Startups & Tech
GIC-backed Thai startup weighs IPO in Hong Kong or New York
Line Man Wongnai is moving ahead with plans to raise funds as it intends to boost investment in its fintech unit, Lineman Pay
Anthropic plans employee tender offer at US$350 billion valuation
Stripe and SpaceX have held multiple such deals
Nvidia nears deal to invest US$20 billion in OpenAI round
The startup is looking to raise up to US$100 billion in funding for a new round
Has South-east Asia reached its AI inflection point or stalled at pilots?
The event will discuss strategies involving leadership alignment and organisational readiness
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OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives: sources
The chipmaker remains dominant in chips for training large AI models, while inference has become a new front in the competition
Waymo seeking about US$16 billion near US$110 billion valuation
The startup plans to aggressively expand the commercial service this year to many more American cities, as well as to the UK
Loyalty and rewards platform HeyMax raises a US$11 million Series A round led by Peak XV partners
Funding will be used to grow HeyMax’s partnership network in the region
GIC invests in AI workspace Notion through US$270 million employee share sale
The other investors are Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures
Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy
The complaint cites ‘whistleblowers’ as having helped bring this information to light, though it doesn’t explain who they are
Tariff risks vs AI boom: S-E Asia’s semiconductor stocks diverge but upside ahead
Investors mull over a mix of factors, but analysts cite target prices that are mostly higher
