AI
Temasek backs Black Forest Labs’ $300M Series B funding
Black Forest Labs, the category-defining visual intelligence company behind FLUX, announced Monday a $300 million Series B led by AMP and Salesforce Ventures, at a post-money valuation of $3.25 billion.
Singapore’s Agnes AI partners Agora to launch real-time AI workspace
Agnes AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-native work platform, has partnered with Agora, Inc., a global real-time engagement technologies firm, to power a new AI Group Chat and multi-agent collaboration system.
NTU Singapore, Schaeffler team up to launch corporate lab for AI robotics
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the global motion technology company Schaeffler have officially launched the next phase of their corporate laboratory partnership to drive research and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled humanoid robotics.
Sari-sari stores using AI see 46 percent sales jump – Packworks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to reshape how local sari-sari stores operate, helping small retailers make smarter decisions and improve profitability through practical, data-driven insights, a recent report from Packworks.io showed.
The cross-market forces shaping APJ’s emergence in the global AI landscape – UiPath
The cross-market forces is shaping Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ)’s emergence in the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, a report from UiPath showed recently.
48 percent of boards prioritize AI adoption as a top strategic priority for 2026 – Diligent Institute
Amid escalating economic and geopolitical uncertainty, nearly half of governance leaders in Asia (48 percent) are prioritizing artificial intelligence (AI) adoption as a top strategic priority for 2026, a recent report showed.
Alibaba’s Qwen powers AI Singapore’s latest LLM to strengthen multilingual performance in Southeast Asia
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence firm of Alibaba Group, announced Monday its support for the release of Qwen-SEA-LION-v4, the latest version of a large language model developed by AI Singapore (AISG), to address the linguistic, cultural, and commercial needs of Southeast Asia.
Beyond AI: The quantum era has begun
The quantum era is not defined by dramatic breakthroughs alone. It is emerging through careful engineering, long-term investment, and collaboration between scientists, engineers, and policy leaders. As with AI, meaningful progress will come from responsible development and practical integration, not spectacle.
Visa’s Axel Boye-Moller on AI, tokenization, and the next phase of fraud prevention in Asia Pacific [Q&A]
Technologies like AI, machine learning, and tokenization are already transforming fraud prevention, and their impact is only set to grow. Beyond these, behavioral analytics, biometrics, and blockchain technology are emerging as complementary tools in the fight against fraud.
Tykhe Capital partners Skyvast to launch AI infrastructure tokenized fund with initial size of $150M
Pioneer Asset Management, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Tykhe Capital Group, and Skyvast Digital, part of the Malaysia-based Skyvast Corporation Group, have announced the launch of the world's first global-grade artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure tokenized fund – the SKYD Token, with an initial size of $150 million.
