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ResponsAbility closes Asia Climate Fund at $461M

Switzerland-based responsAbility Investments AG has successfully closed its Asia Climate Fund1 at $461 million, making it the firm's largest closed-end climate investment fund to date.

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Could Anthropic’s watermark turn AI assistance into a mark of suspicion?

Singapore has no equivalent of Article 50, yet universal watermarking could stigmatize AI use and disadvantage smaller businesses and creators.

Singapore allocates 200 MW of new data center capacity to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel, ST Telemedia

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said Friday they have provisionally allocated 200 megawatts (MW) of new capacity to four data center operators Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centers, ST Telemedia Global Data Centers through the second Data Center – Call for Application (DC-CFA2)…

Zig by ComfortDelGro invests over $8M in BYD’s new electric and hybrid PHVs

Zig by ComfortDelGro (Zig, 劲) announced Thursday that it is investing over S$10 million ($7.87 million) in its Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) fleet with a range of BYD electric and hybrid vehicles supplied by Vantage Automotive.

NUS and A*STAR researchers lead $17M SG Bio-SPRINT program to develop sustainable plant-based specialty polymers

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have been awarded a research grant of S$22 million ($17 million) under Singapore’s national Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 masterplan to conduct cutting-edge research on greener polymers.

Singapore’s DayOne Data secures $415M green loan for hydrogen-powered data center

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has secured a four-year, S$530 million ($415 million) green loan from the Singapore banks DBS, OCBC and UOB to fund its first data center in the country.

Singapore police disrupt 30,000 Apple iMessage accounts as scam losses hit $1.7M

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has disrupted more than 30,000 Apple iMessage accounts linked to a scam campaign that has caused about S$2.2 million ($1.7 million) in losses.

IMDA expands nearly 2,000 job opportunities for Singapore’s Tech Workforce

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said Thursday it is expanding the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to offer almost 2,000 tech job and training opportunities with over 20 companies.

Hong Kong’s BOCHK, Singapore’s Ant International partner on cross-border payments, treasury, SME services

Bank of China (Hong Kong), or BOCHK, and Singapore-based Ant International will jointly develop cross-border payments, treasury management, and financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).

Robots need real-world data, not just better hardware, says Ropedia Co-Founder [Q&A]

In an interview, Ropedia Co-Founder and CTO Fangzhou Hong told TNGlobal about why Asia is emerging as a hub for Physical AI, how Singapore can take the lead, whether data or hardware will determine the winners, and how robots entering everyday life could reshape employment.