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Malaysia’s Capital A introduces new AI-powered ‘Ask Bo’ chatbot

Capital A Berhad, the parent company of Asia’s leading low-cost carrier, AirAsia, has on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to transparent communications and better customer experience for all of its guests, as part of its vision to become the most communicative, responsive and answerable brand in the region.

What crypto startups should focus on to raise brand awareness in 2023

To reach new heights and stand out, this is the time to set out bold, innovative branding strategies.

Thailand’s MONIX closes $20M pre-IPO round led by SCBX and Lombard Asia

MONIX Co., Ltd., a Thailand-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital lending platform, announced Wednesday that the company has secured $20 million in the first close of its pre-initial public offering (IPO) fundraising.

Singapore’s PixCap raises $2.8M seed funding led by Surge

PixCap, a web-based 3D design platform in Singapore that allows users to find, create and export 3D designs in minutes, has on Tuesday announced its $2.8 million seed funding led by Surge, the rapid scale-up program from Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia.

The Sandbox announces partnership with Cut the Rope creator ZeptoLab to build new Web3 experiences

The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Tuesday announced a partnership with ZeptoLab, the global gaming company behind the highly popular games Cut the Rope, CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars, King of Thieves, and Bullet Echo.

Mobily joins hands with Tencent Cloud to provide cloud solutions and services in Saudi Arabia

Mobily, an integrated service company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic collaboration that will pave the way to launch the next-generation cloud solutions and services in KSA.

Concerns related to driving range are shown as the main barrier for EV, says Kantar

Concerns related to driving range were shown as the main barrier for electric vehicle (EV) buying, says a study. EV considerers named driving range (46 percent), battery durability (43 percent), charging speed (42 percent) and availability of charging stations (41 percent) as the top four triggers that will determine their switch, and selection of brand/…

Singapore’s VFlowTech raises $10M Series A funding led by Real Tech

VFlowTech, the Singapore-based provider of vanadium-based redox flow batteries, announced Tuesday it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Japan-based venture capital (VC) firm Real Tech Holdings.

AI could be the ‘next big thing’ after internet & cloud, says Burda Principal Investments’ Christian Teichmann

In the interview, Burda Principal Investments CEO/Managing Director Christian Teichmann also shared the firm's plans and sectors in focus for 2023.