Singapore
Singapore AI-using firms see revenue, employment gains – government study
Singapore firms adopting artificial intelligence (AI) are seeing increases in revenue and employment, although the technology has yet to deliver statistically significant gains in productivity or profits within four years of adoption, a new study found on Tuesday.
National University of Singapore, OpenAI expand AI collaboration, to give all students, staff access to ChatGPT, Codex
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and OpenAI will expand their strategic collaboration to give every NUS student, faculty member, and staff access to ChatGPT Edu and Codex, including enterprise-level security and controls.
Merck expands biosafety testing laboratory in Singapore to strengthen services across Asia Pacific
Merck, a global science and technology company, is expanding its Singapore lab to further strengthen analytical and biosafety testing services for customers across the Asia Pacific region.
Taiwan’s Powertech invests $400M in Singapore AI chip packaging venture, AMD as first client for 2027 shipment
Taiwan’s semiconductor firm Powertech Technology will invest $400 million to secure a 30 percent equity stake in a joint venture with US semiconductor company Broadcom.
Vietnam’s science ministry, Singapore’s NUS Enterprise to collaborate in AI, semiconductor, startup
Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology and NUS Enterprise, under National University of Singapore (NUS), will collaborate in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, technology transfer, startup development, and technology workforce training.
Southeast Asia’s AI startups raise $9.3B with Singapore emerges as the largest hub – Tracxn
Southeast Asia's Native AI ecosystem has raised approximately $9.3 billion across 261 disclosed equity rounds as of July 2026, with Singapore emerges as the largest hub, Tracxn said Wednesday.
Maybank collaborates with MAS to advance programmable cross-border settlement
Maybank Singapore announced Thursday its participation in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) BLOOM initiative, reinforcing its commitment to advancing next-generation, best-in-class cross-border payments and transaction banking infrastructure.
Singapore’s AI company Acrab raises further $130M Series B to scale edge AI platform, after $350M funding
Acrab, a Singapore-headquartered technology company building agentic AI compute infrastructure, has raised $130 million in a Series B round led by existing investors Vertex Ventures SEA & India and Vertex Growth.
Inchcape Plus launches China’s BYD T35 electric light truck in Singapore, first in Southeast Asia
Inchcape Plus, Singapore's BYD commercial truck dealer, has launched the BYD T35 electric light truck in Singapore, making it the first market in Southeast Asia to introduce the vehicle following its global debut at the Japan Mobility Show 2025.
TikTok Shop targets 1,000 Singapore sellers, 3,000 creators for training as GMV grows 1.7x
TikTok Shop plans to train at least 1,000 local sellers by the end of 2027 and more than 3,000 creators by the end of 2026 for the e-commerce ecosystem in Singapore, according to a statement of TikTok on Tuesday.
