AI

Analog Devices completes $1.35B Alif Semiconductor acquisition

Analog Devices has completed its $1.35 billion purchase of edge-AI chipmaker Alif Semiconductor, which has engineering operations in Singapore and India.

ViaBTC’s Jeff Ko on how AI infrastructure demand is reshaping Bitcoin mining [Q&A]

ViaBTC Chief Analyst Jeff Ko discusses power competition, mining-site conversion, flexible loads and whether AI infrastructure is permanently reshaping Bitcoin mining.

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Why the aggregation layer needs its own acceptance test

AI research workflows can reach different conclusions from identical source reports when the aggregation layer changes, making synthesis itself a stage that teams need to test and document.

Sand.ai closes $200 million Series A+ for video AI

Chinese video-generation startup Sand.ai has completed a $200 million Series A+ round led by CoStone Capital and Wangsu Science & Technology.

AMD, FuriosaAI and MangoBoost plan Seoul AI cluster

AMD, FuriosaAI and MangoBoost will develop a heterogeneous AI infrastructure system and target a Seoul reference deployment in 2027.

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.