Startups
China bars Manus co-founders from leaving country amid Meta deal review: FT
The case highlights Beijing’s broader concerns about the loss of valuable technology to a geopolitical rival
New partnerships, facilities by JTC to bolster startups at LaunchPad @ one-north
This includes a new co-working and event space for networking, investor meetings and community events
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
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
US draws up strict AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash: report
The GSA draft mandates that contractors “must not intentionally encode partisan or ideological judgments into the AI systems data outputs”
Chinese-founded, Singapore-based AI startups: The next Manus might be on this list
Plenty of Chinese founders are building AI companies in the city-state
OpenAI’s US$110 billion funding round draws investment from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank
Big Tech companies and large tech investors are racing to forge partnerships with OpenAI
Self-driving startup Wayve raises US$1.5 billion for robotaxi wars
The UK capital has emerged as a testing ground for self-driving car companies globally
Anthropic touts new AI tools weeks after legal plug-in spurred market rout
The new plug-ins target investment banking, HR and engineering tasks
