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Ally Logistic Property, CapitaLand Investment team up to advance Singapore’s logistics transformation

Ally Logistic Property (ALP), a logistics infrastructure company, and real asset manager CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) have on Friday broke ground on OMEGA 1 Singapore, a S$260 million ($203.51 million) development designed to support Singapore’s next generation of smart logistics infrastructure.

Singapore unveils SG Semiconductor to strengthen its role in the global semiconductor ecosystem

Singapore has on Friday announced SG Semiconductor, a national identity for Singapore’s semiconductor sector.

StarHub in talks to buy M1 from Keppel in Singapore telecom consolidation

Singapore-based telecommunications StarHub is in discussions with conglomerate Keppel over a possible transaction involving M1, Singapore's third-largest telecommunications operator.

Asian developers lean on AI agents, still 86% needs human review: Agoda

Software developers across Southeast Asia and India are handing more work to autonomous AI "agents," yet 86 percent still have to review or validate the AI's output most of the time

Vietnam’s Stavian starts U.S.-backed feasibility study for Ho Chi Minh City AI data-center project

Stavian Group, a Vietnamese infrastructure developer, with backing from a U.S. government agency, has begun a feasibility study for a large AI and cloud data-center campus planned in Ho Chi Minh City.

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AnyMind adds Alibaba Qwen models to AnyLive’s AI commerce stack

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.

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Akamai signs $11.6 billion cloud agreement with Anthropic

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.

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Thailand approves semiconductor strategy targeting $80B investment

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

CBAK signs deal for 12 GWh sodium-ion battery project in Nanjing

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 fintech iPiD raises $16M Series A led by Foundation Capital

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