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DataStax, the real-time data company, announced a partnership with Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) on Friday to help develop the next generation of big data talent and support Singapore's Smart Nation and Digital First initiatives.

Cake DeFi, Asia’s fastest growing cryptofinance platform dedicated to providing access to decentralized financial services, has announced on Friday a market-leading partnership with Razer Silver, a loyalty rewards program for gamers, backed by Razer Inc, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers.

Bluejay Finance, a capital-efficient decentralized stablecoin protocol for issuing stablecoins pegged to real-world currencies, said Wednesday it has raised $2.9 million funding from Zee Prime Capital, C2 Ventures, Stake Capital Group, RNR Capital, Daedalus Angels, Moonlanding Ventures, Oval Ventures, and more, with operator-angels including DeFi projects…

New World Development Company Limited (NWD) announced Thursday that the group has initiated the New World Green Transport Alliance (NWGTA) and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shell Hong Kong Limited (Shell) and Sime Darby Motors Group, who joined hands to commit HK$50 million ($6.37 million) to the alliance over a three-to-five-year period.

The Institute of Operations Research & Analytics (IORA) at the National University of Singapore and Pickupp, an on-demand delivery platform, have recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement for a two-year project. The project aims to set a new benchmark in logistic and fulfilment efficiency.

Y Combinator-backed startup Tablevibe partners with Foodpanda, DoorDash, and other delivery platforms to offer a commission-free online ordering system to over one million restaurants in Southeast Asia, Australia, and North America. The Singapore-based venture is the world’s first business to tie up with leading delivery platforms across these regions.

MetaVerse Green Exchange (“MVGX”), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), announced on Thursday the appointment of former Bank of England Senior Advisor Michael Sheren as President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) as the firm strengthens its end-to-end suite of Carbon as a Service (CaaS) products to…

Brinc, a Hong Kong-based venture accelerator with a global sustainability mandate, and DayDayCook, a Hong Kong-based content-to-commerce culinary platform, announced Thursday a commitment of $10 million to invest in food technology companies that are developing the sustainable, animal-free, global food ecosystem and scaling commercialization in Greater…

We talked to Ula’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Alan Wong to learn more about the key barriers of adoption for digital tech in Indonesia outside of big metro areas, its plans and strategy after securing funding, among other issues.

With digitalization key to accelerating the transformation of the built environment sector, the recent government-led Smart Nation initiatives reinforce the need to build a Digital Economy, encouraging businesses to integrate technology and solutions such as data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) into existing work…