https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nyse-listed-twilio-sets-sights-asia-pacific-ai-adoption-grows-customer-service Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Benjamin Cher Companies & Markets Asean International Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/nyse-listed-twilio-sets-sights-asia-pacific-ai-adoption-grows-customer-service The region is an underpenetrated market with the advantage of technologically innovative customers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/anthropic-reports-new-ai-misbehaviour-government-sites-and-fake-police-tip-unsolved-homicide Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:15:00 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/anthropic-reports-new-ai-misbehaviour-government-sites-and-fake-police-tip-unsolved-homicide It says the cases are less severe than some previous incidents and have ‘minimal real-world impact’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/inside-singapores-government-team-kills-its-own-products Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:52:03 +0000 Singapore Startups & Tech Technology /singapore/inside-singapores-government-team-kills-its-own-products Open Government Products founder Li Hongyi explains how things get built inside a bureaucracy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/spacexs-us750-billion-rally-breaks-stock-out-post-ipo-funk Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:45:12 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/spacexs-us750-billion-rally-breaks-stock-out-post-ipo-funk Steadiness in the share price of Elon Musk’s company indicates insiders are not unloading their stakes https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/openai-annualised-revenue-closer-us50-billion-reported-us70-billion-ft Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:59:40 +0000 Technology Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/openai-annualised-revenue-closer-us50-billion-reported-us70-billion-ft Discrepancy arises from attempts by OpenAI’s own investors to produce a direct comparison with Anthropic’s annualised revenue https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/malaysian-chip-firm-sqai-said-plan-us73-million-ipo-early-2027 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:08:15 +0000 Asean Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech Technology /international/asean/malaysian-chip-firm-sqai-said-plan-us73-million-ipo-early-2027 The Penang-based firm may seek a valuation of up to RM 1.5 billion, sources say https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/reinvented-pc-microsoft-says-new-laptop-nvidia-chip-outperforms-macbooks-ai-tasks Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:54:07 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/reinvented-pc-microsoft-says-new-laptop-nvidia-chip-outperforms-macbooks-ai-tasks The Surface Laptop Ultra returns model prompts twice as fast as Apple’s MacBook Pro M5, says firm https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/nvidia-backed-firmus-said-close-books-mega-ipo-struggles Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:41:11 +0000 International Startups & Tech Technology /international/nvidia-backed-firmus-said-close-books-mega-ipo-struggles Reports say it has not drawn enough support for the A$11 share price marketed to potential investors https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sk-hynixs-flash-memory-unit-solidigm-said-pick-banks-us-ipo-2027 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:33:35 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies International Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/sk-hynixs-flash-memory-unit-solidigm-said-pick-banks-us-ipo-2027 Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are selected to work on the offering to raise around US$10 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/broadcom-plans-us50-billion-financing-openai-chips-wsj-says Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:53:45 +0000 Technology International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/broadcom-plans-us50-billion-financing-openai-chips-wsj-says The AI build-out has prompted tech giants to seek new forms of financing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/us7-trillion-data-centre-boom-creating-gaps-insurance-cover-within-apac-report Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:18:44 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Banking & Finance Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/banking-finance/us7-trillion-data-centre-boom-creating-gaps-insurance-cover-within-apac-report There are interconnected and concentrated risks in power, construction, operations, cybersecurity and downtime https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/diverging-trajectories-taiwan-dethrones-south-korea-atop-global-markets-ai-trade-widens Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:25:27 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/diverging-trajectories-taiwan-dethrones-south-korea-atop-global-markets-ai-trade-widens The Taiex and Kospi have traded places at the top of the global leaderboard in 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/musks-spacex-talks-borrow-us40-billion-buy-nvidia-chips Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:07:37 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech Technology /international/global/musks-spacex-talks-borrow-us40-billion-buy-nvidia-chips Firms are investing and borrowing billions to build and lease data centres that power AI systems https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/apples-smart-home-push-includes-doorbell-lock-thermostat-co-developed-lg Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:50:53 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/apples-smart-home-push-includes-doorbell-lock-thermostat-co-developed-lg The firm’s new devices are set to be introduced on Oct 13 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/legitimate-concern-jpmorgan-ceo-dimon-says-anthropics-mythos-pushed-cyber-risk-10-times Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:54:13 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/banking-finance/legitimate-concern-jpmorgan-ceo-dimon-says-anthropics-mythos-pushed-cyber-risk-10-times AI has ‘created vulnerabilities that we didn’t know about’, he notes https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nvidia-backed-startup-reflection-unveils-open-weight-ai-model-said-rival-china-offerings Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:09:30 +0000 Companies & Markets International Startups Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/nvidia-backed-startup-reflection-unveils-open-weight-ai-model-said-rival-china-offerings Beam is designed to perform well for coding and agent tasks and costs less than many competitors, says the firm https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/banks-chase-risky-chip-loans-asias-us8-2-trillion-ai-buildout Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:37:11 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/banking-finance/banks-chase-risky-chip-loans-asias-us8-2-trillion-ai-buildout With lenders a bigger funding source, firms must do more to prove projects will generate enough revenue https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/moonshot-said-eye-hong-kong-ipo-early-2027-after-value-hits-us50-billion Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:18:35 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/moonshot-said-eye-hong-kong-ipo-early-2027-after-value-hits-us50-billion The Chinese AI champion is reportedly considering raising up to US$5 billion in the deal https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-data-centre-operator-dayone-opts-us-ipo-likely-us20-billion-valuation Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:17:39 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Deon Loke Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/singapore-data-centre-operator-dayone-opts-us-ipo-likely-us20-billion-valuation It is seeking to raise as much as US$5 billion with a Nasdaq listing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/openai-us30-billion-round-talks-uae-funds-blackrock Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:51:13 +0000 International Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /international/openai-us30-billion-round-talks-uae-funds-blackrock Top AI firms have turned to deep-pocketed Middle East investors to meet their intense capital needs https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/malaysia-plans-first-ai-law-2027-scrutiny-intensifies Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:10:16 +0000 Asean International Startups & Tech Technology /international/asean/malaysia-plans-first-ai-law-2027-scrutiny-intensifies Authorities are drafting an AI Act and building mechanisms to enforce rules governing the technology https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/asia-front-line-economic-risk-if-ai-boom-turns-bust-study Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:27:14 +0000 Global Asean International Startups & Tech Technology /international/global/asia-front-line-economic-risk-if-ai-boom-turns-bust-study The region is ‘particularly exposed’ as it is at the centre of global supply chains, it adds https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/should-accept-some-bad-things-happening-openais-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-some-risks Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:18:14 +0000 Technology International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/should-accept-some-bad-things-happening-openais-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-some-risks His remarks come amid growing debate over the pace of the technology’s development https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/us-lead-ai-over-china-narrows-after-deepseek-gains-report Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:22:12 +0000 International Startups & Tech Technology /international/us-lead-ai-over-china-narrows-after-deepseek-gains-report That improving performance spells further market share gains for Chinese contenders https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/ex-anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-testifies-new-york-city-council-ai-hearing Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:09:10 +0000 International Startups & Tech Technology /international/ex-anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-testifies-new-york-city-council-ai-hearing This comes as lawmakers are weighing safeguards for the technology