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Survey: 86 percent of SEA organizations will use AI agents within next 12 months

86 percent of Southeast Asian (SEA) organizations will use artificial intelligence (AI) agents within the next 12 months, a survey showed Wednesday.

Sunway iLabs, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Perennial collaborate to accelerate cross-border tech innovation

As Southeast Asia’s deep tech and artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem continues to accelerate, Sunway iLabs, the innovation and corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Malaysia-based Sunway Group, announced Tuesday a partnership with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Perennial, a global wealth management platform, to accelerate cross-border tech innovation.

NTT DATA, The GEAR by Kajima team up to co-develop a smart-building solution in Singapore

NTT DATA, a Japan-based global information technology (IT) infrastructure and services company, partnered with technology services firm The GEAR by Kajima to co-develop a smart-building solution in Singapore.

Indonesia’s Siloam Hospitals accelerates digital transformation and AI-driven innovation with AWS Cloud

Indonesia's largest private hospital network Siloam Hospitals is accelerating digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven innovation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud.

EFS, Planet QEOS and four partners ink $550M deal to build Malaysia’s first renewable energy plant

Malaysia-based solar energy firm EFS Group has joined forces with Planet QEOS and four energy partners in a landmark collaboration to deliver the MYR 2.32 billion ($550 million) Baram DeepTech Energy Program.

Vietnam’s CMC inks $1B data center deal with SAMSUNG C&T

Vietnam's CMC Corporation has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsung C&T, South Korean enterprise in construction, trade, and technology, to build a hyperscale data center project in Ho Chi Minh City with total investment of $1 billion.

Singapore’s Prefer raises oversubscribed $4.2M Pre-A to fuel international expansion

Prefer, a Singapore-based food tech startup using fermentation to create affordable and sustainable flavors and ingredients, announced Wednesday an oversubscribed $4.2 million fundraising round alongside the commercial launch of its new products: soluble coffee and cocoa powders.

Sea’s revenue, earnings rise in second quarter

Singapore-based technology conglomerate Sea Limited has reported higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter, underpinned by growth in all business segments.

Antler doubles down on AI with $7.4M in early-stage funding across SEA

Amid a sharp slowdown in early-stage venture capital funding across Southeast Asia, Antler, the global early‑stage venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, confirmed Wednesday an investment of $7.4 million into startups across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025.

YTL Power launches Malaysia’s first homegrown AI, ILMU

Malaysia-based YTL Power International Bhd, has on Tuesday unveiled ILMU, the country's first homegrown large language model (LLM).