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MPA, MSC ink deal to advance sustainable and digital maritime development

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration in maritime decarbonization, digitalization, innovation, and manpower development.

FOMO Pay to launch DuitNow QR acceptance in Singapore

FOMO Pay, a Singapore-headquartered payment firm, will launch DuitNow QR acceptance in Singapore, enabling Malaysian travelers and visitors to make payments using familiar banking and payment applications while merchants receive settlement in Singapore Dollars (SGD).

Singapore-based data center developer BDx secures 1.2 GW of power in Indonesia with state utility PLN

BDX Indonesia, under BDx Data Centers, has secured 1.2 GW of power capacity across its Indonesia portfolio through a strategic partnership with PT PLN (Persero), Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider.

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Young workers were told to do well in school and stay hungry; the jobs still didn’t come

AI and automation are compressing everything that can be made fast and routine. Your sustainable edge is not speed alone, but the ability to understand context, read what is actually happening in a room, push back on a brief that is technically correct but strategically wrong, and take responsibility when something goes wrong. These are parts of the job…

Vietnam’s tech giant FPT, Viettel join Nvidia’s sovereign AI push

Vietnam emerged as a focal point of NVIDIA's sovereign AI strategy, with the chipmaker announcing a new population-scale dataset developed with local technology giant FPT and confirming that Viettel AI is building a national legal AI application on NVIDIA's open model infrastructure.

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Who is watching your shadow employee?

AI isn’t a tool to be feared or banned. By building safe and visible pathways, CISOs can stop trying to police the shadows and start leading towards a secure, AI-powered future.

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Your AI email strategy has a blind spot that’s costing you more than you think

Email does not need more content. It needs more intelligence. The real power of AI is not in producing faster copy, but in acting as a decision engine for the issues that matter most.

Vietnam to develop personal ID app VNeID into superapp, including payment function

The Vietnamese government plans to transform VNeID, the country's national digital identity application, into a superapp capable of handling citizen authentication, cashless payments and public services, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung in late May.

AnyMind establishes AI lab in Hangzhou

AnyMind Group, a Singapore-founded business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Tuesday announced that it will establish AnyAI Lab in Hangzhou, China.

UnionPay International, Singapore Tourism Board renew payment partnership

UnionPay International (UPI) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have renewed their strategic partnership to jointly promote Singapore tourism and enhance payment experiences for international travelers through integrated marketing campaigns, merchant collaborations, and cross-border payment initiatives.