Singapore-based assets manager ESR has appointed Dalmar Sheikh as Chief Executive Officer, ESR Data Centers, effective September 1, 2026.

Singapore allocates 200 MW of new data center capacity to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel, STT GDC

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said Friday they have provisionally allocated 200 megawatts (MW) of new capacity to four data center operators Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centers, ST Telemedia Global Data Centers through the second Data Center – Call for Application (DC-CFA2)…

Zig by ComfortDelGro invests over $8M in BYD’s new electric and hybrid PHVs

Zig by ComfortDelGro (Zig, 劲) announced Thursday that it is investing over S$10 million ($7.87 million) in its Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) fleet with a range of BYD electric and hybrid vehicles supplied by Vantage Automotive.

NUS and A*STAR researchers lead $17M SG Bio-SPRINT program to develop sustainable plant-based specialty polymers

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have been awarded a research grant of S$22 million ($17 million) under Singapore’s national Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 masterplan to conduct cutting-edge research on greener polymers.

MicroLEAP partners with Provident Banc to advance responsible financing, financial inclusion for Malaysian SMEs

MicroLEAP, a Malaysian peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Provident Banc Berhad to explore initiatives aimed at strengthening responsible financing practices, broadening access to alternative financing and supporting the long-term financial resilience of Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

AI is lifting one half of the world economy as geopolitical and trade strife weigh on the other – Moody’s

The global economy is running at two speeds - economies plugged into the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are racing ahead; those with weaker links to AI are struggling under geopolitical upheaval, trade conflict, and policy uncertainty, Moody's Analytics said on Tuesday.

IMDA expands nearly 2,000 job opportunities for Singapore’s Tech Workforce

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said Thursday it is expanding the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to offer almost 2,000 tech job and training opportunities with over 20 companies.

Voice AI infrastructure firm Deepgram to establish APAC headquarters in Singapore following strategic investment from EDBI

Deepgram, the US real-time artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company, announced Tuesday plans to establish its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, deepening its commitment to a region where the company is already seeing strong demand for production-grade Voice AI.