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ByteDance AI drug discovery spin-off Anew Labs raises $290M at $1.5B valuation
Anew Labs, ByteDance’s AI drug-discovery spin-off, has raised $290 million in its first external round at a valuation of about $1.5 billion.
Singapore exports surge 46.2% in August on AI-linked electronics demand
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports rose 46.2 percent year on year in August as AI-related demand drove another surge in electronics shipments.
San Francisco-based AI firm Databricks to invest $350M in Singapore, quadruple office, double staff
Data-and-AI company Databricks, based in the United States, will invest more than $350 million in Singapore over three years, doubling its local workforce and quadrupling its office space as enterprises adopt AI.
California-based AI startup Hang Ten raises $53M from Temasek-backed Xora, $85M in total
Hang Ten Systems, an enterprise-AI services startup founded by former Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka, has raised an additional $53 million led by Singapore-based Xora Innovation, a Temasek-backed fund.
foodpanda brings real-time restaurant discovery into ChatGPT and Claude
foodpanda has launched an AI plugin that lets users discover restaurants and meal options through ChatGPT and Claude using real-time platform availability.
AI recorder maker Plaud opens Singapore as APAC hub, doubles investment to $16M
Plaud, a maker of AI-powered voice-recording devices, has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore and pledged to invest at least S$20 million (US$16 million), doubling a commitment it made earlier this year.
AnyMind updates AnyLive with more lifelike AI avatars and cross-stream analytics
AnyMind Group updated AnyLive with more lifelike AI avatars, video-based avatar generation and analytics spanning human-led and AI-fronted live commerce.
Plaud doubles Singapore investment to S$20M as it opens APAC headquarters
AI note-taking company Plaud has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore and doubled its planned local investment to at least S$20 million.
Meta One subscription bundles add AI tools and Singapore pricing
Meta introduced Meta One subscription bundles with Singapore prices for individuals, creators and businesses. Availability still depends on the account and app.
Global Payments’ Konrad Chan on what merchants need as payments become invisible [Q&A]
Global Payments’ Konrad Chan discusses digital wallets, cross-border payment rails, agentic commerce and the trust questions that grow as payments fade into the background.
