Startups & Tech
Unitree plans 4.2 billion yuan Shanghai IPO, testing interest in humanoid robots
IPO is one of China’s biggest domestic tech listings in years
How a Vietnamese beauty startup landed a US$38 million exit
The Skinetiq deal with Marico draws widespread coverage, marking a rare startup exit in Vietnam
China AI startup Moonshot snags funds at US$18 billion valuation
[BEIJING] Moonshot AI is seeking to raise as much as US$1 billion in an expanded funding round that would value the startup at about US$18 billion, more than quadrupling its valuation in just three mo...
US Commerce Department withdraws planned rule on AI chip exports
[NEW YORK] The US Commerce Department withdrew a planned rule on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports on Friday (Mar 13), the latest backpedalling by the Trump administration in its efforts to pr...
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The price isn’t right: Oil spike fuels risks in South-east Asia’s tech scene
RISING oil prices triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East could quickly drive up operating costs within South-east Asia’s tech industry.
Inside HR’s new AI playbook: Faster hiring, better job matches, smarter workforces
With artificial intelligence, companies are recruiting, training and organising talent differently as regional and global human resources leaders discussed at the recent CHRO AI Think Tank hosted by L...
From information management to business value: How the right digital transformation partner helps maximise competitive advantage
FUJIFILM Business Innovation transforms how organisations operate – streamlining workflows, turning information chaos into strategic assets, and deploying AI to support smarter decision-making
How a company is building AI that does more than answer questions
As artificial intelligence starts driving decisions, finance teams need systems that reason and act – not just report, explains Airwallex’s global vice-president of Data and AI Timothy Wong
Singapore-based Stryv acquires water purifier brand Sterra
Roy Ang believes both companies can hit their goal of achieving an overall nine-figure revenue in 2027
Human brain cells run new data centres in Singapore, Melbourne
AI is driving a surge in electricity demand, forcing governments and technology companies to search for more efficient computing systems
