AI

Singapore’s Temus invests in Philippines’ Thinking Machines, OpenAI’s first APAC services partner

Singapore-based AI and digital transformation company Temus, established by Temasek in 2021, has made a strategic investment in Thinking Machines Data Science, a Manila-founded AI and data company and OpenAI's first official services partner in Asia Pacific.

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The future of revenue teams and why AI voice agents are becoming every company’s best SDR

AI voice agents are moving beyond basic automation. By handling high-volume outreach and qualification, they can give sales teams more time for relationship building, negotiation, and closing opportunities.

AI is transforming climate-risk management across Malaysia’s industries – BIMB

BIMB Securities said Tuesday that artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming climate-risk management across industries, and key sector beneficiaries included utilities and energy; banks and insurers; plantations and agriculture; infrastructure and property.

Indosat first half profit jumps 49 percent on AI-led growth

Indonesian telecommunications company PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison posted double-digit revenue and earnings growth in the first half of 2026, driven by rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital services and cloud offerings as the company accelerated its transformation into an AI-led technology business.

Singapore Polytechnic seals nine partnerships to strengthen talent, industry transformation in technology sector

Singapore Polytechnic has inked nine partnerships with organizations from industry, academia and professional associations to strengthen talent and industry transformation in the technology sector of the city state.

Singapore Central Bank’s Chief sees sustainability of AI investment boom a key risk for financial market

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Chia Der Jiun said Tuesday that he sees the sustainability of the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom as one major uncertainty for financial markets and financial stability.

AutomationSG launches TIA-Ready framework for trusted industrial artificial intelligence

AutomationSG, a professional trade association in Singapore representing companies and professionals in the automation, internet-of-things (IoT), and robotics sectors, has on Wednesday launched the Trusted Industrial AI Ready (TIA-Ready) Framework.

US to invest $2.5B in Southeast Asia, including AI initiative, $1.5B in energy

The United States is investing more than $2.5 billion in Southeast Asia, headlined by a new artificial intelligence (AI) initiative to export American AI technology across the region and a $1.5 billion platform to build out energy infrastructure.

Japan’s ITOCHU, Vietnam’s FPT Software to jointly establish Global Tech Center for AI transformation

Japan's sogo shosha ITOCHU has established a Global Tech Center (GTC) and formed a partnership with FPT Software, the software contractor under Vietnam's technology giant FPT to drive AI transformation across its overseas group companies.

Kaveh Wong of Xsolla Curine Academy on human creativity in the age of AI [Q&A]

Kaveh Wong, Co-Founder of Xsolla Curine Academy, discusses how AI is changing creative production, why human authorship remains commercially important, and how Southeast Asia can build original IP and studio-ready talent.