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Alibaba DAMO Academy has published research on EAGLE for esophageal cancer screening and RADAR for broad abdominal CT interpretation. Both remain research systems rather than approved clinical products.

Singapore-based CorefloX has opened a Johor Bahru factory designed to produce and test liquid-cooling equipment for data centers and AI infrastructure.

AnyMind Group is integrating Alibaba's Qwen models into AnyLive to improve real-time intent analysis and Asian-language responses for AI-led live commerce.

Akamai has signed a seven-year cloud services agreement with Anthropic carrying $11.6 billion in contractual commitments, with room to expand by $9 billion.

Thailand has approved its first national semiconductor strategy, targeting about $80 billion in cumulative investment and more than 230,000 jobs by 2050.

CBAK Energy has signed an investment agreement for a planned 12 GWh battery project in Nanjing that can produce sodium-ion or lithium-ion cells.

Singapore-headquartered payment intelligence firm iPiD has raised $16 million in a Series A led by Foundation Capital, with Citi and HSBC participating.

TikTok's first Southeast Asia Branding Summit brought more than 150 representatives from over 60 brands together in Singapore to discuss turning cultural attention into measurable business outcomes.

Alibaba has expanded its AI hardware lineup with Qwen Book, new Qwen Glasses, AI earbuds and a portable note-taking device designed to turn voice, visual and workplace context into agentic actions.

Mynt, the parent of GCash, has secured commitments from more than 20 global and Philippine cornerstone investors for its planned IPO, with final pricing expected October 1.