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NVIDIA will invest $5 billion in Intel’s common stock at a purchase price of $23.28 per share. The investment is subject to customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals.

Terra Oleo, a Singapore-based biotechnology company, announced Thursday its emergence from stealth with $3.1 million in funding from a group of investors, and support from Breakthrough Energy’s prestigious Fellows Program.

Vietnam-based information technology (IT) services provider FPT, through its subsidiary in Malaysia, has made a strategic investment in Daythree Digital Berhad (Daythree), a Malaysia’s business process services (BPS) and managed services provider.

Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and Ericsson have announced the launch of the “DNB-Ericsson Educate 21st Century Technologies program”, a large-scale upskilling initiative aimed at equipping 40,000 Malaysian municipal and government employees with practical knowledge in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), and automation.

Grab-backed digital bank GX Bank Berhad has recently launched its business banking facility and flagship Jaguh Niaga Program, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Malaysia’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Telekom Malaysia (TM), via its enterprise and government solutions arm TM One, and NCT Group of Companies (NCT Group), through its wholly owned subsidiary NCT AI Sdn Bhd, have signed a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) to extend smart industrial park solutions across Malaysia.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), the Singapore-based data center provider, announced Thursday its partnership with Flexidao and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), one of India’s largest renewable energy companies, to pioneer the implementation of time-matched, carbon-free energy (CFE) consumption at its 150MW MU1 data center in Mumbai.

Ant International, a global provider of digital payments, digitization, and financial technology, announced Wednesday its role as a launch partner of Google to develop Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open rulebook that defines how artificial intelligence (AI) agents can reliably transact with the authorization of users.

QAI Ventures, the Switzerland investor and ecosystem builder in quantum tech and advanced computing technologies, announced Thursday the launch of its operations in Singapore, establishing its Asia-Pacific headquarters.

VinFast Auto India, a subsidiary of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) brand VinFast, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICICI Bank, one of India’s private sector banks, to provide auto and inventory financing for its exclusive dealer network.