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Analog Devices completes $1.35B Alif Semiconductor acquisition
Analog Devices has completed its $1.35 billion purchase of edge-AI chipmaker Alif Semiconductor, which has engineering operations in Singapore and India.
ViaBTC’s Jeff Ko on how AI infrastructure demand is reshaping Bitcoin mining [Q&A]
ViaBTC Chief Analyst Jeff Ko discusses power competition, mining-site conversion, flexible loads and whether AI infrastructure is permanently reshaping Bitcoin mining.
6G could add $1.24T to global economy by 2040, but spectrum shortages risk losing $520B of benefits – GSMA
6G mobile networks could contribute an additional $1.24 trillion to the global economy in 2040, equivalent to 0.7 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP), but insufficient spectrum availability could put as much as $520 billion – or 42 percent – of that economic opportunity at risk, according to a new report published on Thursday by the GSMA, which…
Singapore’s Chocolate Finance expands into Hong Kong
Singapore-born fintech Chocolate Finance has expanded into Hong Kong, offering a cash management platform that provides daily returns and flexible withdrawals as it seeks to tap demand for alternatives to traditional savings and investment products.
Renewable energy expansion faces rising infrastructure risks, FM Report Warns
Risks associated with renewable energy and other emerging power technologies are outpacing the expansion of global energy infrastructure, raising concerns over construction costs, insurance premiums and investment returns, according to a report by commercial property insurer FM revealed on Friday.
Southeast Asia private equity deals fall to two-year low in Q3 – EY
Private equity-backed transactions in Southeast Asia fell to one of their weakest levels in two years in the third quarter of 2026, with deal value dropping 56 percent quarter-on-quarter to $410 million across five deals, from $935.5 million across ten deals in the previous quarter, EY said on Friday.
U Mobile, Cradle step up support for Malaysian startups in 5G-A, AI
U Mobile and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd are strengthening their collaboration to help Malaysian startups develop and test 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for real-world business applications, as demand for emerging technologies grows.
Why the aggregation layer needs its own acceptance test
AI research workflows can reach different conclusions from identical source reports when the aggregation layer changes, making synthesis itself a stage that teams need to test and document.
Sand.ai closes $200 million Series A+ for video AI
Chinese video-generation startup Sand.ai has completed a $200 million Series A+ round led by CoStone Capital and Wangsu Science & Technology.
AMD, FuriosaAI and MangoBoost plan Seoul AI cluster
AMD, FuriosaAI and MangoBoost will develop a heterogeneous AI infrastructure system and target a Seoul reference deployment in 2027.
