Asia

Antler showcases 28 startups across Asia building autonomous AI systems beyond copilots

Early-stage investor Antler has unveiled 28 startups from Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia as part of its Asia Regional Portfolio Showcase, highlighting a shift from AI copilots and productivity tools toward autonomous systems capable of independently executing complex tasks.

[Partner event] MWC26 Shanghai: explore the technologies shaping everyday life

Organized by the GSMA, MWC26 Shanghai takes place from June 24-26, 2026 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

[Global Investment Summit] The next decade: finding the next champions of the Global South

The panel "Finding the Next World Champion from the Global South" featured Harmender Singh, SVP (Group Business Development & Innovation Advisory) at Cradle Fund and Minjun Liang, Founding Partner at ATM Capital.

Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts globally, expands parental controls

Online game Roblox has launched Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts globally, automatically placing users into age-appropriate account types with tailored access to games, chat, and other features.

20% of Singapore’s youngest workers use AI, less than older colleagues: Report

Workers aged 18 to 26 in Singapore are the least frequent daily users of AI among all age groups, at 20 percent, trailing those aged 27 to 39 at 25 percent and those aged 40 to 54 at 23 percent, according to the ADP Research's People at Work Report 2026.

Vietnam, Singapore lead region in construction technology utillization

Vietnam leads the region with 52 percent of local employees utilizing weekly construction-specific technology, ahead of Australia at 48 percent and Singapore at 47 percent, according to Autodesk's State of Digital Adoption in the Construction Industry 2026 report.

Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures opens Uzbekistan office, to help tech firms expand to region

Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures has launched its Uzbekistan office, in a move to help technology companies in its Middle East - North Africa (MENA) portfolio expand to the country and the broader region.

100×100 launches $100M fund to build 50 new climate companies across SEA and India

100x100, a Singapore-based climate company builder and venture capital fund, announced Wednesday the launch of its second fund (Fund II) targeting $100 million.

Singapore’s STT GDC extends data center platform into South Korea

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), a global data center provider, announced Tuesday the opening of STT Seoul 1, its first data center in South Korea.

Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia seals four partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development

Infrastructure Asia, a project facilitation office established by the Singapore government to support sustainable infrastructure development across the region, has signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to boost sustainable infrastructure development.