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NEWS ANALYSIS

Market sell-off, rising rates test AI data centre deal boom

2026-10-15T22:00:00.000Z
Applied Materials, the biggest US producer of chipmaking machinery, is benefiting from a surge in demand for gear to fuel the AI boom. 

Applied Materials will double sales, not headcount, thanks to AI

2026-10-12T22:56:08.000Z
Willix Halim has been picked as Canva’s South-east Asia lead to oversee an increasingly important region for the Australian design-focused tech firm.

Canva appoints ex-Bukalapak CEO to lead its South-east Asia operation

2026-10-11T03:00:00.000Z
Chia Der Jiun, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, says financial institutions will have to “sharpen their value proposition”.

MAS flags risks of using AI agents in digital-asset trading

2026-10-09T10:15:58.000Z
As family offices become more institutionalised, the community is also coming together and seeking deals once only available to institutions.

Family offices see more tailored products, leverage ‘collective firepower’ for direct deal access 

2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z
Rapidus says the ecosystem framework aims to address the global advanced semiconductor talent shortage.

Malaysian chip designers eye new business through Japanese foundry Rapidus

2026-10-08T02:47:41.000Z
MAS intends to further consult the financial sector in 2027 on what additional guidance for agentic AI use would be useful.

MAS rolls out AI risk management guidelines for Singapore’s financial sector

2026-10-07T06:09:49.000Z
Tech employment in non-tech sectors rose 5.3% year on year to 130,900, while the number of tech professionals in tech sectors increased 1.8% to 91,300.

Singapore’s digital economy employs 222,000 and accounts for 20% of GDP: IMDA

2026-10-05T09:19:41.000Z
Cisco’s Tay Bee Kheng says that her value-add as the tech giant’s Asean chief lies in identifying what each regional market needs specifically, and presenting that to her global bosses.
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The only common thing in S-E Asia is that we all eat rice: Cisco’s Asean president

2026-10-02T03:17:11.000Z
Google says that it has no obligation to index publishers’ content on their preferred terms.

Google wins dismissal of Chegg, Penske Media lawsuits over AI overviews

2026-10-01T14:57:30.000Z