AI

Hong Kong's first five-year plan sets out AI governance, fintech infrastructure, startup funding and commercialization measures through 2030.

Criteo has expanded its reseller partnership with Tyroo Technologies into Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines to support advertisers across Southeast Asia.

foodpanda has launched an AI plugin that lets users discover restaurants and meal options through ChatGPT and Claude using real-time platform availability.

Cebu Pacific says its enterprise AI program with Thinking Machines and OpenAI has cut processing time across legal, engineering and project-intake workflows.

Cloudflare introduced separate controls for search indexing, AI training and agents, letting customers reject model training while remaining in search results.

Canadia Impact Fund has invested in Cambodian AI and software startup Newwave’s seed round, its second disclosed startup deal since launching in 2025.

Plaud, a maker of AI-powered voice-recording devices, has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore and pledged to invest at least S$20 million (US$16 million), doubling a commitment it made earlier this year.

Rubrik introduced Code Guardian for Claude-based code red-teaming and Rubrik MCP for controlled AI-agent access to security workflows. Both are currently in private preview.

Sumsub has launched Workforce Verification, adding document, biometric and background checks to employee access and account-recovery workflows.

AnyMind Group updated AnyLive with more lifelike AI avatars, video-based avatar generation and analytics spanning human-led and AI-fronted live commerce.