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Microsoft-backed OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4 that accepts image, text inputs
It is worth noting that GPT-4 can accept a prompt of text and images, which—parallel to the text-only setting—lets the user specify any vision or language task.
Malaysia’s largest lender Maybank introduces financing solution for electric vehicle
Malaysian bank Maybank has introduced Malaysia’s first-of-its-kind integrated automobile financing solution for electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid customers.
Germany’s vision hub GHARAGE expands to Singapore to back travel and retail start-ups in Asia
Germany's vision hub GHARAGE has announced the launch of GHARAGE APAC in Singapore to back travel and retail start-ups in Asia.With the new Singapore based office, GHARAGE will expand its investing capabilities to Asia, looking to back Pre-seed to Series A startups in the region.
Indonesia launches metaverse collaboration initiative to boost metaverse industry
Indonesia has made a significant move towards becoming a major player in the global metaverse industry with the launch of its Indonesia Metaverse Collaboration Initiative on 1 March 2023, in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona.
IHH Healthcare invests in digital mental health company Intellect
IHH Healthcare, a Malaysia-based international healthcare provider, has invested into Intellect, a digital mental health company based in Singapore.
Indonesian automotive tech startup Broom raises $10M Pre-Series A funding led by Openspace
Broom, an all-in-one automotive small and medium sized enterprise (SME) solutions startup based in Indonesia, announced Tuesday its $10 million Pre-Series A funding round led by Openspace.
Facebook-parent Meta to cut 10,000 jobs in second round of layoffs
Meta owns social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Alphabet-backed Anthropic launches ChatGPT competitor named Claude
According to Anthropic, Claude is a next-generation AI assistant based on Anthropic’s research into training helpful, honest, and harmless AI systems. Accessible through chat interface and API in its developer console, Claude is capable of a wide variety of conversational and text processing tasks while maintaining a high degree of reliability and…
Futurise teams up with CAAM to advance Malaysian urban air mobility
Futurise Sdn Bhd (Futurise) together with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) unveiled the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) certification (C-UAS) and manned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft national regulatory sandbox (Manned eVTOL NRS) earlier Tuesday.
Indonesian raw material procurement startup Bababos secures pre-seed funding led by East Ventures
Bababos, Indonesia-based raw material procurement platform for small and medium enterprises (SME) manufacturers, has on Tuesday announced the pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, the leading and pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia.
