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Debug, a Google initiative to reduce mosquito-borne diseases, announced Tuesday the expansion of its research and development (R&D) and mosquito production capabilities in Singapore.

Singapore-based AGIBOT Pte. Ltd, under Chinese humanoid robot developer AGIBOT, will supply up to 143 robots for deployment at a Michigan data center, focused on artificial intelligence (AI) operations.

Asia Pacific (APAC) data center growth will remain strong through 2028, but future capacity expansion is expected to become increasingly concentrated in markets and operators capable of supporting artificial intelligence (AI)-grade workloads, large-scale financing and execution discipline, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Monday.

Bridge Data Centers (BDC), a Singapore- headquartered hyperscale data center provider, and EcoCeres, a China-based innovation and commercialization of renewable fuels and green molecules firm, have successfully completed their inaugural Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)-powered backup fuel pilot in Asia Pacific at BDC's data center campuses.

Qualcomm Technologies opened a new research and development (R&D) center in Hanoi, marking an expansion of the U.S. technology company’s high-tech research operations in the country, Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology said on Tuesday..

Southeast Asia (SEA) saw a strong start in private equity (PE) investment in the first quarter of 2026, with deal value surged 2.5 times year-on-year to $9.2 billion in the first quarter, EV said Tuesday.

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will expand the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) to upskill 40,000 tech professionals in Singapore under the National AI Impact Program (NAIIP), including final-year Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) students, over the next three years.

Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure company, has on Tuesday announced plans to expand its presence in Malaysia with a new data center, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur with over $190 million investment.

Industrial bases, not just science, will determine whether breakthroughs become real benefits.

Aspire, a Singapore-based financial platform for businesses, has launched a revamped version of its Aspire for Startups program, offering early-stage companies access to more than $500,000 in partner rewards, financial incentives and operational support.