La Trobe University has become the first Australian university to commission the NVIDIA DGX H200 supercomputer. Hosted at NEXTDC’s M2 data centre in Melbourne, the new system is set to accelerate breakthroughs in immunotherapies, cancer […]
Category: Artificial intelligence
ESA and Microsoft intros AI training programme for Australian teachers
Education Services Australia (ESA) and Microsoft have partnered to launch an online training programme to equip Australian teachers with the skills and confidence to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) safely and effectively in classrooms. The […]
NIE and AWS launch Technology for Education Centre
Singapore’s National Institute of Education (NIE) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have teamed up to launch the Technology for Education Centre (TEC) to accelerate educational transformation in Singapore. The three-year partnership aims to empower educators, […]
Singapore upgrades Meralion with more empathetic AI for SEA
Singapore has launched Meralion (Multimodal Empathetic Reasoning and Learning in One Network) Version 2, a multimodal, empathetic large language model (LLM) designed to understand and process Southeast Asia’s diverse languages, cultures and communication styles with […]
Check Point launches automated threat intelligence platform in Singapore
Check Point Software Technologies has unveiled its next-generation automated threat intelligence platform in Singapore. The new platform, locally hosted with full data residency, is designed to proactively detect, validate and neutralise threats — before they […]
Singapore accelerates tech adoption with industry partnerships
Singapore is accelerating technology adoption among enterprises with new partnerships announced at the opening of ATxEnterprise by Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How (above). Part of the nation’s Digital […]
HTX partners Mistral AI and Microsoft to advance AI for Home Team
Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) hea teamed up with Mistral AI and Microsoft to harness cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) for public safety and security. The collaboration aims to accelerate the development and […]
Google Cloud and Komdigi launch AI accelerator for Indonesian startups
Google Cloud and Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) have launched the Google for Startups Accelerator Southeast Asia: Indonesia, AI-Focused programme. Announced at Google Cloud Summit Jakarta 2025, the collaboration aims to nurture […]
GlobalFoundries and A*Star partner to boost advanced packaging in Singapore
GlobalFoundries (GF) is partnering the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) to to fast-track the development of advanced packaging solutions — an increasingly critical area as artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive applications fuel new […]
HPE enhances AI factory portfolio
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has enhanced its AI Factory portfolio to accelerate the adoption and deployment of advanced AI across industries. As part of a deepened collaboration with NVIDIA, the portfolio is designed to support […]
NVIDIA to build Constellation in Taipei
By Edward Lim At his opening keynote at Computex, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang kept till the end the most awaited news — the location of a new office building in Taiwan. Dubbed NVIDIA […]
Humain and NVIDIA allies to build AI factories in Saudi Arabia
Humain is partnering with NVIDIA to develop state-of-the-art AI factories in Saudi Arabia. The initiative aims to power the next wave of intelligence for what is being dubbed the “Age of Reasoning” to position the […]
SAS unleashes next-generation AI and analytics tools
SAS has announced major enhancements to its flagship SAS Viya platform at the SAS Innovate 2025 conference in Orlando. These improvements aim to accelerate productivity, bolster trust and democratise advanced analytics for enterprises of all […]
Wisdom to make machines “see” like humans
The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Smart) has formed the interdisciplinary research group called Wisdom to develop next-generation technologies that will enable machines to “see” like humans. Wisdom, which stands for Wafer-scale Integrated Sensing […]
ServiceNow and NVIDIA announce advanced AI agents for enterprises
ServiceNow and NVIDIA have unveiled the Apriel Nemotron 15B reasoning model to power a new generation of intelligent AI agents for enterprises. Announced at ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2025 event, this compact, high-performance large language model (LLM) […]
Alibaba ups ante on AI race with Qwen3 open-source LLM
Alibaba has launched the Qwen3 open-source large language model (LLM) family to intensify intensifying competition with key players such as DeepSeek, Google and OpenAI. The Qwen3 series comes with hybrid reasoning capabilities that allow the […]
Baidu unveils Ernie 4.5 Turbo and Ernie X1 Turbo
Baidu has launched Ernie 4.5 Turbo and Ernie X1 Turbo, two new large language models with enhanced multimodal capabilities, faster response times and dramatically lower costs for developers. Ernie 4.5 Turbo is designed to deliver […]
NVIDIA NeMo accelerates enterprise AI agent deployment
NVIDIA’s NeMo microservices are now generally available to help businesses rapidly build, deploy and continually optimise AI agents that can work alongside employees to boost productivity and efficiency. The new suite of tools lets developers […]
SoundHound and Tencent partner to bring AI voice to cars
SoundHound AI and Tencent Intelligent Mobility have joined forces to deliver advanced conversational AI solutions to intelligent cockpits of major automotive brands worldwide. The collaboration aims to integrate SoundHound’s voice AI technology with Tencent’s smart […]
Vietnam pilots biometric boarding at new terminal in HCMC
Vietnam has launched a pilot biometric boarding system at the newly-inaugurated Terminal 3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The biometric system lets passengers complete the entire check-in and boarding […]
NVIDIA to build AI supercomputers in the US
NVIDIA plans to manufacture its AI supercomputers entirely within the United States for the first time, marking a significant shift in the global technology supply chain. In partnership with leading manufacturers such as TSMC, Foxconn, […]
Gitex Asia to debut in Singapore
Singapore is solidifying its position as a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and technology innovation with the debut of Gitex Asia x AI Everything at Marina Bay Sands from April 23 to 25, 2025. […]
AMD and Google Cloud unveil high-performance EPYC-powered VMs
AMD and Google Cloud have launched the C4D and H4D virtual machines (VMs) powered by AMD’s 5th Gen EPYC processors. Designed for a wide range of cloud workloads, including data analytics, web hosting, artificial intelligence […]
NVIDIA and Google Cloud collaborate on secure agentic AI for enterprises
NVIDIA and Google Cloud are collobaborting to bring agentic AI capabilities to enterprises while ensuring data security and regulatory compliance. The partnership integrates Google’s Gemini family of AI models with NVIDIA’s Blackwell HGX and DGX […]
Dell unveils infrastructure innovations for AI-ready data centres
Dell Technologies has updated its server, storage and data protection portfolios to accelerate data centre modernisation and meet the growing demands of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. These advancements are designed to boost performance, scalability and […]
HPE expands Aruba Networking Central’s capabilities
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has updated the HPE Aruba Networking Central platform with new capabilities to address the growing demand for data sovereignty and enhanced network control. The enhancements include a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) […]
Alibaba Cloud boosts AI capabilities for global customers
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled a number of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) offerings and infrastructure upgrades to empower international developers and businesses. These innovations include expanded access to foundational AI models, upgraded cloud infrastructure, and new […]
NVIDIA Blackwell tops MLPerf benchmarks
NVIDIA’s Blackwell platform has taken pole position in the latest MLPerf Inference V5.0 benchmarks, setting a new standard in artificial intelligence (AI) inference performance. These results highlight the platform’s ability to tackle some of the […]
Thailand and Google Cloud partner to strengthen cybersecurity
Thailand’s National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) and Google Cloud are collaborating to bolster the nation’s cyber resilience through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligence-driven cyber defense systems. Unveiled during the Safer Songkran initiative, the effort […]
GenAI spending to soar to US$644b in 2025
The global generative AI (GenAI) market is set explosive growth, with predicted spending of US$644 billion in 2025, marking a staggering 76.4 percent increase from the previous year, according to Gartner. Despite challenges such as […]
NCS and Globe Telecom take majority stake in Yondu
Singapore’s NCS and the Philippines’ Globe Telecom have teamed up to acquire a 51 percent in Yondu. The transaction values Yondu at PHP 1.87 billion (aboutS$44 million), with NCS paying a net consideration of PHP […]
Alibaba Cloud reveals multimodal AI model
Alibaba Cloud has launched the Qwen2.5-Omni-7B unified end-to-end multimodal model that can process diverse inputs, including text, images, audio, and videos, while simultaneously generating real-time text and natural speech responses. The breakthrough is particularly useful […]
Rapt AI and AMD team up to enhance AI infrastructure management
Rapt AI is collaborating with AMD to enhance AI workload management and inference performance. This partners will integrate Rapt’s intelligent workload automation platform with AMD’s Instinct MI300X, MI325X, and upcoming MI350 series GPUs, to provide […]
Selangor launches Teraju AI initiative with Google Cloud
Selangor’s state government has launched the Teraju AI Selangor initiative to equip state government agencies with the tools and expertise needed to develop and implement custom AI solutions that address real-world challenges. Funded by the […]
Dell and ITE to set up hybrid cloud VDI Centre
Dell and Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a hybrid cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Centre at ITE. Powered by Dell VxRail, the centre will support […]
Adobe’s evolution: From creative tools to digital experience platform
By Edward Lim In the 1980s and 1990s, Adobe was renowned for creative software such as Freehand, Pagemaker, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The company has since undergone a massive transformation. More than just creative tools, it […]
Adobe Summit: Delivering personalised customer experiences at scale
By Edward Lim At Adobe Summit last week, Adobe introduced a suite of AI-driven innovations aimed at transforming the landscape of customer experience orchestration. The company has integrated AI agents and models across its platforms […]
NVIDIA releases massive dataset to boost AI in robotics and AVs
NVIDIA has released a massive, open-source dataset designed to accelerate the development of physical AI in robotics and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Unveiled at GTC in San Jose, the dataset aims to provide researchers and developers […]
NVIDIA to establish accelerated quantum computing research centre in Boston
NVIDIA plans to build the NVIDIA Accelerated Quantum Research Center (NVAQC) in Boston to advance quantum computing by integrating leading quantum hardware with AI supercomputers. NVAQC will enable accelerated quantum supercomputing, tackling some of quantum […]
Meta and Singapore government launch Llama Incubator Program
Meta and the Singapore government have partnered to launch the Llama Incubator Program to foster open-source AI capabilities among startups, local SMEs and public sector agencies. Meta’s first such venture in the Asia-Pacific region involves […]
STT GDC becomes NVIDIA co-location partner
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has become an NVIDIA colocation partner, after two of its data centre facilities in Southeast Asia (SEA) – STT Singapore 6, and STT Bangkok 1 – received NVIDIA […]
Microsoft expands AI Pinnacle Program in Singapore
Microsoft has expanded its AI Pinnacle Program in Singapore with public and private sector collaborations for AI adoption at scale in Singapore. By partnering with key stakeholders from both sectors, Microsoft aims to create a […]
Databricks intros new tools to scale AI agents
Databricks launched new tools to help enterprises successfully deploy AI agents beyond the pilot phase into full-scale production. The move addresses a significant challenge faced by many enterprises, as 85 percent of global enterprises now […]
Telkomsel and Tencent Cloud collaborate on AI and cloud solutions
Telkomsel and Tencent Cloud have teamed up to develop AI and cloud-based solutions development. The collaboration will leverage a range of innovative solutions for both businesses and consumers. Telkomsel will utilise AI-powered technologies such as […]
GTC2025 to reveal future of AI
NVIDIA’s GTC this year will focus on the future of AI and quantum computing. To be held in San Jose from March 17 to 21, the AI conference is expected to bring together 25,000 in-person […]
IOH is first in SEA to deploy AI-RAN
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) is collaborating with Nokia and NVIDIA to deploy Indonesia’s first artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN), which is expected to significantly improve the 5G experience for millions of Indonesians. The first […]
Adobe brings professional editing to smartphones with Photoshop mobile app
Adobe has released a full-featured Photoshop app for mobile devices — available now for iPhone and later for Android — marking the debut of its flagship image editing software’s full capabilities on smartphones. Available in […]
Evo 2 decodes genetic code across all life domains
Arc Institute has unveiled Evo 2, the largest artificial intelligence (AI) model in biology to date. The powerful tool is designed to comprehend and manipulate the genetic code across all domains of life, representing a […]
Baidu to avail Ernie Bot for free from April 1
Baidu is making its Ernie Bot free of charge to all users from April 1. Users will have full access to the latest Ernie foundation models on both desktop and mobile versions of the app. […]
ResetData launches Australia’s first sovereign AI factory
ResetData has launched Australia’s first sovereign public AI-Factory (AI-F1) and an AI Marketplace. Targeted to commence operations in Q2, this facility in Melbourne’s Central Business District will provide access to advanced AI capabilities for businesses […]
X0PA AI powers talent recruitment with Agentic AI Suite
Singapore-based X0PA AI has unveiled its Agentic AI Suite designed to streamline and enhance the recruitment process. In its initial release, Agentic AI Suite features two powerful AI agents — Alex and Kate. Alex is […]
F5 adds AI assistant for network and security teams
F5 has introduced an AI-powered assistant to empower SecOps and NetOps teams with greater insights into network activity and improved control over security measures. Integrated into F5 Distributed Cloud Services, the AI assistant leverages event […]
NTT Data intros smart AI agent
NTT Data has has launched its next-generation Smart AI Agent to accelerate the adoption of generative AI (GenAI) across industries. It projects that this advanced AI solution will generate about US$2 billion in revenue from […]
Global IT spending to rise 10% in 2025
Worldwide IT spending is expected to rise 9.8 percent to US$5.61 trillion in 2025, according to Gartner. Generative AI (GenAI) wil be a key driver pushing growth in segments such as data centre systems, devices […]
AI-powered lung diagnosis a game-changer for radiologists
Researchers have successfully trained an artificial intelligence (AI) model to accurately diagnose pneumonia, COVID-19 and other lung diseases with an impressive 96.57 percent accuracy rate. Conducted by teams from Charles Darwin University (CDU), United International […]
ST Logistics transforms operations with AI-powered warehouse solutions
ST Logistics has embarked on a transformative journey to leverage cutting-edge AI and automation technologies across its warehouses. In partnership with Lenovo, the Singapore-based logistics firm aims to transform its supply chain processes, driving innovation […]
NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails boosts Agentic AI safety and trust
NVIDIA has introduced new NIM microservices for AI guardrails as part of its NeMo Guardrails collection to address concerns surrounding AI safety and reliability. The new NIM microservices enhance the security, precision and scalability of […]
NVDIA’s Isaac GR00T Blueprint a boost for humanoid robot development
NVIDIA has given humanoid robot development a boost with the introduction of the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Blueprint suite of software tools Designed to accelerate the creation of advanced humanoid robots, Isaac GR00T Blueprint is essentially […]
NVIDIA democratises AI supercomputing with Project Digits
NVIDIA has rolled out Project Digits, a personal AI supercomputer that brings unprecedented computing power to the desks of researchers, data scientists, and students worldwide. Powering Project Digits is the NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip […]
NVIDIA reveals Blackwell-based GeForce RTX 50 series
At his opening keynote at CES 2025, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang (above) revealed the much-anticipated GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs. Powered by the Blackwell architecture, this new generation of graphics cards comes packed […]
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