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Data-center operator BDx has broken ground on a 640-MW AI data-center campus in West Java, Indonesia, backed by 845 MVA of grid power secured from the state utility.

Nemetschek Southeast Asia Managing Director Jonathan Ng discusses CORENET X, model quality, interoperability, AI-assisted compliance, accountability and digital skills in Singapore’s built environment.

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo will launch a fully autonomous, all-electric ride-hailing service in Singapore by 2028, its first market in Southeast Asia.

France's energy giant Schneider Electric will invest S$25 million ($19.6 million) in upgrading it smart automation and digital capabilities at its Hub Asia Distribution Center in Tuas, Singapore.

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.

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.

Plaud, a maker of AI-powered voice-recording devices, has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore and pledged to invest at least S$20 million (US$16 million), doubling a commitment it made earlier this year.

Japan's Ricoh has invested in Intellect, a Singapore-based workplace mental-health platform, through its corporate venture-capital fund, in the fund's first deal.

Dutch chip-security startup Fortaegis Technologies has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Singapore-based Serendipity Capital, to move its silicon-based "Secure Compute" technology into commercial production.

A SAS and IDC study finds stronger trustworthy-AI scores across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, even as reported ROI and regular audit rates decline.