Technology
Can China’s ‘six little dragons’ slay their AI, robotics rivals from the US?
Deepseek and its Chinese peers have lower cost and national support on their side
From Amazon to Microsoft, AI is driving thousands of job cuts worldwide
Global banks alone will let go of as many as 200,000 employees in the next three to five years
January Capital’s private credit fund marks final close at over US$130 million
The fund offers growth-stage, sponsor-backed tech firms in Apac less-dilutive financing through senior secured loans
Customer experience tech startup Toku files preliminary prospectus for Catalist IPO
It will use the proceeds to fund R&D, market expansion and to improve its financial position
Singapore-focused investors look to tech sector for growth: poll
Power and utilities ranks as second sector to draw most investments, followed by asset and wealth management
Meta delays release of Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, Business Insider reports
[Bengaluru] Meta is delaying the release of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses until 2027, aiming to get the details right, Business Insider reported on Friday (Dec 5), citing an internal memo.
SoftBank in talks to buy data-centre investor DigitalBridge
[TOKYO] SoftBank is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centres, as it seeks to take advantage of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ...
Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
[NEW YORK] Meta on Friday (Dec 5) confirmed it is buying Limitless, a US startup that makes a wearable pendant that records and summarises conversations and meetings with the help of artificial intell...
CLI-backed SC Capital starts work on US$600 million first phase of Osaka data centre
The 100MW facility in a prime location will have direct access to robust power infrastructure and major network routes
Concerns about AI bubble overblown as Chinese tech giants step up race against US players: analysts
South-east Asian players, on the other hand, are likely to display more promise as AI adopters
