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DeepSeek set to brief UN Security Council as AI risks move onto international security agenda
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is expected to brief the UN Security Council this week as diplomats discuss artificial intelligence and international security.
Pokémon Go spinout Niantic Spatial, Singapore Land Authority to collaborate in positioning system
Niantic Spatial, the U.S. spatial-computing firm spun out of Pokémon Go developer Niantic, and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will jointly study the feasibility of building Singapore's first citywide visual positioning system,
Vietnam’s Bonbon Mobility raises $500,000 pre-seed round led by Tasco, GenAI Fund co-investing
Bonbon Mobility, a Vietnamese platform connecting car owners with garages and car-care providers, has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round led by conglomerate Tasco, with GenAI Fund co-investing.
83 percent of Singapore consumers trust AI to compare loans, Experian-Forrester study finds
An Experian study conducted by Forrester Consulting found 83 percent of Singapore respondents trust AI to compare loans, while 82 percent cite manipulation through fake offers or impersonation as a top concern.
Alibaba targets 20GW global data center capacity by 2032, maps next Qwen and AI chip roadmap
Alibaba says it aims to operate more than 20GW of global data center capacity by 2032 as it expands its full-stack AI roadmap across Qwen models, proprietary processors, cloud infrastructure and agent platforms.
Philippines’ Billease Bank gets rebrand, elects former BSP deputy governor Eduardo Bobier as independent director
Billease Bank has elected former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Eduardo G. Bobier as an independent director, subject to BSP confirmation, as the lender integrates more banking products into the Billease ecosystem.
Malaysia’s U Mobile, ZTE test three-day off-grid 5G deployment in East Malaysia
U Mobile and ZTE have completed a proof of concept for a portable solar-powered 4G and 5G site using satellite backhaul at two rural locations in Sarawak and Sabah.
OpenAI urges U.S. to lead global technical standards for frontier AI, including self improvement
The United States-based OpenAI has called for the United States to lead an international effort to set shared technical standards for the most advanced AI systems, including for so-called recursive self-improvement.
Southeast Asia logistics-tech funding hits $17.7B, Singapore leads: Tracxn
Startups in Southeast Asia's logistics-technology sector have raised $17.7 billion in equity funding to date, with investment recovering to $339 million so far in 2026, the highest annual level since 2021.
Clear Robotics, ReSustainability deploy electric semi-autonomous vessel on Singapore river
Singapore's Clear Robotics and ReSustainability have deployed an electric semi-autonomous Clearbot vessel on the Pandan River for daily waste interception and data-driven marine operations.
