Tech in Asia

We cover everything tech in Asia, from the latest news to hottest trends. As of January 2024, Tech in Asia is a member of SPH Media.

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Help wanted: Can India’s home services playbook work in SEA? https://t.co/rrv0evNaDG

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Indonesia's Pluang just raised US$10M—despite already being EBITDA profitable.

Its strategy? Stay lean, grow step by step, and prioritize sustainable profitability over hypergrowth.

Read more: https://t.co/IVvcTgk4JZ

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Asia’s AI hardware bet has a financing problem https://t.co/3WJMBxAr9g

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The global hunt for AI compute targets Southeast Asia https://t.co/30dt6ZhLKL

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If major AI platforms charged users the true cost of generating code or processing complex queries, the economics for many businesses would look very different.

Listen to the full episode of the 60/40 podcast now: https://t.co/90eL7YEL8U

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AI isn't killing SaaS in Southeast Asia—it's reshaping it.

📊 Vertical SaaS firms continue to attract funding while startups increasingly rebrand as AI-first.

Read more: https://t.co/OaLsggS1a1

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China lets AI do your shopping. SEA ain’t sold https://t.co/ua8cTTlUa2

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IDfy raises $23m to scale risk detection after 4 years of growth https://t.co/xabcGkOPMg

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Asia's tech layoffs continue.

📉 Shopee has cut about 8% of its developer workforce, while VC firm Iterative downsized as it pivots to AI-first investing.

Full story: https://t.co/6FocJTPUWh

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AI infrastructure is creating a new lending category.

Singapore’s Anext Bank is betting on GPU financing, using AI chips as collateral while expanding SME lending through alternative data and AI-powered underwriting.

💻📈 https://t.co/ErYx53ZiK5

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Southeast Asia's beauty market is getting more competitive.
Local brands, beauty marketplaces, and social commerce are reshaping a US$36B industry, while Chinese players intensify the race with fast product cycles.

Who will come out on top? https://t.co/MGB480QRyW

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Measuring IP risk in the age of generative models https://t.co/ywqTdEnYS7

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Asia's AI trade just hit turbulence.

Tech stocks slid across the region as investors questioned lofty AI valuations, while concerns over chip demand, Middle East tensions, and potential US rate hikes weighed on sentiment.

Read more: https://t.co/qGdl7iysn8

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Corenet X is helping Singapore’s built environment sector transition from fragmented submissions to earlier coordination, clearer data, and a more integrated way of building. #partnershipcontent

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SEA follows Japan, Korea with market value reforms https://t.co/Hv8tpVxnEh

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Iterative is betting its future on AI.

The VC firm has cut its team, shut down non-core programs, and is now focused exclusively on backing "AI-fluent founders."

Our latest story explores why: https://t.co/xPTSMKZBTv

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Airwallex’s valuation hits $11b with latest $320m raise https://t.co/1c7eCqmNp4

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Indonesia’s digital banking market is maturing.

The winners are increasingly those with strong ecosystems—not just high deposit rates. SeaBank extended its lead, Superbank turned profitable, and legacy banks are stepping up their digital push.

📊https://t.co/2LWcBMEFaS

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Turning building inspections from weeks to days with AI https://t.co/BGZ8Hh0Hk4