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Singapore greenlights 900MW of solar imports from Malaysia’s Johor in two conditional approvals

Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approvals to two companies to import a combined 900 MW of electricity from Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore, generated from solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Malaysia's Johor.

Singapore okays Texas Instruments’ $7.5B acquisition of Silicon Labs, amid fragmented global market

Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission (CCS) has given its nods to Texas Instruments' proposed $7.5 billion acquisition of fellow US chipmaker Silicon Laboratories, finding that the deal poses no substantial lessening of competition in Singapore or globally.

GIC, Anthropic, Macquarie team up to develop data center infrastructure in US

Singapore investment firm GIC, Anthropic, Macquarie Asset Management have on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to establish Theseus Infrastructure, a new platform to develop, operate and lease data center infrastructure at scale to Anthropic under long-term agreements.

Disconnected AI tools cost ASEAN workers 7 hours per week, despite 86% reporting improved work experience: Workday

Around one in five employees in ASEAN lose more than seven hours a week moving information and reconciling data between disconnected systems, even as 86 percent say AI has improved their day-to-day work experience.

Singapore AI-using firms see revenue, employment gains – government study

Singapore firms adopting artificial intelligence (AI) are seeing increases in revenue and employment, although the technology has yet to deliver statistically significant gains in productivity or profits within four years of adoption, a new study found on Tuesday.

National University of Singapore, OpenAI expand AI collaboration, to give all students, staff access to ChatGPT, Codex

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and OpenAI will expand their strategic collaboration to give every NUS student, faculty member, and staff access to ChatGPT Edu and Codex, including enterprise-level security and controls.

Merck expands biosafety testing laboratory in Singapore to strengthen services across Asia Pacific

Merck, a global science and technology company, is expanding its Singapore lab to further strengthen analytical and biosafety testing services for customers across the Asia Pacific region.

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How AI helps sales teams stop losing context between calls and follow-ups

Sales teams often lose useful context between an enquiry, a call and the eventual follow-up. Daniel Tan explains how a simple AI workflow can organize lead information, prepare drafts and make the next action clearer.

Vietnam’s VinSpace signs SpaceX launch contract for satellite mission in 2027

VinSpace, a member of Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup ecosystem, has signed a launch contract with the United States-based SpaceX to carry its satellites aboard a Transporter rideshare mission in 2027.

[Discover Vietnam Tech] $1B in M&A, Just $0.6M in Tech: Vietnam’s tech sector has substantial growth potential

Vietnam recorded over $1 billion in M&A deals in June alone, yet technology barely featured, with three deals worth a combined $0.6 million—less than 1 percent of the total. The stark disparity highlighted how much room Vietnam’s tech sector still has to grow, despite the country’s strong push towards a digital future.