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Tech
Digital Edge raises $1.6bn as Asia’s data arms race heats up
The massive equity raise is just the latest big move in the sector.
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Indonesia’s cool with Apple’s $1 billion investment (sort of)
But the Southeast Asian country isn’t totally satisfied.
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Can angel investors save the day in this funding drought?
Lack of cash going into startups may offer opportunities for those with extra $$$.
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AI
Microsoft makes a $3 billion bet on India’s cloud and AI boom
The firm isn’t only chasing cloud dominance, it’s also doubling down on AI in India.
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Startups & VC
Southeast Asia’s clean energy boom looks like the real deal
Investment in renewables could hit $119 billion by 2027.
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AI
AI tokens are coming for memecoins’ throne in 2025
AI agent-backed tokens made bank in 2024.
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Startups & VC
49 unicorns and counting: How sci-fi powers Jenny Lee’s VC magic
She quit her job as a jet engineer for a gamble on venture capital. It paid off big-time.
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Tech
Fatter checks for Indian startups in 2025?
The new year may be the time for Indian startups to shine.
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Fintech
No Tyme to lose for Southeast Asia’s new fintech unicorn
Having conquered the Philippines, the digital bank is eyeing Indonesia and Vietnam.
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Investing
Southeast Asia needs billions to hit its climate goals. Will investors deliver?
Blended finance: The buzzword that might fix the region’s climate financing gap. Or not.
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AI
Trump’s crypto + AI dream team is taking its final boss form
Crypto is cheering Trump’s latest round of pro-crypto appointments.
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Big Tech
Nuclear energy is having a (booming) moment
Big Tech’s AI dreams are powered by nukes, not windmills.
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Markets
The big shake up: Nvidia 🚀️, Saudi Aramco ⬇️
The leaderboard of the world’s top companies has seen two big names trade places.
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Tech
VinFast’s Indonesian bet: Will it charge ahead or stall?
The Vietnamese chaebol is copying Tesla’s playbook. But it might need a little more.
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AI
AI Agents and crypto trading: Truth vs hype
Complete trading control to an AI Agent? Not yet but coming soon.
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Fintech
Why Southeast Asia’s fintechs are making moves in the Middle East
The region’s fintechs are spreading their wings.
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Fintech
MobiKwik IPO: The small fintech fish making big waves
The Indian firm delivered a banger IPO. Can it keep up the rally?
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Markets
Is Alibaba the biggest bargain going in tech?
It’s loaded with cash and has zero “sell” ratings.
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Crypto
Stablecoins: Less a ‘Ripple,’ more an unstoppable wave
Crypto’s strait-laced cousin is winning and even the regulators are joining the party.
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Southeast Asia
A tech winter? Not in tropical Indonesia, says VC firm East Ventures
The firm has backed more than 300 tech companies in Southeast Asia.
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AI
ChatGPT is eating Wikipedia’s lunch
AI chatbots that serve up tailored answers are eating into the popular encyclopedia’s traffic.
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Investing
Drones, copycats and tumor-shrinking chips: How Noor Sweid finds the next big thing
The VC tells Money Moves where the next opportunities are for Gulf entrepreneurs.
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AI
The AI party in Southeast Asia is just getting started
The Magnificent 7 OGs are steaming in, along with Chinese tech giants, and even some Middle East newbies.
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Startups & VC
How to navigate Southeast Asia’s tech jobs downturn
Tech layoffs may have slowed, but wages are still flat. Don’t expect a fast recovery.
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Markets
Sell or die: The clock is ticking for TikTok
Winners and losers from ByteDance’s American nightmare.
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AI
Tell me, ChatGPT: Who’s winning the AI race?
The OpenAI bot is streets ahead, but there’s competition at every turn.
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Big Tech
Apple hasn’t done this since Jobs and the iPhone
Profit multiples are rising fast (aka Apple is getting very expensive.)
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