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 […]
Apollo and Car Inc roll out China’s first AV rental service
Baidu’s autonomous driving unit, Apollo, has teamed up with auto mobility provider Car Inc to offer China’s first autonomous vehicle (AV) rental service. The new service will allow users to reserve self-driving vehicles in advance […]
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 […]
Tenable welcomes Chief Product Officer
Tenable has appointed Eric Doerr as Chief Product Officer (CPO) in charge of leading the global product organisation, overseeing strategy, innovation and execution across its growing cybersecurity portfolio. Doerr brings nearly three decades of experience […]
Symbio expands digital experience capabilities in Singapore
Symbio Holdings has expanded its digital experience capabilities in Singapore. The launch of a new API stack, coupled with enhancements to its Tier 1 network, will streamline and modernise number management for communication service providers […]
Jumbo Group strengthens connectivity with Zyxel Networks’ Nebula
Jumbo Group of Restaurants has modernised its network infrastructure with Zyxel Networks’ Nebula networking solution. With more than 20 restaurant locations spread across Singapore, Jumbo Group was facing the challenge of managing a complex web […]
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 […]
Gitex expands to Vietnam
Gitex will make its debut in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 1 and 2, 2026. The event was officially announced during Gitex Asia x AI Everything Singapore. Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre and KAOUN International […]
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 […]
SAP makes leadership appointments
SAP has appointed Liher Urbizu (left) to succeed Verena Siow (right) as President and Managing Director of SAP Southeast Asia (SEA). Siow will take on a new role as Regional Business Suite Leader of SAP […]
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 […]
Sophos appoints Asean, Greater China and Korea MD
Sophos has appointed Malis Selamat as Managing Director for Asean, Greater China and Korea, entrusting her with leading strategic growth efforts and driving the expansion of Sophos’ market footprint across these key regions. With more […]
Tineco Floor One S9 Artist: Aesthetically appealing, effortless cleaning
By Edward Lim Who enjoys cleaning up the house? Admittedly, I don’t — not regularly anyway. It’s tiring, time-consuming and something I do only when absolutely necessary. The reality though is that my home needs […]
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 […]
MongoDB names VP of Asean and India
MongoDB has promoted Sachin Chawla to Area Vice President of Asean and India. With more than 20 years of experience in sales, including leadership roles at Amazon Web Services and BMC Software, Sachin joined MongoDB […]
Google Cloud gets new Malaysia Country Manager
Google Cloud has appointed Hana Raja as its new Country Manager for Malaysia. Raja will oversee the local go-to-market strategy and operations for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive […]
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 […]
2degrees to advance 5G services in NZ with Nokia
New Zealand telco 2degrees has entered into a six-year partnership with Nokia to enhance its 5G services and streamline network operations using cutting-edge cloud-native technology. The collaboration will leverage Nokia’s containerised Cloud Native Communication Suite […]
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 […]
Poco battles smartphone Ultras with F7
Another contender has emerged in the high-end smartphone market. And it’s by an unexpected player — Poco, the Xiaomi sub-brand known for its value-oriented smartphones. Poco held the global launch of its flagship Poco F7 […]
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 […]
MongoDB Atlas now available in Malaysia and Thailand
MongoDB Atlas is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Regions in Malaysia and Thailand to support growth in Southeast Asia. The fully managed, multi-cloud database service is already available across cloud regions in Australia, Hong […]
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 […]
Zyxel Networks names new President
Zyxel Networks has appointed Ken Tsai as its new President. Tsai brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having spent 19 years with the Zyxel Group. Throughout his tenure, he has held key […]
F5 and StarHub combine to enhance cloud capabilities for enterprises
F5 and StarHub are partnering to deliver enhanced cloud solutions to enterprises in Singapore. They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that brings together F5’s expertise in application security and delivery with StarHub’s robust […]
China and emerging markets fuel growth in smart personal audio devices
Global shipments of smart personal audio devices —including true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, wireless headphones, and earphones — reached 455 million units in 2024, up 11.2 percent from the previous year, according to Canalys. China […]
Maxis positions for growth with Nokia’s data centre upgrade
Malaysia’s Maxis is modernising its data centre infrastructure to enhance its connectivity and scalability capabilities, positioning the telco for business expansion. The upgrade involves the deployment of Nokia’s cutting-edge 7220 Interconnect Router (IXR) data centre […]
Cisco and NVIDIA partner to accelerate enterprise AI adoption
Cisco and NVIDIA have expanded their partnership to simplify and accelerate AI adoption in enterprises. The collaboration leverages the combined strengths of both companies’ networking portfolios to create a unified architecture for AI-ready data centre […]
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 […]
Vietnam’s maritime industry gets 5G boost
Singapore’s M1, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), and SSI Solutions have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement 5G technology in Vietnam Maritime Corporation’s (VIMC) operations. The collaboration aims to leverage M1’s […]
STT GDC breaks ground for HPC data centre in Johor
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has conducted the groundbreaking of its first data centre facility in the STT Johor data centre campus – STT Johor 1. The campus is situated in the Nusa […]
Microsoft takes quantum leap with Majorana 1
Microsoft has introduced the Majorana 1 quantum chip that is expected to bring quantum computers capable of solving complex industrial-scale problems within years rather than decades. Powered by a new Topological Core architecture, the processor […]
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 […]
India’s wearable market dips 11.3% in 2024
India’s wearable device market experienced its first-ever year-over-year decline in 2024, according to IDC. The market, which had been a global leader in low-cost smartwatches, saw a significant 11.3 percent drop in shipments to 119.0 […]
SAP brings on new APAC head
SAP has appointed Simon Davies as President for the newly-created Asia-Pacific region reponsible for overseeing strategy, operations, people, sales, services, partners, and profitability. Based in Singapore, he is in charge of more than 31,000 employees […]
Nokia and Cellcard bring 10Gbps speeds to homes in Cambodia
Nokia and Cellcard are upgrading Cambodia’s residential fibre broadband network to transform the online experience for residents and bring multi-gigabit internet speeds to homes and businesses. Cellcard will deploy Nokia’s XGS-PON technology to enable internet […]
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