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Singapore elevates sustainable digital infrastructure beyond data centers
As part of this partnership, IMDA, Dell and Equinix will provide guidance and recommendations to modernize digital infrastructure deployment sustainably and to optimize the integration and utilization between hardware and software interfaces. This partnership will aim to develop a comprehensive process to measure, capture and audit the quantifiable…
August 25, 2023
PrimaKu raises Pre-A financing from Northstar, AppWorks to support childhood development in Indonesia
Founded in July 2017, PrimaKu is a community-based parenting ecosystem helping address the challenges of parenting in Indonesia. Through its full-stack digital platform, PrimaKu connects parents, pediatricians, and health facilities to provide comprehensive child healthcare services.
August 25, 2023
News,SEA,Vietnam,Media / Streaming,FinTech,Gaming
Vietnamese internet firm VNG seeks $150 million in US listing – report
The news came after Vietnam-based electric car maker VinFast's recent sterling debut in the US. VinFast's shares have rocketed after its US debut earlier this month.
August 25, 2023
Singaporean startup Solar AI Technologies raises $1.5M to hyperscale solar
Singapore-based startup Solar AI Technologies, has recently closed its $1.5 million seed round led by Earth Venture Capital. Solar AI Technologies on Wednesday said that the round also saw participation from Undivided Ventures, Investible and climate-tech angel investor David Pardo.
August 24, 2023
Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation launch global climate innovations competition in Vietnam
Touchstone Partners, a Vietnam-based early-stage venture capital firm, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based, non-profit philanthropic organization, have on Tuesday co-launched Net Zero Challenge 2023 (N0C 2023), a global climate innovations competition, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS). The competition…
August 24, 2023
Renewable energy manufacturing in Southeast Asia can generate $90B to $100B in sustainable revenue by 2030
Renewable energy manufacturing in Southeast Asia can generate $90 billion to $100 billion in sustainable revenue by 2030, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday. According to new research released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the Southeast Asian…
August 24, 2023
Singapore’s Neurowyzr raises additional $2.1M in seed funding co-led by Jungle Ventures and Peak XV’s Surge
Neurowyzr, a Singapore-based healthtech company specializing in enhancing brain health and developing state-of-the-art technologies to mitigate early brain decline, has raised an additional $2.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round. The round, jointly led by Jungle Ventures and Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India and Southeast Asia), with…
August 24, 2023
US’s Axiom Space secures $350M in Series-C round led by Saudi and South Korean investors
Axiom Space has on Monday announced that it has secured $350 million in its Series-C round of growth funding, lifting the total funds raised to over $505 million from investors and achieving more than $2.2 billion in customer contracts. Investments, led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung, will fuel continued growth for Houston-based space company building…
August 24, 2023
TNGlobal Insider,Blockchain / Crypto,AI,Opinion
From fragility to empowerment in the era of generative AI and blockchain
The rise of #generativeAI (GAI) — exemplified by #ChatGPT — and #blockchain typify the disruptive technology challenges to our current age. Both threaten to replace jobs; GAI by its ability to simulate human reasoning and communicate through natural language, blockchain through its capacity to replace a vast economy of transactional intermediaries.
August 22, 2023
TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Web3
SynFutures’ Rachel Lin on NFTs and derivatives as a vehicle for both speculation and strategy [Q&A]
"Now that the hype has subsided, we can see that the industry is beginning to mature as creators focus on building different practical use cases for the #blockchain technology, ranging from tokenized digital arts, ticketing, and loyalty programs, to music and real-world assets e.g. real estate, revolutionizing the way we prove ownership." #NFT #Web3
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