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Animoca Brands co-invests $1M in AI trading protocol Superior.Trade
Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands has made a $1 million co-investment in Superior.Trade, a protocol layer for AI-driven trading, marking the first investment under the company's recently launched Minds Investment Programme.
AI agents will not just support customer journeys in Southeast Asia; they will redesign them
Southeast Asia’s customer journeys were never built like Western funnels. They are conversational, mobile, social, and trust-driven. The brands that win in the next phase will be those that recognize this reality and design AI agents around local behavior, not imported playbooks. In this region, the future of customer engagement will not simply be…
Tata Communications’ Vaibhav Dutta on predictive security, OT risks and the human side of cyber resilience [Q&A]
As AI reshapes both cyberattacks and cyber defense, Tata Communications’ Vaibhav Dutta discusses why enterprises need to move from reactive security toward predictive resilience, modernize SOC operations, address OT risks, and strengthen the human and governance layers of cybersecurity.
GIC, Temasek anchor Singapore’s investment in Anthropic’s $65B Series H round
Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds, GIC and Temasek, have joined a landmark $65 billion Series H funding round for Anthropic, the AI safety company behind the Claude family of models, valuing the firm at $965 billion post-money.
Singapore data center sector draws strong mix of local, regional and US operators – Credit Sights
Singapore, data center operators are anchored by domestic, regional, and US players with demand underpinned by both western hyperscalers and regional fintech and enterprises, Credit Sights said Tuesday.
AI security guidance exists, it’s just not realistic enough
In the AI era, every company needs to address the security question of our time: How fast can you take care of your crisis and resume business as usual?
Singapore captures 99 percent of SEA’s $1.2B AI infrastructure funding – Tracxn
Southeast Asia's artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has drawn $1.2 billion funding from 2019 to 2026, with Singapore captured for about 99 percent of all the disclosed funding, Tracxn said Thursday.
China’s YADEA, Vietnam’s Selex to jointly develop battery-swapping network for electric motorcycles
Chinese electric motorbike manufacturer YADEA and Vietnam's green energy firm Vietnam Green Energy Infrastructure (VGX) will jointly develop a shared battery-swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles in the Southeast Asian country.
Malaysia’s regulator introduces targeted enhancements to primary market framework
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Thursday released its revised Equity Guidelines and Response Paper, introducing targeted enhancements to the primary market framework.
Singapore’s venture funding falls to $4.6B in 2025 as investors demand more from startups
Singapore's venture capital market contracted sharply in 2025, recording 472 deals worth a combined $4.6 billion, a 35 percent decline in deal volume and a 34 percent drop in deal value compared to the year prior, according to the Singapore Venture Funding Landscape 2025 released on Thursday.
