AI

Tether backs AIsa platform for AI-agent payments and API access

Tether Capital has made a strategic investment in AIsa, a platform that allows AI agents to access data, software and computing resources and pay for usage through a single interface. The companies announced the investment on October 15 but did…

Applied Materials unveils $5B semiconductor R&D center in Silicon Valley

Applied Materials has unveiled an Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center in Silicon Valley, a US$5 billion investment intended to support semiconductor equipment and process research.The compa

LogicMonitor expands AI-assisted IT operations capabilities in Southeast Asia

LogicMonitor has announced additional capabilities for its Autonomous IT platform, including AI-assisted investigations, broader monitoring data and governance controls. The company said the features are available t

Drylab raises $3M seed round to build AI research agents

Drylab AI, an autonomous agent platform for life sciences research, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation from PatSnap.

Rubrik’s Ananth Nag on permission boundaries and recovery for agentic AI [Q&A]

Rubrik APAC leader Ananth Nag discusses agent identity, MCP attack surfaces, human approval, auditability and recovery as AI agents enter security workflows.

US-based Anthropic opens Singapore office, signs MOU with the Singapore government

US-based AI company Anthropic announced Wednesday it is expanding its Asia-Pacific operations by opening a new office in Singapore — its fifth in the region—and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information.

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How AI is accelerating the next generation of leaders

Christian Schmitz argues that AI is compressing the experience curve for younger professionals and forcing companies to rethink how they identify, develop and promote future leaders.

Singtel, IMDA offer AI data management access to up to 10,000 Singapore SMEs

Singtel and Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched a program to help small and medium-sized enterprises organize their business data as they prepare to adopt artificial intelligence.

[HK Special Report] Can Hong Kong turn research into global tech success? Gobi Partners’ Chibo Tang weighs in

In an interview with TNGlobal, Gobi Partners Managing Partner Chibo Tang discussed Hong Kong’s evolving technology ecosystem, the challenges of commercializing research, and the city’s potential to connect Chinese technology with Southeast Asian markets and global investors.

CloserStill Media’s Andy Kiwanuka on Asia’s AI infrastructure bottlenecks [Q&A]

CloserStill Media's Andy Kiwanuka discusses power constraints, data centers, regulation, regional collaboration and cybersecurity as Asia scales AI infrastructure.