AI
Drylab raises $3M seed round to build AI research agents
Drylab AI, an autonomous agent platform for life sciences research, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation from PatSnap.
Rubrik’s Ananth Nag on permission boundaries and recovery for agentic AI [Q&A]
Rubrik APAC leader Ananth Nag discusses agent identity, MCP attack surfaces, human approval, auditability and recovery as AI agents enter security workflows.
US-based Anthropic opens Singapore office, signs MOU with the Singapore government
US-based AI company Anthropic announced Wednesday it is expanding its Asia-Pacific operations by opening a new office in Singapore — its fifth in the region—and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information.
How AI is accelerating the next generation of leaders
Christian Schmitz argues that AI is compressing the experience curve for younger professionals and forcing companies to rethink how they identify, develop and promote future leaders.
Singtel, IMDA offer AI data management access to up to 10,000 Singapore SMEs
Singtel and Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched a program to help small and medium-sized enterprises organize their business data as they prepare to adopt artificial intelligence.
[HK Special Report] Can Hong Kong turn research into global tech success? Gobi Partners’ Chibo Tang weighs in
In an interview with TNGlobal, Gobi Partners Managing Partner Chibo Tang discussed Hong Kong’s evolving technology ecosystem, the challenges of commercializing research, and the city’s potential to connect Chinese technology with Southeast Asian markets and global investors.
CloserStill Media’s Andy Kiwanuka on Asia’s AI infrastructure bottlenecks [Q&A]
CloserStill Media's Andy Kiwanuka discusses power constraints, data centers, regulation, regional collaboration and cybersecurity as Asia scales AI infrastructure.
Salesforce, IMDA launch Slack AI program for up to 1,000 Singapore SMEs
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Salesforce have announced a Slack AI Launchpad Programme intended to help up to 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises build AI-enabled workflows.
Toku extends local calling connectivity to Zoom Contact Center in 14 APAC markets
Singapore-headquartered customer-experience technology company Toku has extended its local numbering and public switched telephone network connectivity offering to Zoom Contact Center across 14 Asia-Pacific markets, according to an October 13 announcement.
Diginex shareholders approve $1.05B Resulticks deal
Diginex shareholders approved the $1.05 billion all-stock acquisition of Singapore-based Resulticks, but Nasdaq and other conditions remain outstanding.
