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Sea looks like Southeast Asia’s true internet giant
More records for Shopee and another promising period for its fintech division
Aug 13
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Jon Russell
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DeepSeek enters a new era of raised ambition and higher prices
It turns out raising more than $7 billion from investors will change a company’s goals
Aug 10
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Jon Russell
7
Grab bets on fintech to reinforce its tech story
The company’s bid to become a fintech heavyweight is about to face its first major test
Aug 5
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Jon Russell
6
Alibaba, Moonshot and the US government squabble over what trained Kimi K3
The breakthrough model was likely developed using Nvidia, but was it legal?
Aug 3
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Jon Russell
8
CXMT rises with blockbuster IPO as SK Hynix sinks despite record earnings
Chinese memory firm’s $8.6 billion listing triggered the Korean AI stock volatility we knew was coming
Jul 30
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Jon Russell
5
South Korea’s AI windfall is driving global investment deals
SK Hynix and Samsung are splashing the cash on startup investments, production and who knows what more to come
Jul 27
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Jon Russell
5
Malaysia clips Network School’s nomad ambitions
Experimental digital nomad community may be forced to move after running into Malaysian politics
Jul 22
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Jon Russell
4
Moonshot takes the limelight as China gets political with AI
Highly-rated Kimi K3 model is winning rave reviews just as President Xi launches AI initiative for developing nations
Jul 20
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Jon Russell
7
SK Hynix’s $26.5B US listing tests the AI memory boom
It feels like a bubble, but there’s huge demand for memory products that can’t be met
Jul 13
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Jon Russell
5
Singapore’s sovereign wealth funds are doubling down on AI startup investments
Temasek and GIC have already doubled last year’s investment count with deals across models, infra and more
Jul 10
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Jon Russell
7
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Singapore fintech Aspire takes aim at the US market
Can it become a major player as integrated banking takes off?
May 1
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Jon Russell
4
India is the world’s AI growth market, but China is where OpenClaw is taking off
Internet culture, smartphone dominance and other factors mean India is skipping OpenClaw mania
Mar 19
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Jon Russell
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DayOne: The Singapore flip riding the AI wave to a multi-billion IPO
China’s top data centre company is writing a case study for successful international business spinout
Mar 5
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Jon Russell
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Thailand’s top startups forced to look overseas for IPOs
Negative market sentiment may push Line Man, Bitkub and others to Hong Kong
Feb 12
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Jon Russell
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Y Combinator reaps big rewards in India but its future in Asia is long over
The world’s top startup accelerator programme is no longer a dominant force in Asia
Feb 6
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Jon Russell
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China’s AI firms are levelling up their strategies
DeepSeek and Z.ai are reportedly exploring their own chips and Beijing is considering overseas restrictions
Jul 8
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Jon Russell
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Robotics startups are emerging from Southeast Asia, with Singapore at the centre
A huge funding round for a robotics navigation startup crowns a rise in deals for Southeast Asia’s growing ecosystem
Jul 6
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Jon Russell
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Shopee calls in friends from Instagram and YouTube to fend off TikTok
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Jul 3
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Jon Russell
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Indonesia jails Nadiem Makarim, its startup poster boy
Makarim is given 10 years not for corruption or bribery, but because Google invested in Gojek
Jul 1
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Jon Russell
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South Korea goes all in on AI with $880B investment plan
The Prime Minister, memory chip leaders and a televised audience walk into a room…
Jun 30
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Jon Russell
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Fintech Mynt plans to raise $1.5 billion in Philippines’ largest IPO
Its GCash app is used by more than 40 million and is building a promising business outside of payments
Jun 29
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Jon Russell
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