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KKR to buy minority stake in Malaysia’s Avisena Healthcare, to expand flagship hospitals
The United States-based investment firm KKR has agreed to buy a minority stake in Malaysia's Avisena Healthcare, a private hospital operator.
AI agents are moving into the workplace faster than companies know how to manage them
As AI agents gain authority to act on behalf of companies, governance must define who owns their decisions, where autonomy ends and how permissions change over time, writes Humanity founder Terence Kwok.
From AI healthcare to XR training: 8 Korean startups showcasing practical tech at Techsauce Global Summit 2026
The X-DIGITAL@THAILAND showcase underscored that Korea’s technology story is no longer confined to its domestic market. For these startups, the opportunity lies in translating that innovation into solutions that can work — and scale — across the region.
SEA’s blockchain technology sector raises $6.2B in all-time equity funding across 1,323 firms – Tracxn
Southeast Asia’s blockchain technology sector has raised $6.2 billion in all-time equity funding across 1,323 funded companies year to date, including $680 million in 2026 year to date, Tracxn said on Thursday.
Data centers can catalyze infrastructure upgrades: APDCA
The Asia-Pacific Data Center Association (APDCA) has launched a new white paper titled Data centers as catalysts for infrastructure modernization in APAC, highlighting how data centers are helping to strengthen the energy and water systems needed to support Asia-Pacific’s future development.
Vietnam seeks developers for home-grown fleet of 40 autonomous street sweepers
Vietnam is calling for development of a home-grown fleet of 40 self-driving robots to sweep its city streets, the first project put out for tender by the national science fund Nafosted under a program to build strategic technologies.
Indonesia risks missing AI boom without shift into tech manufacturing – AMRO
Indonesia has the scale and resources to become a major beneficiary of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but needs an urgent policy shift towards technology manufacturing, infrastructure and domestic supply chains to capture more of the value generated by the industry, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Thursday.
Japan’s NETSTARS, Singapore’s imToken to jointly explore stablecoin payments at Japanese stores
Japan's cashless payment platform NETSTARS and Singapore-based imToken, a Web3 wallet provider, will explore collaboration toward the real-world adoption of stablecoin payments.
Medtronic to invest about $700M in Hong Kong surgical robotics company Cornerstone
Medtronic plans an approximately $700 million investment in Hong Kong-based Cornerstone Robotics and will gain distribution rights for its Sentire surgical system in select approved markets.
Singapore’s Bitdeer buys 200 acres in Texas for $100M for AI data-center expansion
Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, has bought about 200 acres of undeveloped land in Milam County, Texas, for $100 million in cash, to expand its planned AI and high-performance-computing data-center operations.
