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Sea and Open AI Launch First Regional Codex Hackathon Series in Asia Pacific, Beginning in Singapore
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (91+ words) Asia News Network The regional kickoff hackathon in Singapore is expected to bring together more than 150 developers and AI builders, who will work on over 40 projects exploring practical AI applications and solutions. The initiative also reflects Sea's ongoing efforts to…...
Hong Kong's Votee AI and Toronto's Beever AI Open-Source Beever Atlas " Turns Telegram, Discord, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams and Slack Chats Into a Living Wiki
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (638+ words) Votee AI (Votee Limited) is headquartered in Hong Kong and Toronto, with operations across Asia. Beever AI is its dedicated AI research lab based in Toronto. Answering a Viral Call from the AI Industry Andrej Karpathy " Open AI founding member…...
Singapore's online harms agency to start on June 29; veteran civil servant to be commissioner
22+ hour, 43+ min ago (793+ words) The Republic is one of the few countries in the world with an agency dedicated to helping victims of online harms, and it learnt from the world's first dedicated online safety regulator, Australia's e Safety Commissioner, set up in 2015. View…...
40, 000 tech workers in Singapore to be trained in AI to automate coding, build agentic systems by 2029
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (573+ words) View all posts by Sarah Koh " SINGAPORE " By 2029, the Government aims to have 40, 000 tech professionals acquire AI skills to perform tasks such as automating code-writing and building agentic systems, said the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on May 8. This new…...
Singapore sets out economic strategy road map to stay competitive, create good jobs
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1278+ words) View all posts by Goh Yan Han " SINGAPORE " Singapore has set out a strategic road map to position the country to stay competitive, create good jobs and remain relevant in the near and longer term, amid a turbulent global environment....
HGC Partner Day 2026 Successfully Concludes Deepening AI Ecosystem Development to Strengthen Its role as AI Enabler and Service Company Group
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (215+ words) HGC Partner Day 2026 brought together more than 200 industry leaders, representatives from industry associations and government organization from over 80 companies across various ICT sectors worldwide. HONG KONG SAR " HGC Global Communications (HGC" or the Group"), a fully-fledged ICT service provider and…...
Ant International Highlights Democratising AI and Strengthening Trust in 2025 Sustainability Report
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (217+ words) Ant International publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report, with a continued focus on its 6 Ts Sustainability Framework (Travel, Trade, Thrive, Tech, Talent, Trust) SINGAPORE " " 12 May 2026 " Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, today published its 2025 Sustainability Report,…...
Nepal enters global top 20 in outsourcing competitiveness index " Asia News Network
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (694+ words) From operating the power system and supplementing supply sources to promoting electricity conservation and developing battery energy storage systems (BESS), a wide range of measures is being deployed to ensure a stable power supply during periods of extreme demand. View…...
China's silicon wafer rise adds pressure in AI chip race
3+ day, 37+ min ago (635+ words) View all posts by Jo He-rim " SEOUL " China is accelerating its silicon wafer self-sufficiency drive, aiming to source more than 70 percent of its advanced wafers domestically by 2026 as AI-driven chip demand surges. Though the push is unlikely to disrupt the…...
Monster Wolf" wild animal repelling robot in Japan"s Hokkaido in high demand amid increase in bear attacks " Asia News Network
3+ day, 53+ min ago (188+ words) View all posts by The Yomiuri Shimbun " TOKYO " The demand for a wolf-shaped robot developed by a Hokkaido-based machine parts manufacturer has surged amid an increase in bear attacks and sightings. The "Monster Wolf" robot, which was developed by Ohta…...