AI
Softbank acquires ABB’s robotics business for $5.38B
Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd, a global technology electrification and automation firm, to acquire ABB’s robotics business for a total purchase price of $5.38 billion.
Trust is the new interface in the age of AI agents
In the coming years, AI adoption will be defined less by how intelligent agents are, and more by how trustworthy they can prove themselves to be. In an era where the interface vanishes, identity becomes the foundation for every action taken on our behalf.
AMD and OpenAI team up to deploy 6 Gigawatts of AMD GPUs
American technology firms Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and OpenAI have on Monday announced a 6 gigawatt agreement to power OpenAI’s next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across multiple generations of AMD Instinct graphics processing units (GPUs).
Salesforce appoints new country leaders in Indonesia and Thailand to accelerate Agentforce growth
Salesforce, the global firm in artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), is strengthening its regional leadership in ASEAN with the appointment of new country leaders for Thailand and Indonesia.
Singapore’s digital economy grows to $98.98B in 2024
Singapore’s digital economy grew by S$12 billion ($9.27 billion), expanding to a total of S$128.1 billion ($98.98 billion) in 2024, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said Monday.
Singapore’s Supabase raises $100M in Series E funding round co-led by Accel and Peak XV
Supabase, the Singapore-based database firm, has raised $100 million in Series E funding at a $5 billion valuation.
Maybank foresees opportunities and risks from ChatGPT Agentic Commerce
Maybank Investment Bank Research has foreseen both opportunities and risks from ChatGPT Agentic Commerce.
Malaysia government to establish sovereign AI cloud to safeguard national capabilities – report
The Malaysia government will establish a sovereign AI cloud to ensure the country's national artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are secure, sovereign and able to support government services as well as the country’s digital development.
Singapore’s BlueRed Partners backs Gain’s $12M funding round
Singapore’s venture capital firm BlueRed Partners is backing deep-tech startup Gain’s $12 million round, fueling its launch of the first artificial intelligence (AI) employees for end-to-end procurement.
The hard truths of putting Generative AI to work
The future of enterprise AI belongs not merely to the users, but to the builders — those who understand that the last mile of innovation is always the hardest, and that true competitive advantage is earned in the painstaking work of closing the gap between a powerful technology’s promise and the complex reality of the problems worth solving.
