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AI becomes product discovery tool in Southeast Asia

A quarter of Southeast Asian shoppers now use generative AI, but friends, family and online reviews still carry more weight at checkout.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Telin & BW Digital land new Indonesia-Singapore cable

New capacity and route diversity for enterprises and cloud providers comes as Batam strengthens its role in Indonesia-Singapore data traffic.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

TerraPay & TPBank boost Vietnam cross-border payments

Vietnamese customers will gain faster overseas transfers as TPBank taps TerraPay's network for real-time payments to 156 countries and territories.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

AI drives Singapore firms to hire beyond local market

Talent shortages and AI adoption are pushing Singapore employers to recruit abroad, with 89% saying they would hire internationally if it were easier.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Gaming

PixVerse raises USD $439 million to expand into games

Its push into interactive entertainment is backed by a USD $439 million Series C extension, with Alibaba among new investors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Gemini app use in Southeast Asia more than doubles

Local language support and mobile-first use have helped drive Gemini adoption across a region where younger users are setting the pace.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Privacy

Waze adds motorcycle mode & Gemini navigation tools

Riders in seven countries will soon get hazard warnings and faster ETAs as the navigation app rolls out a motorcycle mode.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Schneider Electric

MNL targets older Singapore estates for EV retrofits

Older condominiums could gain EV chargers without costly substation upgrades, easing a bottleneck as Singapore's car electrification accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Marketing Technologies

AAMS launches Asia Admarcom Alliance across six markets

The pact is meant to ease fragmentation as marketers across Southeast Asia face common pressures from AI, content, data and skills gaps.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Vendfun launches compact Nano-S hotel self-check-in kiosk

Smaller hotels can now automate check-in in tighter lobby spaces, as Vendfun adds payment, ID scanning and loyalty enrolment to one unit.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month

Global Stories

Southeast Asia stories

Robotics

Ropedia raises USD $30 million to expand physical AI data

Singapore startup's wearable data system could cut robotics training costs by up to 50 times as physical AI demand grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data centers

RETN launches London-Brussels route to boost resilience

Businesses facing outages now have a physically separate UK-EU link, as traffic remains concentrated on a handful of cross-border corridors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Fintech

Augustus raises USD $180 million in Tiger-led round

The financing values the New York fintech at USD $1 billion as it seeks to give overseas banks direct access to dollar accounts and payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Zoom appoints Carlos Quaderi as Head of Asia Pacific

The promotion widens Zoom's regional push as it targets enterprise and AI growth across Australia, India, Korea and Southeast Asia.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Fynd founder Sreeraman MG named co-lead of retailtech

The appointment gives the network a founder-retailer pairing as it seeks to widen its reach across UK and international retail technology circles.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Asia-Pacific short drama apps surge as sessions jump 452%

User spending and engagement are accelerating in Asia-Pacific, where short drama apps now deliver the world's highest revenue per monthly active user.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week