AI
AI Rudder launches CALL-E voice agent for phone calls
Singapore-headquartered AI Rudder launched CALL-E, which lets approved AI assistant workflows place phone calls and return transcripts and evidence.
NAVER signs $1.5B AI computing contract with US customer
NAVER has signed a 2 trillion won AI computing-services contract with an unnamed US inference company ahead of its AI Factory launch in 2027.
Adaspace raises $96M in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese AI satellite developer Adaspace raised about $95.6 million in a Hong Kong IPO and began trading under stock code 6935.
Hyundai Card brings AI platform to Korean card partners
Hyundai Card is offering its AI recommendation and prediction platform to Korean private-label card partners through a software-as-a-service model.
US beats Singapore and the Netherlands for the top spot in national AI readiness – IMD
The United States has overtaken Singapore and the Netherlands to become the world's most AI-ready economy, while American companies continue to dominate the global corporate AI rankings. However, a new study revealed by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Thursday found that a country's digital and AI readiness does not…
SMIC Q3 profit more than doubles as AI demand lifts revenue
SMIC reported record third-quarter revenue of $3.19 billion and a 123.4 percent rise in shareholder profit as AI-related chip demand supported utilization.
Luminal raises $25M Series A to cut AI inference costs beyond Nvidia GPUs
Luminal, an AI infrastructure company based in San Francisco, has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Standard Capital, with all of its seed investors doubling down such as Y Combinator, Felicis, SagaVC, and Liquid 2.
It’s official: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang resigns
NVIDIA's Board of Directors announced on Thursday that Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.
Megaspeed, Singapore-registered Nvidia cloud customer, cooperating with US export inspections
Megaspeed International, a Singapore-registered cloud partner of Nvidia, takes its US export-control obligations seriously and has cooperated with inspections by the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security.
SEA AI funding rises 121 percent to $4.2 billion in 9M 2026 – Tracxn
Southeast Asia (SEA) artificial intelligence (AI) companies raised $4.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026 (9M 2026), up 121 percent from $1.9 billion in 9M 2025, Tracxn said on Thursday.
