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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.

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 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, 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.

HSBC is establishing a Global AI Center of Excellence in Singapore in the second half of 2026, hiring more than 100 AI specialists to develop artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for deployment across its global network.

Singapore’s agentic AI ambitions depend on whether businesses can consistently verify AI-generated code. A layered approach combining deterministic analysis, AI-assisted review, automated testing and human oversight can help teams balance speed, security and accountability.

Maybank Investment Bank said Monday that it sees Singapore's largest mobile network operator a communications technology group Singtel as a long-term beneficiary of Physical AI in ASEAN, while its data centers, GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offering and connectivity assets position it well to capture near-term growth from digital artificial intelligence (AI).

ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said Monday it is projecting the ASEAN+3 region to grow by 4.1 percent in 2026, up from its June forecast of 4 percent, reflects sustained momentum in the region’s technology sector, particularly robust demand for semiconductors and other artificial intelligence (AI)-related products.

AI voice agents are expanding across Asia-Pacific, but inconsistent recognition of regional accents, dialects, code-switching, and real-world speech could limit their effectiveness. Businesses need to evaluate whether these systems understand how customers actually speak.

Asia’s quantum ambitions are moving beyond research as governments, companies, and universities build capabilities in computing, AI, cybersecurity, and commercial applications. This article examines the region’s push for quantum sovereignty and the roles of emerging ventures in the UK, China, Singapore, and Malaysia.