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MDEC secures $87.4B digital investments in 2025, driven by AI

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has secured MYR 87.4 billion ($22.35 billion) in approved digital investments in 2025, driven largely by the growth in artificial intelligence (AI), big data, data centers and cloud services.

NCS partners NVIDIA to deploy sovereign agentic AI for enterprises

NCS, the subsidiary of the Singapore-based Singtel Group, has partnered NVIDIA to deploy sovereign agentic artificial intelligence (AI) for enterprises.

Singapore’s Video Rebirth secures $80M funding to build AI engine

Singapore-based Video Rebirth, an AMD-backed artificial intelligence (AI) video startup, has announced the final closing of an $80 million funding round.

Singapore’s financial service platform Atome, Philippines’ restaurant giant Jollibee to jointly expand card acceptance

Atome, a Singapore-headquartered digital financial services platform, has announced a year-long partnership with the Philippines' food & beverage (F&B) giant Jollibee Foods Corporation to enable the use of the former's Atome Card across more than 1,300 Jollibee stores in the Philippines.

China’s Alibaba unveils Wukong AI platform for enterprise workflows

China's Alibaba Group has introduced Wukong, an AI-focused enterprise platform designed to enable multiple AI agents to coordinate and perform complex tasks within a unified interface, supported by enterprise-grade security infrastructure.

Vietnam-based SmartSolar secures $3.15M to expand rooftop solar financing for SMEs

Vietnam-based rooftop solar startup SmartSolar has closed a debt financing round, bringing its total funding to $3.15 million in combined equity and debt, as it expands financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) facing rising electricity costs.

Prolonged Iran conflict raises helium tail risk for Asia’s semiconductors – Fitch

Asia’s semiconductor supply chain faces rising tail risk from helium tightness as the Iran conflict drags on and Qatar’s natural gas disruption persists, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.

From viral robot performances to real-world AI: Why BEYOND Expo is a must-go event in 2026

As Asia’s largest tech and innovation ecosystem expo, BEYOND Expo positions itself at the intersection of innovation, commercialization, and cross-border collaboration. The viral robot performance seen during the Spring Festival Gala is one visible example of the physical dimension of AI. At the same time, rapid progress in software models,…

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How business continuity planning needs to change in the AI era

Business continuity planning in the AI era needs a wider lens. It should identify where AI is operationally critical, reduce concentration risk across cloud and data environments, test for integrity failures as well as outages, assume faster attack and decision cycles, and bring leadership, legal, operations, and communications into the same response…

Miro sets up Asia Hub in Singapore to accelerate growth and boost AI collaborations

Miro, the global artificial intelligence (AI) innovation workspace, has announced Asia Hub in Singapore to accelerate growth across the region and bring AI collaborations to new markets.