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Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers files for IPO on Nasdaq

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

[Hong Kong Special Report] Alibaba HK Entrepreneurs Fund sees ‘significant’ opportunities at the intersection of tech, industry & international markets

In a recent interview with TNGlobal, AEF Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Cindy Chow discussed how the fund's investment strategy has evolved over the past decade, what it looks for in founders and why it believes Hong Kong’s role could extend beyond being a gateway to becoming a launchpad for Asian companies going global.

Vietnam to require public EV charging stations to support compatible vehicles from July 2027

Vietnam has issued a technical regulation requiring public electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to serve any compatible EVs and to disclose their prices.

Thinking Machines’ Niek van Veen on measuring enterprise AI beyond the pilot [Q&A]

Thinking Machines Data Science VP Niek van Veen discusses enterprise AI evaluation, legal oversight, workflow redesign, employee adoption and boundaries for autonomous agents.

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FOMO Pay taps Sumsub for compliance and fraud defence

Singapore-headquartered FOMO Pay has partnered with Sumsub to add verification, transaction monitoring and fraud-prevention capabilities across its expanding operations.

PLDT says AI agents save tens of thousands of work hours annually

PLDT says its internally developed AI agents are reducing manual work across enterprise sales, knowledge retrieval and risk management.

Sygnum brings Fidelity tokenized liquidity product to Singapore

Sygnum has made Fidelity International's first tokenized liquidity solution available to accredited and institutional investors in Singapore.

Vietnam can ease rare earth export ban, seeks to export deep-processed products

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has revised its draft rules on rare earth exports, moving the minerals from a "not permitted" list into the main export catalogue, but only for deeply processed products.

Southeast Asia tech funding jumps 176% to $13.5B, 3 deals drive growth: Tracxn

Funding of technology startups in Southeast Asia rose 176 percent to $13.5 billion in the first nine months of 2026, thanks to three mega deals, according to a report from data firm Tracxn.

Singapore’s digital economy reaches 19.3% of GDP as AI adoption deepens: IMDA

Singapore's Digital Economy grew to S$144.1 billion ($113 billion) in 2025, or 19.3 percent of the country's GDP, up from 18.8 percent in 2024.