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Singapore was the largest cryptocurrency market in a region spanning Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania, with $284 billion in activity in the year to June, blockchain-analytics firm Chainalysis said.

DeepSeek and Huawei have developed open-source compute, communication and programming tools for Huawei's Ascend AI chips.

Singapore's healthtech startup Zeya Health has acquired ConnectLah, a clinic-automation company, to expand its AI platform for booking medical appointments.

ThreatBook has acquired the open-source CyberStrikeAI penetration testing platform and plans an enterprise rollout across Asia-Pacific.

Asialink Group Deputy CEO Patricia Poco-Palacios discusses MSME underwriting, thin-file borrowers, portfolio quality, financial literacy and AI-assisted lending.

PSA International (PSA), a global port operator, and Granite Asia, a $11 billion private capital platform, announced Wednesday the launch of the $50 million G&P Strategic Innovation Fund.

MBSB Research said on Tuesday that talent shortage will limit the earnings growth for Malaysia's technology sector.

New Request For Startups translates shifts in AI, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, agriculture, climate and semiconductors into startup opportunities that founders can begin tackling with MYR150,000 to MYR500,000 in early capital.

Malaysia's Cashku, a digital wealth platform, has partnered with fund manager Kenanga Investors to offer a selection of investment funds with no sales charge and a minimum investment of MYR10 ($2.40)

Indonesia's West Java province has ordered Singapore's BDx Data Centers to halt construction of a 640-MW AI data-center campus, just over a week after its groundbreaking.