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NUS Launches $117M Deep Tech VC Program With Silicon Valley Partners
The National University of Singapore has taken a significant step toward bridging Southeast Asian deep tech with Silicon Valley's venture ecosystem, announcing a $117 million VC programme in partnership with US-based firms Playground Global and Matter Venture Partners.
Sea's AI Assistant Migoo Could Become the Gateway to Southeast Asian E-Commerce
Sea Limited, the Singapore-headquartered tech conglomerate behind Shopee and SeaMoney, is quietly developing Migoo — an AI personal companion that analysts believe could become the most strategically important product in the company's portfolio.
GlobalFoundries Positions Singapore as Core Hub for Physical AI Era
GlobalFoundries is betting big on Singapore as the manufacturing and R&D hub for the emerging era of physical AI — where artificial intelligence moves beyond screens and into humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones. The US chipmaker's CTO confirmed the Republic plays a foundational role, as it expands investment in next-generation semiconductor technologies including silicon photonics.
Chip Players in Singapore Ride AI Wave With Surging Investments
Singapore's semiconductor ecosystem is riding the global AI wave just as strongly as Taiwan and South Korea, even without a homegrown chip giant like TSMC. A comprehensive analysis shows how the city-state's dense cluster of chip foundries, equipment makers, and precision engineering firms is capturing billions in AI-driven investment, with Applied Materials the latest to expand locally.
Singapore Manufacturing Output Rises 13% in May on AI-Driven Electronics Demand
Singapore's manufacturing output grew 13% year-on-year in May, powered by another strong month of electronics production fuelled by surging AI-related demand. The electronics sector led all industries with 35.8% growth, driven by semiconductors and infocomms segments.
Cisco and DDAS Launch Three-Year AI and Cybersecurity Training Push in Singapore
Cisco has partnered with the Digital Defence Alliance Singapore to train youths and professionals in AI and cybersecurity over three years, with overseas immersions in Seoul and Tokyo already underway alongside expanded TeSA and SkillsFuture AI initiatives.
MAS Establishes Future of Finance Institute for AI and Tokenisation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is launching a Future of Finance Institute to bridge the gap between AI and tokenisation experimentation and real-world deployment across the financial sector, building on initiatives like PathFin.ai and Project Guardian.
Databricks to Expand Singapore Team by 50% on AI Demand Surge
Databricks is expanding its Singapore team by up to 50 per cent over the next year, adding more than 50 new roles in sales, engineering, and marketing as the data and AI company rides surging enterprise demand for artificial intelligence tools in Asia Pacific.
Level Up Sportslytics Brings AI Cricket Analytics to Singapore's Grassroots
Singapore-based Level Up Sportslytics is bringing professional-grade AI cricket analytics to grassroots players through its Level Up Cricket platform, using four high-speed cameras and proprietary computer vision to deliver instant biomechanics analysis, pitch maps, and injury risk indicators to players' smartphones at S$10 per session.
Singapore AI Safety Fellowship Opens With S$5,000 Monthly Stipend
Singapore's AI Safety Hub (SASH) has opened applications for its inaugural AI Safety Fellowship, a fully funded three-month residential programme offering selected researchers SGD 5,000 per month in stipends, covered housing and travel, and up to USD 30,000 in compute resources. The programme par...
Microsoft Singapore's Student Ambassadors Programme Bridges AI Skills Gap
Microsoft Singapore's Education team has concluded the pilot run of its Student Ambassador Beta Programme, a six-month initiative placing 30 tertiary students into hands-on AI workplace scenarios with Copilot, mentorship, and peer teaching. The programme focused on building judgment, collaboratio...
HSBC Powers Asean's AI-Driven Energy Transition With US$4 Billion Facility
HSBC is positioning itself at the centre of Asean's AI-driven energy transition with a new US$4 billion sustainability credit facility and a US$856 million green loan for Princeton Digital Group's AI-ready hyperscale data centre in Indonesia. With Southeast Asia's electricity demand growing at over 7 per cent and data centre capacity in the region set to double by 2030, the financing gap for clean energy infrastructure has reached US$190 billion annually.