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Manus parent Butterfly Effect raises more than $500 million after Meta exit
Butterfly Effect, the parent of Singapore-headquartered AI agent startup Manus, has raised more than $500 million after unwinding its Meta acquisition.
October 8, 2026
Climate Impact Innovations Challenge awards $800,000 to 3 to programs in Indonesia
Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2026, Indonesia’s largest climate tech competition, has concluded and awarded Rp15 billion ($840,000) to three participants to pilot their innovations in Indonesia.
October 7, 2026
China’s Tencent Cloud, Malaysia’s fintech Boost to cooperate in cloud, AI, super-app
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysian fintech firm Boost will cooperate on cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), and super-app development across Malaysia and Indonesia.
September 22, 2026
FutureChina Global Forum 2026 adds AI track as Singapore event focuses on resilience and trust
Business China’s FutureChina Global Forum returns to Singapore on Sept. 24-25 with a new AI track and discussions spanning resilience, regional cooperation and China’s economic transition.
September 15, 2026
Enterprise,News,Asia,Deep Tech,China,AI
Tencent open-sources 770B-parameter Hy4 preview
Tencent has open-sourced Hy4 preview, a 770-billion-parameter model with 49 billion active parameters and a one-million-token context window.
September 4, 2026
China’s Tencent makes AI model Hy3 available globally through WorkBuddy, cloud, developer platforms
Tencent Hy3 (formerly known as Tencent Hunyuan), the latest large language model developed by China's Tencent, is now available for international access, following the model's official release on July 6.
August 5, 2026
China’s Tencent Cloud helps Pakistan’s tapmad streaming platform reach 7M concurrent viewers for football
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business under Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Pakistan's leading streaming platform tapmad to deliver live coverage of a major international football tournament to viewers across Pakistan, supporting more than 7 million concurrent viewers at peak with 99 percent uptime and ultra-low latency.
August 3, 2026
Tencent expands Weixin Mini Program innovation competition to Southeast Asia with AI agent theme
China's Tencent has launched the Southeast Asia Regional competition of the 5th Weixin Mini Program Global Innovation Challenge in Singapore, introducing an AI agent theme and a dedicated track for university applications for the first time.
July 22, 2026
Tencent Cloud expands AI agent solutions to Indonesia, to accelerate enterprise AI adoption
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business under Chinese giant Tencent, has expanded its international suite of AI agent solutions to the Indonesian market.
July 15, 2026
Tencent Cloud, Ryt Bank to jointly power AI conversational banking in Malaysia
Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.
May 11, 2026













