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Singapore’s Toku establishes UAE unit as Talabat deployment expands across eight Middle East markets

Singapore-listed Toku has established a UAE subsidiary as its Talabat customer-experience deployment expands across all eight of the platform’s Middle East markets.

AI training should be judged by work quality, says Tribe Academy’s Felicia Tan [Q&A]

Tribe Academy Director Felicia Tan discusses measuring AI training after 30, 60 and 90 days, preserving domain judgment, and redesigning work around AI.

Universal Quantum picks Singapore for first R&D center outside Europe

Universal Quantum will establish its first dedicated R&D center outside Europe in Singapore, which will also become the company’s Asia-Pacific hub.

Singapore data center annual investment to reach $19.2 billion in 2050 – PwC

PwC has forecasted annual data center investment in Singapore to reach $19.2 billion in 2050, in real 2025 prices, up from approximately $7 billion in 2026.

Hong Kong-based events firm BUUU to buy 60% of data-center maker Brightray, move to Singapore

Nasdaq-listed BUUU Group, a Hong Kong-based events and stage-production company, will buy a 60 percent stake in Brightray Science, a maker of prefabricated modular data centers, and will relocate its headquarters to Singapore.

Synopsys, Singapore’s A*STAR to cooperate in advanced chip packaging, AI simulation

The United States-based Synopsys and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will jointly develop advanced semiconductor-packaging and simulation technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing.

US-based Circle to buy Singapore’s Tazapay for $400M to expand USDC cross-border payments

The United States-based Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, will acquire Singapore's Tazapay, a cross-border business-payments company, in an all-stock deal to expand its global payments network.

Granite Asia targets Asian middle market with private credit strategy

Granite Asia is focusing its private-credit strategy on mid-sized Asian companies after raising more than $500 million for Libra Hybrid.

DBS and Citi partner to enable instant cross-border USD payments with tokenized deposits

Singapore-based banking group DBS and US lender Citi have teamed up to enable instant cross-border USD payments with tokenized deposits.

Malaysia’s Yinson GreenTech secures second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore

MarinEV, the marine electrification business of Yinson GreenTech, has marked another milestone in the commercial adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, securing a one-year bareboat charter with HHH Marine & Logistics (HHH Marine) for Hydromover 1.0, marking its second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore.