AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape corporate business models, but Fitch Ratings warned that credit risks linked to AI adoption remain concentrated in specific sectors, particularly technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT).

Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech firm, has on Thursday announced two strategic appointments to its executive leadership team: Guy Duncan joins as Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO), and Parvinder Bhatia joins as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Hong Kong-based Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) will jointly build a $2.1 billion AI data center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's biggest city, according to the municipal authorities.

Southeast Asia’s AI momentum is no longer defined by experimentation alone. As adoption moves toward scale, the region’s next phase will depend on the infrastructure beneath AI, from compute and cloud to power, connectivity, and deployment readiness.

Temasek-backed robotics firm Rhoda AI has raised $450 million in Series A funding to accelerate robotics development and industrial deployment.

Vietnam will prioritize immediate development and deployment of six products, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), 5G network, and Blockchain-tracking application & digital assets, the Ministry of Science and Technology said at a Tuesday meeting on strategic technologies.

CIMB Securities said Tuesday it believes the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will have minimal direct impact on the regional tech sector given the region’s limited semiconductor manufacturing footprint.

Mozark, a Singapore-headquartered digital experience testing and measurement company, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and RMB Capitalworks, with continued participation from existing investor Kalaari Capital.

In our experience, the most effective use of AI is often not to generate a finished article in one step, but to support the stages that come before and after the core writing.

Artificial intelligence (AI) innovations developed by Indonesian women-led startups, such as hospital automation tools and inclusive communication platforms, are approaching Vietnam through a regional expansion initiative led by Indonesia-based Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison under its women-focused innovation program SheHacks.