AI

Singapore’s Zeya Health acquires startup ConnectLah to build AI healthcare booking

Singapore's healthtech startup Zeya Health has acquired ConnectLah, a clinic-automation company, to expand its AI platform for booking medical appointments.

ThreatBook acquires CyberStrikeAI security testing platform

ThreatBook has acquired the open-source CyberStrikeAI penetration testing platform and plans an enterprise rollout across Asia-Pacific.

1337 Ventures launches 2026 Request for Startups to find Malaysia’s next generation of pre-seed companies

New Request For Startups translates shifts in AI, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, agriculture, climate and semiconductors into startup opportunities that founders can begin tackling with MYR150,000 to MYR500,000 in early capital.

Singapore AI adoption could lift potential output 1.06 percent in long run – AMRO

Singapore’s adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could raise its potential economic output by 1.06 percent in the long run, offering a partial offset to the drag from an ageing population, although the transition could put pressure on some workers, particularly fresh graduates, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Wednesday.

AI and export-led growth widen credit gap For Asia-Pacific sectors – S&P

Asia-Pacific sectors will face diverging credit prospects as concentrated growth drivers widen the gap between winners and losers under the exposure to artificial intelligence (AI), S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday.

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Moca Network launches privacy-focused identity mainnet

Moca Foundation and Moca Network have launched Moca Chain's mainnet for portable, privacy-preserving credentials and AI-agent authorization.

Singapore-based Ant International’s Antom to distribute Google’s AI Plus subscriptions in Asia

Ant International's payments arm Antom will distribute Google's AI Plus subscription service across Asia through digital-payment and e-commerce networks, starting in Indonesia.

Samsung affiliates commit $1B to Helix AI infrastructure

Six Samsung affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in KKR-backed Helix Digital Infrastructure, with Samsung Electronics contributing $500 million.

Sumsub launches APAC Agentic AI Council on governance and agent identity

Sumsub has launched an APAC Agentic AI Council focused on agent identity, delegated authority, interoperability, accountability and practical governance frameworks.

AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI startup World Labs for $8.2B

AMD will acquire World Labs, an AI model and research lab led by Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion, the company said in a statement on Monday.