Startups
OpenAI, Visa team up to let AI agents make purchases online
ChatGPT is the best-known artificial intelligence platform among consumers
Temasek-backed startup PhysicsX hits US$2.4 billion valuation to provide AI for manufacturing
The startup needs more cash to expand its staff in part because of a roughly six-month backlog of customer demand
Anthropic looks to set up shop in Singapore, fill roles from finance to product support
The startup has GIC as one of its major financial backers
Anthropic moves towards IPO, stepping up race with OpenAI
The IPO market has regained momentum in recent weeks, with companies raising US$87.5 billion to May 26
MiniMax plans China IPO as it eyes local rivals like DeepSeek
It is part of a group of Chinese AI firms racing to build and commercialise large language models
Anthropic tops OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable AI startup
The San Francisco company has also unveiled a new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4
YouTrip plans entry into two more markets, launches new family offering in Singapore
Children’s accounts allow parents to cap and track spending – including while overseas
AI unlikely to lead to ‘jobs apocalypse’, OpenAI CEO Altman says
An irreplaceable ‘human part’ of work remains even as AI expands across industries, Altman believes
Anthropic nears US$30 billion funding round to top OpenAI as most valuable AI startup
Each co-lead investor plans to inject roughly US$2 billion
DeepSeek founder declares artificial general intelligence goal as 70 billion yuan funding round advances
The state vehicle’s involvement underscores the importance that Beijing is attaching to the startup
