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Igloo and Telkomsel partner to offer embedded insurance in Indonesia
Singapore-based regional insurtech Igloo has partnered with Telkomsel, Indonesia's biggest telecommunications service provider, to introduce a series of innovative insurance services.
Redefining packaging for a sustainable future – the AI catalyst
The intersection of AI, data, and circular economy thinking is beginning to reshape what packaging can be, not just a protective layer, but a smarter, more sustainable part of the value chain.
ICCA, Willog team up to innovate Indonesia’s cold-chain infrastructure with K-logistics AIoT solutions
The Indonesian Cold Chain Association (ICCA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Willog, a South Korean company specializing in internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered logistics intelligence, to innovate Indonesia’s cold-chain infrastructure with K-logistics AIoT solutions.
ByteDance’s enterprise arm backs Soonshot’s AI-powered bite-sized K-dramas
Soonshot, the international short-form K-drama platform, has teamed up with BytePlus, ByteDance's enterprise arm, to fuse premium Korean storytelling with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Singapore’s Synthesys raises $11M funding to scale next generation infrastructure
Singapore-based tech firm Synthesys (formerly known as Equitize) has raised $11 million, in combined seed and strategic funding to build next-generation infrastructure for tokenized securities globally.
Singapore’s Kilde secures $1.5M in funding led by Purple Ventures
Kilde, a Singapore-based private credit investment platform, has closed a $1.5 million Pre-Series A financing round led by Purple Ventures with participation from existing investors.
Singapore’s iSense Global secures strategic investment from DNAKE
ISense Global, Singapore’s smart city internet of things (IoT) provider, announced Monday a strategic investment from DNAKE (Xiamen) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a publicly listed Chinese smart intercom and building automation firm.
Brookfield, Solarvest partner to deliver 1.5+ GW of renewables in Malaysia
Brookfield, a global investment firm founded in Canada, has entered into a joint investment framework agreement with Malaysian clean energy firm Solarvest Holdings Bhd to jointly develop, construct and operate at least 1.5 GW of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in Malaysia over next three to five years.
Beware the distributed monolith: Why Agentic AI needs Event-Driven Architecture to avoid a repeat of the microservices disaster
EDA for agentic AI systems is crucial because it promotes loose coupling, allowing agents to operate independently and communicate asynchronously. This approach prevents the same architectural pitfalls that plagued early microservices, which were characterized by brittle, tightly-coupled, and fragile point-to-point connections. Organizations that embrace…
Workato launches AI Institute Alliance to accelerate talent development, innovation in Singapore
Workato, the global agentic orchestration firm, announced Monday the launch of the AI Institute Alliance in Singapore.
