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Southeast Asia is well-positioned to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption thanks to growing digital infrastructure, a young tech-savvy population and increasing regional cooperation, Singapore's Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo said on Thursday.

Customer conversation management platform respond.io has raised $62.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Camber Partners, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors, as the company looks to accelerate its expansion in North America and Europe.

Microsoft has on Tuesday released new Singapore findings from its 2026 Work Trend Index, showing that employees here are among the world’s most active and responsible users of artificial intelligence (AI) at work.

monday.com, an AI work platform, has appointed Chris Jordan as Regional Vice President for Southeast Asia and Country Manager for Singapore, as the company establishes Singapore as its second Asia-Pacific headquarters after Sydney.

Acrab, a Singapore-headquartered technology company building agentic AI compute infrastructure, has received over $350 million in cumulative financing throughout its early development.

As lending becomes increasingly digital and competitive, AI-powered automation is no longer optional. It is becoming a foundational capability for modern lending organizations looking to scale efficiently while maintaining compliance and delivering exceptional customer experiences.

New research across Asia-Pacific & Japan suggests that only half the region’s employees feel ready for AI, while leadership is more bearish.

Anthropic's Claude has rapidly gained ground on OpenAI's ChatGPT among Singapore startups, with its customer base growing 258 percent year-on-year and total spend increasing 17 times, according to new data from Singapore-based financial platform Aspire.

Kenanga Research said Monday that advanced packaging will become the next battleground in semiconductor value chain and benefit Malaysia's technology players.

Malaysians see strong productivity gains from artificial intelligence (AI) as many as eight in ten Malaysians report that AI tools have helped them save time and improve efficiency, a poll from Ipsos showed Tuesday.