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Clear Robotics, ReSustainability deploy electric semi-autonomous vessel on Singapore river

Singapore's Clear Robotics and ReSustainability have deployed an electric semi-autonomous Clearbot vessel on the Pandan River for daily waste interception and data-driven marine operations.

Kakao Pay, Kakao Bank and Fireblocks to explore digital asset infrastructure in Korea

Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank have signed an MoU with Fireblocks to explore digital asset infrastructure in South Korea, including stablecoin distribution frameworks and proof-of-concept tests.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions launches self-calibrating AI fraud detection tool

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has introduced Emailage Adaptive, an AI-based fraud scoring system designed to recalibrate automatically as transaction data and fraud patterns change.

China’s Tencent Cloud, Malaysia’s fintech Boost to cooperate in cloud, AI, super-app

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysian fintech firm Boost will cooperate on cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), and super-app development across Malaysia and Indonesia.

Singapore’s TacnIQ.ai raises $1.5M from In Group Holdings in pre-seed round

Physical-AI startup TacnIQ.ai has raised $1.5 million from lead investor In Group Holdings as part of a $3 million pre-seed round.

Singapore’s BDx breaks ground on 640 MW AI data-center in Indonesia’s West Java

Data-center operator BDx has broken ground on a 640-MW AI data-center campus in West Java, Indonesia, backed by 845 MVA of grid power secured from the state utility.

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The Hugging Face breach makes the case for controlled AI in incident response

Hugging Face's July security incident exposed a practical problem for incident response: the AI tools analysts normally use may reject malicious artifacts or send sensitive breach data outside an approved environment.

Singapore’s Syfe crosses S$20B in assets under management

Singapore-based digital wealth platform Syfe says assets under management have surpassed S$20 billion as it rolls out stock lending, zero-fee US trading and a desktop web platform.

Nemetschek’s Jonathan Ng on CORENET X, AI-assisted compliance and digital delivery [Q&A]

Nemetschek Southeast Asia Managing Director Jonathan Ng discusses CORENET X, model quality, interoperability, AI-assisted compliance, accountability and digital skills in Singapore’s built environment.

Aolani and NVIDIA plan 22,000-GPU AI infrastructure expansion in Southeast Asia

Aolani is working with NVIDIA to deploy 22,000 Blackwell Ultra GPUs in Malaysia and the Philippines, taking its regional capacity above 48,000 GPUs.