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APAC enterprises shifting AI focus from time savings to competitive advantage: LinqAlpha executive
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are moving beyond measuring artificial intelligence (AI) by time saved and are increasingly seeking differentiated insights and competitive advantages generated by AI.
July 16, 2026
News,Thailand,Electric Vehicles & Mobility,Future of Work
Thai Aviation Industries signs airport modernization MOU with Spain’s Amadeus, UAE’s Edgewater
Thailand's Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), UAE-based Edgewater Solutions Limited, and Spain's Amadeus will jointly develop a modernization roadmap for passenger processing and airport operations across Thailand's international and regional airports.
July 16, 2026
Tighter digital rules could cut Malaysian startup VC funding by 26%: Oxford Economics
Restrictive digital regulations in Malaysia could reduce venture capital funding by 26 percent, equivalent to RM792 million ($170 million) less per year on average, period from 2026 to 2035.
July 16, 2026
Analysts see silver lining from the Iran War for Malaysia’s renewable energy sector
The Iran War has provided a silver lining for renewable energy (RE) in Malaysia due to rising grid power cost as a result of higher fuel prices (coal and Tier 2 gas) which has improved the economics for RE and driven stronger demand for RE as a cheaper alternative among consumers, analysts said in recent reports.
July 16, 2026
News,Thailand,Events,Asia,Telecommunications
Inaugural Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026 unites industry leaders in Bangkok
inaugural WBBA Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026, held in Bangkok on 14 July. Convened by the World Broadband Association (WBBA), the summit brought together the ITU, regional regulators, and leading operators – including AIS, Globe, Telkomsel, XLSmart, HKT, and China Mobile International.
July 16, 2026
Asia remains at the center of the transformational AI investment story
Asia remains at the center of the transformational artificial intelligence (AI) investment story, as it expands from a narrow focus on chips and data centers to a much larger ecosystem spanning memory, compute, power infrastructure, grid upgrades, industrial systems and advanced manufacturing, MetLife Investment Manager and PineBridge Investments said on…
July 16, 2026
Corporate Innovation,News,Singapore,Mergers and Acquisitions,AI
UK’s Winnow acquires Singapore’s Lumitics to expand AI food waste platform in Asia-Pacific
London-based Winnow, an AI-powered food waste solution provider, has acquired Singapore's Lumitics, a food waste technology company operating in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, the former said in a statement on Thursday, without any financial details.
July 16, 2026
Capbay collaborates with MDEC to expand $49M growth financing for Malaysia’s tech companies
Bay Smart Capital Ventures Sdn Bhd (CapBay), a Malaysian FinTech company, is collaborating with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) through the MD Technology Financing Program to expand access to growth financing for Malaysia Digital (MD) Status companies.
July 16, 2026
Malaysia to launch 2.5GW LSS6 program with battery storage, targets $3.68B investment
Malaysia will launch its sixth Large-Scale Solar (LSS6) program, offering 2,500 megawatts (MW) of solar generation capacity integrated with battery energy storage systems (BESS), as the government steps up efforts to accelerate the country's energy transition and expand renewable energy capacity.
July 16, 2026
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore
DigiFT partners SBI to launch JX token
DigiFT, a Singapore and Hong Kong-based regulated digital asset exchange for institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs), and SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SBI GAM), a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc., have on Wednesday announced the launch of the SBI Japan High Dividend Equity Strategy Token (JX token).
July 16, 2026












