AI
Visa opens 6 global capability hubs in Singapore, bringing 1,500 technology staff to Paya Lebar Green
Visa has set up six global capability hubs at its new Solution Center in Paya Lebar Green, Singapore, hosting 1,500 employees working on technology across artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum computing, and next-generation payments.
AWS launches Semarak AI Malaysia, putting Amazon Quick tool to 445,000 government officers
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Semarak AI Malaysia, a national program to give government officers, students, software companies, and communities AI tools and skills to build their own solutions.
Google announces digital infrastructure expansion, local jobs, water replenishment & clean energy initiatives with $15B Malaysia investment
Google on Wednesday unveiled its plan for responsible digital infrastructure development in Malaysia, including an investment of $15 billion over the next two years (2027 to 2028).
Southeast Asia startup funding surges to $3.68B in October 2026, up 1,665% from September
The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for October 2026 recorded a surge in total capital deployment, reaching $3,682.7 million across 13 rounds.
Tencent Cloud expands Singapore AI offering with new tools, partners, hackathon talent program
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, is expanding enterprise AI capabilities, ecosystem partnerships, and talent development initiatives in Singapore.
Ondine Capital closes first round of Fund III with Taiwan chip firms as LPs
Ondine Capital has announced the first close of its third US dollar-denominated venture fund, with commitments from institutional and strategic limited partners, including several leading Taiwanese semiconductor companies.
Shadow IT had boundaries, shadow operations do not
Nutanix’s Faiz Shakir examines the governance challenge when AI agents start acting across enterprise workflows outside IT oversight.
Fujitsu and partners test AI packaging damage checks in Japan
Fujitsu and SoftBank Robotics are testing image-based AI to standardize packaging damage decisions in Japan's home-appliance supply chain.
Bitdeer’s Pretesh Dahya on building AI/HPC infrastructure across the US, Europe and Asia [Q&A]
Bitdeer's Pretesh Dahya discusses how the company is adapting mining infrastructure for AI and HPC, securing power and customers, and balancing colocation, cloud and bitcoin mining.
Singapore’s Future of Finance Institute commences operations, starting with AI in finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Tuesday that the Future of Finance Institute (FFI) has commenced operations, following the June 2026 announcement of its establishment.
