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Temasek backs Databricks in $15B financing to boost AI globally
Databricks, the global data and artificial intelligence (AI) company, has on Wednesday announced the final closing of its Series J funding.
January 23, 2025
Global data and AI firm Databricks expands presence in ASEAN by entering Indonesia
Databricks, the global data and artificial intelligence (AI) company, is expanding its presence in ASEAN by announcing plans to enter Indonesia.
January 23, 2025
Trump unveils $500B major AI infrastructure venture led by Softbank, Oracle & OpenAI
The initial equity funders in Stargate are SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX, who will work in close collaboration with technology partners Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle, and OpenAI, to advance cutting-edge AI capabilities, drive economic growth, and shape a future driven by innovation and opportunity.
January 23, 2025
Maybank estimates ASEAN data center growth at 20 percent revenue CAGR by 2028
Maybank Investment Bank has estimated ASEAN data center growth at 20 percent revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) by 2028.
January 23, 2025
London-based GP Bullhound welcomes Shahril Hamdan as Head of Southeast Asia
GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world’s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 13 offices spanning Europe, US and Asia.
January 22, 2025
Apple close to deal to lift Indonesian iPhone ban, minister says – report
The company has been in discussions with the government over an investment package that would lift the restrictions.
January 22, 2025
Indonesia’s eFishery unicorn allegedly faked most of its sales – report
The allegations of fraud may be damaging for Indonesia’s startup scene, and come at a critical time as young companies and investors in the country struggle to raise new funding. eFishery was the nation’s latest so-called unicorn, or a startup valued at more than $1 billion, Bloomberg added.
January 22, 2025
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore
Singapore’s Crypto.com launches new exchange in the United States
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange company Crypto.com has announced the launch of the Crypto.com Exchange, Crypto.com’s institutional-grade offering, in the United States.
January 22, 2025
Malaysia’s FashionValet founders claim trial to alternative charges of fund misappropriation – report
They are accused of jointly and dishonestly misappropriating MYR8 million of FashionValet’s investment funds from Khazanah and PNB, at Public Bank Berhad, Bukit Damansara Branch, 36-40 Medan Setia 2, Plaza Damansara, Bukit Damansara, on Aug 21, 2018.
January 22, 2025
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore
Dtcpay collaborates with BNB Chain to accelerate real-world utility for stable coin payments
Singapore-based digital payments platform dtcpay has teamed up with BNB Chain, the community-driven blockchain ecosystem that includes the world’s largest smart contract blockchain by daily transactions, to accelerate the real-world utility of stable coins.
January 22, 2025