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PMX AI has been trained on Anwar’s own writings, speeches, and the record of his government’s policies, so that when it speaks, it looks and sounds unmistakably like him.

Maybank Investment Bank has expected e-commerce competition in Singapore to remain stable and growth elevated in the second half. However, it sees ride hailing services may see softness owing to higher fuel prices.

Google has unveiled new advertising and video commerce solutions for Southeast Asia at Google Marketing Live Southeast Asia in Singapore.

Singapore's Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo and Grab Co-founder and Group CEO Anthony Tan are among more than 40 founding members of the newly-launched AI for Good Global Commission.

Southeast Asia's tech companies raised a combined $7.4 billion in first half of 2026 — more than double the $3.2 billion raised in the same period a year earlier — even as the number of funding rounds and first-time funded companies both declined, Tracxn said last Friday.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2026 recorded a record-breaking surge in total capital deployment, reaching $3,846.33 million across 18 rounds. This represents an extraordinary 1,616.2 percent increase month-on-month (May 2026: $224.12 million), and a 1,469.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year (June 2025: $245.03 million).

As many as 73 percent of employees across Southeast Asia feel that leadership is disconnected from their digital needs, as digital transformation is being done to employees rather than with them.

France's ride share group BlaBlaCar has on Tuesday announced its expansion into 20 new countries including Southeast Asia.

The shift toward “physical artificial intelligence” applications such as autonomous vehicles, robotics and industrial automation could reshape demand for telecom networks and support a stronger outlook for ASEAN and China operators, Maybank Investment Bank said Thursday.

Singapore-based Qashier, a unified merchant operating system for Southeast Asia, has raised $6.125 million in a Series A+ financing round comprising equity and debt.