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Sea Tests AI Chatbot Migoo in Quiet US Market Foray
Sea Ltd., the Singapore-based internet powerhouse behind Shopee and Garena, is quietly testing a generative AI chatbot called Migoo in the United States, marking its first serious push into the American consumer market.

Applied Materials Invests $600M in Singapore Facility, Adding 1,000 Jobs
Semiconductor equipment giant Applied Materials has launched a US$500 million (S$600 million) advanced manufacturing facility in Tampines, more than doubling its cleanroom capacity in Singapore and creating 1,000 new jobs over the next few years.

giga! Launches Youth Plan With Unlimited ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
StarHub's youth-focused brand giga! has launched gigaFLEX+, a mobile plan that bundles unlimited access to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini directly into a S$13.90 monthly subscription — putting three leading AI models in the pocket of every Singaporean aged 15 to 29.

Equinix and Cisco Bring NVIDIA-Powered AI Factory to Singapore Data Centres
Equinix and Cisco have expanded their Singapore collaboration to offer the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA inside Equinix's local data centres, giving enterprises a direct route from AI pilot to production without building infrastructure from scratch.

StarHub's giga! Launches Youth Plan With Unlimited AI Access for S$13.90
StarHub's giga! launches gigaFLEX+, a S$13.90 youth mobile plan bundling unlimited ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini access with 800GB 5G data and regional roaming — one of the first SG telco plans to treat AI as a baseline feature rather than a premium add-on.

Singapore Startups Double Down on AI Stacking as Claude Narrows Gap With ChatGPT
Singapore startups are piling onto multiple AI platforms simultaneously, with the number using three or more tools more than doubling over the past year, according to new data from fintech company Aspire.

Salesforce Acquires Fin for US$3.6 Billion to Expand AI Agent Offerings
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Fin — the customer service AI company formerly known as Intercom — for approximately US$3.6 billion, marking one of the largest AI-focused acquisitions in the CRM space this year.

Anthropic's Claude Gains Ground on ChatGPT Among Singapore Startups
Anthropic's Claude grew its customer base 258% year-on-year among Singapore startups, narrowing OpenAI's lead from 4x to 1.5x, as Aspire data shows AI has become core infrastructure across the city-state's startup ecosystem.

Visa Lays Out 6 Conditions Before AI Agents Can Handle Your Wallet in Singapore
Visa's top executive for Southeast Asia says the payments giant is focused on building trust before speed as AI-powered shopping agents move closer to checkout — a shift that could redefine how Singaporeans pay for goods online.

Singapore Startups Double Down on AI Tools as Subscription Spending Surges
Singapore startups are rapidly stacking multiple AI tools into their operations, with the number of companies running three or more AI platforms more than doubling year on year, according to fintech platform Aspire's latest Startup Signals report.

Cursor Sets Up Singapore Base to Match Rapid AI Adoption in APAC
AI coding startup Cursor is planting a flag in Singapore, establishing a new Asia-Pacific headquarters to serve a region where AI software adoption is accelerating faster than anywhere else in the world.

Singapore Startups Double Down on AI, Running Multiple Platforms at Once
Singapore's startup ecosystem is deepening its commitment to artificial intelligence at a striking pace — the number of young companies subscribing to three or more AI platforms simultaneously more than doubled to 704 over the past year, according to fresh data from fintech firm Aspire.