Overcoming 4 challenges of remote-first startups
Being a remote-first startup can offer many advantages, such as a larger hiring pool, greater candidate interest, and higher retention rates. Even so, challenges can arise,…
Australia’s data center operator AirTrunk opens new regional headquarters in Singapore
Australia's hyperscale data center operator AirTrunk announced Friday the official opening of its new regional headquarters in Singapore, located at the Ocean Financial Center.
Malaysia’s stock exchange invites public feedback on proposed rule amendments on digital currency ETFs
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad has on Friday issued a consultation paper seeking public feedback on the proposed rule amendments to facilitate the listing and trading of digital…
Singapore Web2.5 payments firm MetaComp raises $35M in Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba
Singapore-based MetaComp Pte. Ltd., a unified Web2.5 payments and wealth group-level platform, has announced the completion of its Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba, bringing…
SAP Labs to partner with Singapore authority to train 50 AI talents
SAP Labs, under Germany-headquartered tech giant SAP, will collaborate with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore to hire and train artificial intelligence…
AI video generation platform PixVerse raises Series C funding, opens global office in Singapore
Global AI video generation platform PixVerse has announced the completion of its Series C funding round and the opening of a global office in Singapore as it expands its…
Singapore’s Empyrean Sky Partners secures $90M for Global Technology Fund
Singapore's venture capital firm Empyrean Sky Partners (ESP) has completed the fastest first close of 2026, raising $90 million toward a $200 million target for its Global…
Malaysia sets new technology risk rules for payment service providers
Malaysia’s central bank has issued a policy framework outlining updated requirements for managing technology risks in the payment sector.
Malaysia’s CUSTA raises $4.3M to scale custom products across SEA
CUSTA, a Malaysia-based businesses customization platform, has raised approximately $4.3 million in capital, including a Pre-Series A equity round co-led by Delight Ventures and…
China’s ByteDance gets access to top Nvidia AI chips in Malaysia – report
TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance Ltd, is reportedly assembling significant computing power outside China using top Nvidia chips, according to a Wall Street Journal report on…
Kenanga sees Malaysia’s logistics sector benefits from e-commerce boom, trade shifts
Malaysia's domestic logistics sector fared better amid Middle East tensions as the country is a beneficiary of booming e-commerce and trade diversion on US-China trade tensions,…
China’s JinkoSolar terminates $1.5B project in Vietnam due to US tariff on PV panels
China's JinkoSolar, one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, has voluntarily terminated its $1.5 billion photovoltaic panel project in Vietnam's northern…
Vietnam can become UAV manufacturing hubs with supply chain strength: Minister
Vietnam is capable of becoming a global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing hub, thanks to its strengths in workforce, supply chain, affordable cost, and high domestic…
Why geopolitical conflict is making AI risk a business continuity issue
AI risk is no longer confined to cybersecurity teams. As geopolitical conflict disrupts both physical and digital systems, businesses are being pushed to treat AI exposure as part…
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