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Malaysians ramp up AI and digital skills as the country advances its transformation goals – Coursera

Coursera, Inc., a global online learning platform, said Wednesday that Malaysians are ramping up artificial intelligence (AI) and digital skills as the country advances its transformation goals.

Sunway iLabs partners Alibaba to strengthen regional AI startup ecosystem

Sunway iLabs, the innovation lab and corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Sunway Group, has entered a strategic partnership with the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF)-NextGen Fund to foster deeper collaboration between Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

I-City, UiTM to accelerate Malaysia’s AI research and innovation through industry-academic collaboration

I-Berhad, a Malaysia-based property developer, has joined forces with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) to elevate Malaysia’s position as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.

AI-for-science startup ChemLex raises $45M, launching self-driving lab for drug discovery in Singapore

ChemLex, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)-for-science company, has announced the establishment of its global headquarters and self-driving laboratory in Singapore, alongside the close of a $45 million funding round led by Granite Asia.

Markets that encourage responsible AI will drive APJ’s next wave of innovation – Sonar

Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software development will drive workforce recalibration in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, while markets that encourage responsible AI will drive APJ’s next wave of innovation, said Marcus Low, Vice President and Managing Director, APJ, Sonar.

Circle collaborates with Pismo, Visa to launch Vietnam’s first AI-powered PayLater card

Circle Asia Technologies, a credit-led neobank based in Singapore, has announced a strategic collaboration with digital payments firm Visa and fintech firm Pismo, to launch Vietnam’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered PayLater card.

Singapore’s Horizon Quantum becomes first quantum software firm to own and operate a quantum computer

Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-based software infrastructure for quantum applications, announced Wednesday that it has completed the assembly and integration of a first quantum computer at its Singapore headquarters, and the system is now fully operational.

Alibaba Cloud enables Ryt Bank’s smart digital banking and PRO-NET’s national EV platform through strategic collaborations

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced Wednesday two significant collaborations supporting Malaysia’s national digital transformation agenda.

UltraGreen.ai receives strong demand for $400M SGX IPO

UltraGreen.ai Limited, a Singapore-based fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) space firm, has received strong investor demand for its $400 million initial public offering (IPO) in the Singapore Stock Exchange.

Singapore’s SynaXG raises over $20M funding to accelerate global AI-RAN

SynaXG Technologies, a deep-tech startup founded in Singapore, has recently successfully closed its first funding round of over $20 million.