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AI infrastructure provider Crusoe valued at $30.9 billion in latest funding round

Nebius hikes AI cloud prices again as demand for computing power soars

Huawei launches AI computing system amid US export controls

Huawei says its agentic SuperCluster can scale to 1 million NPUs.

Amazon enters AI safety fray, calls for "rigorous testing," safeguards 

CoreWeave launches $3 billion convertible debt sale

GlobalFoundries, Marvell expand chip capacity deal for AI data center connectivity

Lucid, Bolt team up to deploy 25,000 robotaxis across Europe

IAEA members raise 'concern' over North Korea nuclear expansion

In a report ahead of the conference, the agency's head Rafael Grossi said it had identified an additional uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon, which Pyongyang purportedly decommissioned after talk...

France's Thales urges international framework on AI development

In Silicon Valley, AI data center boom meets local resistance

NASA says new Roman telescope's lifespan could more than double, to 22 years

Drugmakers prepare for next phase of space pharmaceuticals as ISS retirement nears

Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub

ZTE-backed Nubia taps CXMT for mobile memory

Nubia’s phone went on sale on September 16 with ByteDance’s Doubao AI assistant.

Applied Materials to invest $5b in India over 10 years

India has committed more than US$21 billion through two semiconductor incentive programs.

Microsoft CEO on AI safety: why agents are insider risks

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explains why AI agents create new security risks, and why avoiding vendor lock-in is key to controlling profit margins.

India plans to back 200 chip startups, train 100,000 workers

The program, approved by the Union Cabinet in July with an outlay of 1.3 trillion rupees (US$13.3 billion).

King Charles warns AI leaders of 'existential dangers' at Scottish meeting

Construction robots on trial in Jurong could be deployed as early as 2028

Traditional machines are retrofitted with new technology to carry out assigned tasks independently.

Temasek-backed Partior, LSEG partner on cross-border settlement

Partior and LSEG DiSH are testing the framework with several banks, including Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered.

Companies should be more transparent with workers about AI plans: Jasmin Lau

Employers should not take "a quiet workforce for an agreeable workforce", says the senior minister of state for digital development and information.

HubSpot, OpenAI expand partnership with AI bundle

HubSpot said it was the first customer relationship management platform to integrate with ChatGPT Ads.

France's CEA, Alice & Bob partner on quantum-supercomputing software

Japan, US discussing chip factory construction as part of $550 billion investment talks, Nikkei reports

Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say

Rapidly warming temperatures in the region have caused glaciers to thin and have melted ice and permafrost buried deep in the bedrock of the Himalayas, according to the researchers.

Huawei unveils AI cluster linking up to 4,000 chips

Huawei seeks to build AI systems despite US semiconductor-related restrictions.

At least 20 species could be new to science after NUS-OceanX deep-sea expedition

More than 6,000 sq km of the Indian Ocean’s deep sea was newly mapped during the expedition, which also brought back over 2,000 specimens for researchers to study.

US AI startup Plaud to invest $15.7m in Singapore

Plaud said its Singapore team grew from 10 employees to about 100 in nine months.

Last to board: why travel may be AI’s final frontier

Travel looks perfect for AI agents. But with legacy systems, volatile fares, fragmented supply, and unfinished payments, it could be AI's last box to tick.

Manus nears $500m raise after Meta deal unravels

Manus said it offers an AI agent for product management and research.

Mirae Asset leads Chinese chipmaker D-Robotics’ $400m round

D-Robotics said the platform is meant to support robot development across established categories and general-purpose humanoid robots.

SoftBank’s credit risk rises as OpenAI exposure grows

SoftBank recently raised 1 trillion yen (US$6.45 billion) through a retail bond sale in Japan.

AI needs aviation-style safeguards to build trust as adoption grows: Josephine Teo

As AI capabilities advance rapidly, Singapore is building safeguards alongside adoption to help ensure the technology can be used with confidence, said Minister for Digital Development and Information...

Sarawak steps up monitoring of orangutans as haze and heat persist

At the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, rangers have stepped up surveillance in recent weeks, using drones to monitor hotspots and assess how the haze and hot weather could be affecting the primates, a majo...

Countries need to expand access to cooling without raising emissions: Grace Fu

Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, says Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu at the inaugural Global Cooling Pledge Assembly. 

US official says upcoming spectrum auctions could generate more than $100 billion

Bain Capital Ventures raises $1.6b for AI fund

Bain Capital Ventures plans to invest it over two to three years across 30 to 40 companies.

Snap partners with Salesforce, Nvidia, AWS for Specs

Snap unveiled Specs in June, priced at US$2,195.

How AEM built its next growth engine before the market demanded it

Long before AI accelerated demand for advanced chips, the semiconductor test specialist was investing in the technologies, expertise and customer relationships it believed would shape its next chapter...

Blackstone, Alphabet’s Crux AI to borrow $22b for TPUs

Crux AI has been described as a TPU neocloud, or a cloud infrastructure provider built around Google’s AI chips.

Agents – not humans – have picked the next $100b company

Supabase built apps around a database it expected humans to want. But AI agents are driving the growth of its software.

Singapore's non-oil exports expand 46.2% in August, supported by robust AI-related demand

Electronic NODX surged by 131.8 per cent in August.

Chinese AI developer Z.ai raises year-end ARR outlook to $3b

Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, is a China-based AI company that offers tools for developers to build with its GLM AI models.

AI may need aviation-style safety regulations to gain trust: Josephine Teo

Calls for a AI slowdown gathered momentum after stark warnings from researchers and executives at some of the world’s leading AI companies.

Former Infosys CEO’s AI startup Hang Ten raises $53m

Xora, Temasek’s early-stage investment platform, led the round, bringing Hang Ten’s total funding to US$85 million.

Ant International’s next payments play

Ant International president Douglas Feagin on the firm’s pivot to AI commerce, plus we look at Grab's US$1.49 billion Atome acquisition.

ByteDance AI drug spinout Anew Labs raises $290m: report

Anew Labs began inside ByteDance in 2021 and was spun out in June 2026.

Snap targets enterprises with Salesforce, Nvidia AI tools for augmented-reality glasses

OpenAI to regularly disclose AI misbehavior, warns safety challenges remain

Instead of speculating if AI will end mankind, audit and govern the tech: Industry players

Their comments come amid a fever pitch conversation around AI regulation and calls for a slowdown in its development.

Banks provide $22 billion chip loan to Blackstone, Alphabet AI cloud venture, source says

Explainer-Do AI companies have to disclose dangerous incidents? 

First Solar drops ITC patent case, shifts focus to lawsuits against rivals

Trump adviser Sacks says AI fears driven by 'fear-mongering playbook'

BYD will eventually need three assembly plants, one battery factory in Europe, adviser says

UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down

The statement comes amid growing calls from AI companies to slow the pace of the technology’s development.

Doping-ITA completes 1,000-km drone test in Alaska

Tooth study shows T. rex was warmblooded, with human-like temperature

Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica

Anthropic to fold Claude AI features into one interface, launches document tools

DeepMind co-founder warns AI capabilities must not outrun safety controls, FT reports

Calls to slow AI benefit US sector leaders, says French finance minister

Impulse Space's Series D round grows to $808 million as backlog expands

OpenAI tests advertiser-sponsored agents, expands AI tools for ChatGPT ads

Microsoft AI chief calls out Anthropic's approach to AI consciousness

Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market

Novo partners with Anthropic to speed up drug development with Claude

Singapore medtech start-up Bioactivx launches synthetic skin substitute

Bioactiv Matrix does not require specialised storage, allowing it to be used in areas such as disaster zones.

May Mobility to list on Nasdaq via $1.4 billion SPAC deal

Apple considers Nvidia tech for return to server market, The Information reports

Russia says there is still time to stop an arms race in space after US orbital weapons admission

The US acknowledged this week that the Pentagon is operating weapons in Earth's orbit, a landmark moment in the militarisation of space. 

SK Hynix in talks with Intel about deal to make memory chips in the US for the first time, sources say

Details about how a SK Hynix-Intel deal might be structured are being reported for the first time.

Exclusive-OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack

Can S’pore grow the next Apple or Nvidia? 

It takes a bold mindset to imagine innovations like Creative’s sound card and the iPhone, says a venture capitalist.

SK hynix in talks with Intel on Ohio chip plan: sources

If a deal goes ahead, it would be SK hynix’s first time making memory chips in the US.

Cloudflare launches tool to block AI training but keep search

Mixed-use crawlers account for 36.6% of verified crawler traffic on Cloudflare’s network.

Databricks to invest over $445m in Singapore, double workforce to more than 500 over next three years

The company will move into a new 32,000 sq ft office at IOI Central Boulevard Towers in November.

Salesforce expands AI ties with Nvidia, AWS, Google

Salesforce said Koa was trained on synthetic scenarios rather than customer data.

EU's von der Leyen backs AI slowdown, to invite frontier labs for talks

EU's von der Leyen to invite frontier labs for talks on tackling AI risks

Mitsubishi Heavy, PFN deepen AI partnership with $64.6m deal

The companies first teamed up in June to develop AI for critical infrastructure.

CATL subsidiary plans $167m venture fund investment

CATL's controlling shareholder holds 22.04% of the battery maker's total share capital.

A rural village upbringing inspired this cloud computing startup

ProjectX eliminates local hardware limits by keeping desktop apps, files, and AI agents in one persistent cloud workspace.

Intel-backed chipmaker Altera confidentially files for US IPO

Its programmable chips power data centers, telecom networks, industrial gear, and AI systems.

Smaller phone and laptop makers dig in for years of memory scarcity

Canadia Impact Fund backs Cambodian AI startup Newwave

Founded in 2024, Newwave is developing RE:AI for small and medium businesses.

Meta plans new in-house AI chip deployment in 2027

Meta is developing the chips with Broadcom and making them at TSMC.

A16z joins $12m round for AI database startup Keewano

Its founders previously built TestProject and Devalore before launching Keewano in 2024.

Gates Foundation plans $1b push for broader AI access

The foundation plans to give away US$200 billion before shutting down in 2045.

Wiring issues most common fault in ERP 2.0 units ahead of 2027 transition: LTA

Workshops also report issues such as flickering displays and loss of power, while the Land Transport Authority says the proportion of cars requiring follow-ups fell from 1.3 per cent in May last year ...

Databricks to invest $350m, double Singapore workforce

Databricks also plans to launch a startup AI accelerator in November 2026 for more than 100 early-stage companies.

Chinese robotics startup RobotPlusPlus closes series C

RobotPlusPlus said its climbing robots are deployed in more than 100 shipyards worldwide.

Huawei launches 3D data center in China

Huawei also released a monograph and a design image library for the concept.

Ahead of expected Trump-Xi summit, China's defence chief calls for greater dialogue over AI, space and deep sea

Dong Jun was speaking on Wednesday (Sep 16) at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing which was attended by delegates from nearly 100 countries and regions, including Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing...

Chinese AI chipmaker Biren weighs $1b share sale

Biren raised about US$900 million in July before considering another sale.

Anthropic is opening a Singapore office in October—and it’s hiring a range of roles

It is hiring across finance, sales, applied AI, marketing and research Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic will open an office in Singapore in Oct—its fifth in the Asia-Pacific region, The B...

Anthropic to open Singapore office in October, hire locally

The Singapore office will be the AI company's fifth in the Asia-Pacific region.

Anthropic to open Singapore office, its 5th in APAC

Anthropic said it already has offices in Tokyo, Bengaluru, Seoul, and Sydney.

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live voice AI models

The models can switch between 97 languages mid-conversation.

Another day, another AI business model

A familiar founder takes another shot at insurtech, while Meta tries to make AI subscriptions work without giving up ads.