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Anthropic's Claude Gains Ground on ChatGPT Among Singapore Startups as AI Spend Surges 17x
Anthropic's Claude has dramatically narrowed its gap with OpenAI's ChatGPT among Singapore startups, with paying customers surging 258 percent year-on-year and total spend multiplying 17 times, according to fresh data from Aspire's Startup Signals report analysing transaction data from more than 10,000 businesses.

Adyen Launches Agentic Commerce Suite for AI-Powered Shopping Platforms
Adyen, the global payment platform with a significant Singapore presence, has launched an Agentic Commerce Suite designed to connect merchants to multiple AI shopping platforms through a single integration.

NTU Spinout Synvo AI Raises US$1M to Give Enterprise AI a Memory
Synvo AI, a Singapore-based deep-tech spinout from Nanyang Technological University's MMLab, has raised US$1 million in seed funding from Fuel Ventures Asia to commercialise an Enterprise Memory Layer that gives AI systems the ability to retain, retrieve, and reason across organisational data.

Sea Ltd Quietly Tests AI Chatbot Migoo in Stealth US Market Foray
Singapore internet giant Sea Ltd has quietly launched a generative AI companion chatbot called Migoo in the United States, marking its first serious push into the hyper-competitive American consumer AI market.

Sea Tests AI Chatbot Migoo in Quiet US Market Foray
Sea Ltd., the Singapore-based internet powerhouse behind Shopee and Garena, is quietly testing a generative AI chatbot called Migoo in the United States, marking its first serious push into the American consumer market.

Applied Materials Invests $600M in Singapore Facility, Adding 1,000 Jobs
Semiconductor equipment giant Applied Materials has launched a US$500 million (S$600 million) advanced manufacturing facility in Tampines, more than doubling its cleanroom capacity in Singapore and creating 1,000 new jobs over the next few years.

giga! Launches Youth Plan With Unlimited ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
StarHub's youth-focused brand giga! has launched gigaFLEX+, a mobile plan that bundles unlimited access to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini directly into a S$13.90 monthly subscription — putting three leading AI models in the pocket of every Singaporean aged 15 to 29.

Equinix and Cisco Bring NVIDIA-Powered AI Factory to Singapore Data Centres
Equinix and Cisco have expanded their Singapore collaboration to offer the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA inside Equinix's local data centres, giving enterprises a direct route from AI pilot to production without building infrastructure from scratch.

StarHub's giga! Launches Youth Plan With Unlimited AI Access for S$13.90
StarHub's giga! launches gigaFLEX+, a S$13.90 youth mobile plan bundling unlimited ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini access with 800GB 5G data and regional roaming — one of the first SG telco plans to treat AI as a baseline feature rather than a premium add-on.

Singapore Startups Double Down on AI Stacking as Claude Narrows Gap With ChatGPT
Singapore startups are piling onto multiple AI platforms simultaneously, with the number using three or more tools more than doubling over the past year, according to new data from fintech company Aspire.

Salesforce Acquires Fin for US$3.6 Billion to Expand AI Agent Offerings
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Fin — the customer service AI company formerly known as Intercom — for approximately US$3.6 billion, marking one of the largest AI-focused acquisitions in the CRM space this year.

Anthropic's Claude Gains Ground on ChatGPT Among Singapore Startups
Anthropic's Claude grew its customer base 258% year-on-year among Singapore startups, narrowing OpenAI's lead from 4x to 1.5x, as Aspire data shows AI has become core infrastructure across the city-state's startup ecosystem.