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Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding AI-powered contrail-avoidance trials across Asian and trans-Pacific routes after an initial operational test.

Singapore-based Oryon Networks has joined OpenAI’s SMB channel ecosystem to offer promotional access to eligible ChatGPT Business customers.

Juniper Research forecasts global omnichannel payment platform revenue will rise 57 percent from $56 billion in 2026 to $108 billion in 2031.

VinFast's main Vietnamese manufacturing company, VinFast Trading and Production JSC (VFTP), has become 100 percent domestically owned after its Nasdaq-listed, Singapore-based parent VinFast Auto Ltd divested its stake.

Australia's IFM Investors, a pension-owned asset manager with A$291.6 billion ($204.8 billion) under management, has opened an office in Singapore to expand its private-credit and private-markets business in Asia.

The Singapore Prison Service has developed an autonomous robotic unit, named PROTECT, to strengthen surveillance and help officers respond to incidents, as part of a broader push to bring new technology into its institutions.

Google DeepMind, the AI arm of Google, has selected 16 startups, nonprofits and research teams across the Asia-Pacific for the first cohort of an accelerator supporting environmental projects that use AI.

Liquid Network paused transaction activity after about 4,000 BTC left its federation wallet through a SideSwap-authorized peg-out route.

Indian space technology company Pixxel has raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Temasek and Seraphim Space Investment Trust.

Ken Lin of Aires Applied Quantum Technology outlines an operational roadmap for Singapore financial institutions preparing for post-quantum migration, from cryptographic inventory and prioritization to vendor readiness, testing and governance.