Singapore
IMDA partners TikTok to develop local microdrama expertise and fuel a new pipeline of original IP
Singapore’s media professionals will be given support to develop microdrama expertise across live-action and artificial intelligence (AI)-animated formats, under a new IMDA-TikTok Microdrama Program jointly launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and TikTok Singapore.
[Stripe Singapore Tour] A conversation with Sea Ltd’s Forrest Li
Speaking at Stripe Tour Singapore in a fireside chat with Stripe Chief Revenue Officer Tyler Bryson, Li reflected on Sea’s journey, from its early days selling prepaid gaming cards to the expansion of Shopee and SeaMoney, as well as the company’s growing use of artificial intelligence.
Singapore’s Temasek to open first Middle East offices in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi
Singapore's Temasek will open its first Middle East offices, in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, and engage with institutions in Qatar.
Singapore’s Zeya Health acquires startup ConnectLah to build AI healthcare booking
Singapore's healthtech startup Zeya Health has acquired ConnectLah, a clinic-automation company, to expand its AI platform for booking medical appointments.
ThreatBook acquires CyberStrikeAI security testing platform
ThreatBook has acquired the open-source CyberStrikeAI penetration testing platform and plans an enterprise rollout across Asia-Pacific.
PSA International & Granite Asia launch $50M fund to scale global supply chain innovation
PSA International (PSA), a global port operator, and Granite Asia, a $11 billion private capital platform, announced Wednesday the launch of the $50 million G&P Strategic Innovation Fund.
Indonesia’s West Java asks Singapore’s BDx to halt data center 1 week after groundbreaking
Indonesia's West Java province has ordered Singapore's BDx Data Centers to halt construction of a 640-MW AI data-center campus, just over a week after its groundbreaking.
Singapore AI adoption could lift potential output 1.06 percent in long run – AMRO
Singapore’s adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could raise its potential economic output by 1.06 percent in the long run, offering a partial offset to the drag from an ageing population, although the transition could put pressure on some workers, particularly fresh graduates, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Wednesday.
Japan’s TOPPAN, US’ Broadcom open Singapore’s first high-end AI-chip substrate plant
A joint venture between Japan's TOPPAN and U.S. chipmaker Broadcom opened Singapore's first plant for high-end FC-BGA chip substrates on Tuesday, a component in short supply as demand for AI processors surges.
Cloudflare plans public certificate authority for post-quantum web
Cloudflare plans to become a public certificate authority supporting conventional TLS certificates and post-quantum Merkle Tree Certificates.
