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Japan’s Reazon invests in Validus Vietnam

Japanese information technology firm Reazon Holdings has announced the successful closing of its investment in VGrowth Development Co. Ltd. (Validus Vietnam), which is the Vietnamese subsidiary of Validus Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Validus Group).

Singapore’s Nium secures approval to offer financial products in India

Nium, the Singapore-based real-time global payments firm, has received in principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India for two prestigious payment licenses – the Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) License and the Payment Aggregator (PA) License.

Singapore-based electric vessel startup Pyxis secures $3.35M seed funding

Pyxis, a maritime electrification startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised SGD 4.5 million ($3.35m) in its seed funding round co-led by maritime innovation focused fund Motion Ventures and impact fund Shift4Good.

Doctor Anywhere enhances preventive health and wellness capabilities with integrated medical facility DA MedSuites

Singapore-based healthcare company Doctor Anywhere(DA) has announced the opening of its flagship health screening and imaging center, DA MedSuites. As the company's premier one-stop medical facility in Singapore, DA MedSuites represents the latest milestone in its mission to deliver quality, comprehensive healthcare in the region.

Google Pay India inks deal with NPCI International for global expansion of UPI

Google India Digital Services (P) Limited and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the transformative impact of unified payments interface (UPI) to countries beyond India.

Singtel collaborates with NVIDIA to bring AI to Singapore and Southeast Asia

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network Cloud Program and will bring NVIDIA’s full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) platform to enterprises across the region.

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Shaping tomorrow’s workforce: How technology is redefining talent acquisition

The tech industry's growing commitment to #sustainability will influence recruitment, attracting professionals who are not only tech-savvy but also environmentally conscious. This shift will encourage companies to foster a green corporate culture, aligning their #recruitment efforts with eco-friendly technology solutions.

Gogoro partners Copec to launch two-wheel battery swapping ecosystem in Latin America

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based battery-swapping ecosystems firm has on Wednesday announced it was partnering with Latin American energy company Copec, to launch its battery swapping and Smartscooters in Chile and Colombia in the second quarter of 2024.

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The evolving landscape of AI: How observability is shaping the future of LLMs

#AI has undoubtedly been one of the biggest focus areas in the tech industry in 2023. Throughout the year, we’ve seen AI evolve and iterate to adapt to a rapidly changing–and at times turbulent–digital landscape, with many companies being left behind and others excelling as a result. This adaptability will continue into 2024, but with observability playing…

ADB commits record climate finance of almost $10B in 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday that it has committed a record amount of climate finance in 2023 to help its developing member countries (DMCs) in Asia and the Pacific cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of a warming planet.