Singapore animation gains international recognition as The Violinist wins at Annecy
IMDA says The Violinist won the Cristal Award and Best Original Soundtrack at Annecy, creating fresh international recognition for Singapore animation.
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Southeast Asia’s AI adoption race is becoming a local-language test
Google’s Gemini Southeast Asia signal points to a wider commercial question: whether AI tools can work reliably in the languages and mixed-language workflows that shape the region.
DBS puts corporate banking infrastructure into the AI-banking spotlight
DBS says Global Finance named it World’s Best Corporate Bank, with the citation pointing to corporate banking infrastructure, programmable payments and AI-driven tools.
Novo Tellus’ RME buyout pushes Singapore private capital deeper into industrial technology
Novo Tellus says it has completed an investment in Russell Mineral Equipment, an Australian mining-equipment and aftermarket-services company, alongside RCF and NRFC.
StarHub’s HPE recognition puts managed infrastructure back in the AI-readiness conversation
StarHub says HPE named it APAC Service Provider of the Year 2026, citing its managed digital infrastructure strategy and a university network implementation with NUS.
Tiger Brokers uses fintech recognition to sharpen its wealth-technology signal
Tiger Brokers says CNBC and Statista named it among the World’s Top FinTech Companies 2026, with the company pointing to Singapore, Hong Kong and other markets in its global footprint.
Synagie turns AI commerce into a partner-platform story with Geene 2.0
Synagie says Geene 2.0 will become commercially available in early August, with BytePlus, SingData, FLY Entertainment and other founding partners attached to its AI commerce ecosystem.
Grab moves foodpanda Taiwan acquisition story into labour-commitment phase
Grab says its proposed acquisition of foodpanda Taiwan remains subject to regulatory approvals, while outlining delivery-partner commitments requested by major labour unions.
Carousell turns EBITDA positive as recommerce and AI become its next operating focus
Carousell Group says FY25 revenue rose 18% to $141 million and recommerce became its largest growth driver, while the company sets FY26 priorities around recommerce scale, AI and disciplined growth.
Singapore sets transparency guidelines for consumer-facing GenAI chatbots
IMDA’s voluntary guidelines give chatbot deployers a public framework for explaining capabilities, limits, safety commitments, data handling and redress.
Singapore adds federated learning guidance to its privacy-tech adoption push
IMDA and PDPC are extending Singapore’s privacy-enhancing technology work with a new federated learning guide, an updated synthetic data guide and fresh PET Sandbox use cases.
Ascentium adds Australian advisory firm MGI Dobbyn Carafa to its platform
Singapore-headquartered Ascentium says MGI Dobbyn Carafa is joining Ascentium Australia, extending the group’s advisory and corporate-services coverage.