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Hivebotics raises US$6 million to take its facilities-management robot into volume production
The Singapore-based startup says the Vertex-led Series A will fund production, distribution and its physical-AI platform.
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Asia OneHealthcare reportedly files confidentially for potential Kuala Lumpur IPO
If it proceeds, the reported RM10 billion offering would test Kuala Lumpur’s capacity to fund a regional healthcare platform and give investors a new capital-markets benchmark.
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Singapore sets sustainable aviation fuel levy dates for passengers and cargo
Passenger levy sales begin in October 2026; cargo follows in October 2027 as Singapore develops sustainable-fuel procurement and emissions-accounting processes.
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Sarawak plans cloud seeding for hydroelectric sites and water catchments
The 3–5 September plan targets named hydroelectric areas and 13 catchments, subject to weather; rainfall and infrastructure benefits remain unverified.
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26 August briefing: ASEAN labour ministers’ skills-recognition agenda
The 26 August meeting set out priorities for skills recognition and workforce development, without announcing a common regional credential.
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SuperX receives an order for 128 NVIDIA B300 server clusters from Australia’s Ezisight
The Singapore-headquartered supplier says the equipment is scheduled for fourth-quarter delivery to expand local AI training and inference capacity.
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PhilWeb appoints Lance Gokongwei chairman after a P2.02 billion investment
The Philippine technology company says the board change will support a push into AI-enabled monitoring, compliance and fraud controls.
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Phi Earth and LatConnect 60 link satellite and field data for Malaysia projects
The partnership will combine Earth observation with audit-ready field records for biomass and regenerative-agriculture projects.
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Huawei Cloud releases CodeArts Agent for commercial use across Asia Pacific
The coding service moves from public beta to general availability with multi-agent development, testing and codebase-search features.
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Mynt says GStocks now accounts for 53% of Philippine online retail stock accounts
The GCash wealthtech service reached 1.7 million users as Philippine retail investing continued moving onto digital platforms.
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Klook and Mastercard expand travel payments and benefits across Asia Pacific
The regional collaboration connects Klook’s travel marketplace with Mastercard cardholder offers and distribution across Asia Pacific.
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SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8 invest in Singapore enterprise-AI company fileAI
The undisclosed investment will support fileAI’s Japan expansion and its work on governed data infrastructure for enterprise automation.