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What Southeast Asia’s digital economy needs beyond growth
As more livelihoods depend on digital systems, the quality of those systems will matter as much as their reach. Southeast Asia already knows how to build digital growth. It now needs to ensure that growth is inclusive, accountable, and resilient enough to earn lasting confidence.
ChatGPT for beginners, Claude for experts, AI competition continues: GenAI Fund
A new study of Vietnam-based GenAI Fund shows that OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude are running nearly equal in overall platform adoption, but diverge sharply when builders are segmented by experience.
Southeast Asia IPO raised surges 85 percent on year to $2.5B in first half – EY
Southeast Asia saw a total of 35 initial public offerings (IPOs) that raised $2.5 billion, down 30 percent in volume and 85 percent increase in proceeds compared with 50 IPOs raising $1.4 billion in the first half of 2025, EY said Friday.
Singaporeans use Gemini for professional tasks, Vietnamese for math-coding, Malaysian for creative: Google
Singapore leads Southeast Asia in per capita adoption of Google's Gemini AI platform and ranks first globally by the same measure, while Vietnam dominates the region in mathematical reasoning, coding, and AI-assisted education.
ASEAN emerges as key market, manufacturing hub for EVs – BMI
As electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates across South East Asia, ASEAN is evolving from an emerging demand center into an increasingly important manufacturing and supply-chain hub, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Thursday.
AI may affect nearly 80 million workers in the ASEAN region – ILO
A new study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reveals that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to touch the working lives of nearly 80 million people across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Southeast Asia raises more than $3.07B via IPOs in first half – Deloitte
Southeast Asia saw 47 initial public offerings (IPOs) across the region, raising more than $3.07 billion in proceeds and achieving an aggregate IPO market capitalization of $15.07 billion, Deloitte said last Friday.
Malaysia PM to debut an AI double – report
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.
Singapore’s e-commerce growth stays strong, ride-hailing faces fuel pressure – Maybank
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 unveils video commerce tools for Southeast Asia as YouTube shopping videos hit 6M
Google has unveiled new advertising and video commerce solutions for Southeast Asia at Google Marketing Live Southeast Asia in Singapore.
