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China’s Apex Intelligence raises nearly $50M for self-evolving AI models
Beijing-based Apex Intelligence has raised nearly $50 million across angel rounds to develop self-evolving foundation models for scientific research.
ByteDance AI drug discovery spin-off Anew Labs raises $290M at $1.5B valuation
Anew Labs, ByteDance’s AI drug-discovery spin-off, has raised $290 million in its first external round at a valuation of about $1.5 billion.
Singapore exports surge 46.2% in August on AI-linked electronics demand
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports rose 46.2 percent year on year in August as AI-related demand drove another surge in electronics shipments.
San Francisco-based AI firm Databricks to invest $350M in Singapore, quadruple office, double staff
Data-and-AI company Databricks, based in the United States, will invest more than $350 million in Singapore over three years, doubling its local workforce and quadrupling its office space as enterprises adopt AI.
BEYOND Expo upgrades to BEYOND as Asia’s most dynamic tech festival, returning to Macao on May 26-29, 2027
BEYOND announced on Wednesday that its flagship annual event will return to The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo from May 26-29, 2027, with a refreshed global identity under the BEYOND brand.
California-based AI startup Hang Ten raises $53M from Temasek-backed Xora, $85M in total
Hang Ten Systems, an enterprise-AI services startup founded by former Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka, has raised an additional $53 million led by Singapore-based Xora Innovation, a Temasek-backed fund.
Vietnam’s EV manufacturer VinFast to buy founder Pham Nhat Vuong’s property firm for $1.2B
VinFast, the Nasdaq-listed Vietnamese electric-vehicle (EV) maker, will buy a real-estate company from its founder, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, for about $1.2 billion, in order shore up its finances.
[Central Asia Rising] Kazakhstan’s venture market is growing up — and looking to China
Kazakhstan’s venture capital ecosystem is still young, but Askar Bilisbekov, CEO and board member of Alem Capital Management, sees room for growth through more institutional capital, stronger international links and deeper ties with China.
TDCX’s Michael Cowell on what makes customer experience genuinely AI-native [Q&A]
TDCX Hong Kong Managing Director Michael Cowell discusses AI-assisted CX, changing frontline roles, better metrics, data residency and what makes an operation genuinely AI-native.
Hong Kong puts AI governance and fintech in first five-year plan
Hong Kong's first five-year plan sets out AI governance, fintech infrastructure, startup funding and commercialization measures through 2030.
