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AI Singapore (AISG) and Google Research have embarked on Project Southeast Asian Languages in One Network Data (SEALD), a research collaboration to enhance datasets that can be used to train, fine-tune, and evaluate large language models (LLMs) in languages spoken across Southeast Asia (SEA).

Rently, a Singapore-based fintech startup in the property space, is partnering with co-working and lifestyle hub, The Working Capitol and ghost kitchen services provider, Smart City Kitchens to diversify their business offerings beyond residential properties.

SynPhNe, a medtech spin-off from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has secured $5 million in Series A funding from Event Horizon Technologies Pte Ltd, a member of the Nadathur Group.

bolttech’s collaboration with stc Group will provide stc’s customers with innovative, embedded device protection offerings through a technology-enabled experience, the companies said in a joint statement.

MyTukar powered by Carro, Malaysia’s used car ecosystem, has renamed to Carro, signifying a move that will bring more of Carro’s cutting-edge technologies, products, and services to Malaysian customers.

Singapore-based semiconductor firm Silicon Box intends to invest up to $3.6 billion in new chip plant in Italy. The semiconductor assembly and test facility in Northern Italy will help meet critical demand for advanced packaging capacity to enable next generation technologies that Silicon Box anticipates by 2028.

Carro, Southeast Asia's largest online used car platform, has on Thursday announced its acquisition of Beyond Cars, one of the leading used car platforms in Hong Kong. With Hong Kong under its belt, the firm is now present in a total of seven markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and Taiwan.

Sunday Ins Holding, a Singapore-based regional full-stackinsurtech group, has completed the acquisition of PT KSK Insurance Indonesia in January. The deal makes the firm as one of the largest insurtech groups fully licensed in the two largest general insurance markets in the region with revenue surpassing $100 million.

Wise, the global financial technology company, has on Thursday announced the expansion of its Singapore office, key leadership hires, and product innovations, reinforcing its commitment to Singapore.

Currencycloud, a United Kingdom-based Visa solution and the experts in simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has obtained an In-Principle Approval (IPA) for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license holder from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The license will allow Currencycloud to provide a full suite of intra-regional and…