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- 2026-10-22 regulatory Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission blocked Grab's acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations due to competition concerns. source
- 2026-05-20 product_launch Grab is launching a pilot of its delivery robot, Carri, in Singapore. source
- 2026-05-20 product_launch Grab is launching a pilot of its first delivery robot, Carri, in Singapore's Punggol district. source
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SoftBank reports $7B loss amid $64.6B OpenAI investment
SoftBank Group experienced a net loss of $7 billion in its fiscal second quarter, despite a 13.9% rise in share price. The company's revenue was reported at 2.22 trillion yen. A significant portion of its financial acti…
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Rakuten Capital exec pessimistic on Southeast Asia VC
Saemin Ahn, who leads international investments for Rakuten Capital, expresses pessimism regarding the future of venture capital in Southeast Asia. He believes the region's startups are not achieving the stellar results…
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FlowHOI framework enhances robot manipulation with realistic hand-object interactions
Researchers have developed FlowHOI, a novel framework for generating realistic hand-object interactions crucial for dexterous robot manipulation. This two-stage system uses flow-matching to create temporally coherent se…
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SoftBank plans $50B AI investment in Malaysia
SoftBank Group is reportedly considering a substantial $50 billion investment in Malaysia, primarily focused on artificial intelligence and data center development. This potential investment, discussed between SoftBank'…
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Digital wallets explained: Closed, open, and crypto types detailed
Digital wallets offer various ways to manage funds and payments, categorized into closed, semi-closed, open, and crypto types. Closed wallets are brand-specific, like Starbucks or Uber Cash, while semi-closed wallets fu…
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PiHand framework enables physics-based hand-object interaction synthesis
Researchers have developed PiHand, a framework for synthesizing physically grounded dexterous hand-object interactions. This system uses a goal-conditioned variational auto-encoder to create a unified prior from expert …
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Taiwan blocks Grab-Foodpanda deal over Uber competition concerns
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has blocked Grab's $600 million acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations. The regulator cited concerns that Grab's existing equity and board ties with Uber, which operates the competin…
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Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Singapore by 2028
Waymo, the US-based autonomous vehicle company, has announced plans to launch its robotaxi service in Singapore by 2028. This expansion marks Waymo's first entry into the Southeast Asian market. The company will deploy …
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Thai street food app aims to map authentic vendors in Bangkok
A new app called Thai Street Gold Star is aiming to digitally map Bangkok's authentic street food scene. The application lists approved vendors, displays their menus, and provides users with directions to locate them. T…
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MAD-HOI model generates articulated hand-object interactions from text
Researchers have developed MAD-HOI, a novel model for generating articulated hand-object interaction (HOI) sequences from text. Unlike previous methods that require pre-specified motion lengths and can lose detail, MAD-…
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New 5B RMB Private Equity Fund Launched by BoCom, Shanghai Electric
A new private equity fund, Shanghai Zhizao Linghang Private Equity Investment Fund Partnership, has been established with a capital contribution of 5 billion RMB. The fund's general partners are Bank of Communications C…
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Grab's Q2 Profit Surges 620% Amid AI System Release
Grab reported a significant 620% increase in net profit for the second quarter, reaching $252 million, and raised its full-year earnings outlook. The company's revenue also saw a year-over-year increase, driven by its d…
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New method synthesizes 3D hand-object interactions from single photos
Researchers have introduced PhotoHOI, a novel method for synthesizing 3D hand-object interactions from a single RGB photograph and a language instruction. This approach bypasses the need for predefined object geometry o…
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Sea's MariBank eyes Philippines expansion with digital banking playbook
MariBank, a digital bank owned by Southeast Asian tech firm Sea, is looking to expand its operations beyond Singapore. The bank aims to replicate its success in Singapore, where it offers business accounts with zero tra…
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Yonggui Electric plans share buyback; SGX to list Grab, SpaceX SDRs
Yonggui Electric announced plans to repurchase its shares worth between 100 million and 150 million yuan. The repurchased shares are intended for employee stock ownership plans, equity incentives, or conversion into con…
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Singapore Exchange launches US stock depositary receipts, including Grab and SpaceX
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is launching depositary receipts for US-listed companies Grab, Sea, and SpaceX, marking its first foray into US market SDRs. This initiative allows investors to trade these assets in Singapo…
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Momenta secures Shenzhen Robotaxi testing permit, eyes 2027 mass production
Momenta has secured a road testing permit in Shenzhen, China, allowing for L4-level Robotaxi testing in the city. This development follows their recent announcement of a mass-produced custom Robotaxi project with SAIC a…
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OpenRegistry enables live Malaysian KYB checks via SSM e-Info integration
OpenRegistry has launched a new integration with Malaysia's SSM e-Info register, enabling live Know Your Business (KYB) checks. This direct connection bypasses the lag associated with traditional data aggregators, provi…
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New diffusion model generates realistic 3D hand-object interactions
Researchers have developed JointHOI, a novel single-stage diffusion framework designed to generate realistic 3D hand-object interactions from text prompts. This method jointly generates hand and object motion alongside …
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New GRAB pipeline enhances LLM multi-table question answering
Researchers have developed GRAB, a novel pipeline designed to enhance multi-table question answering capabilities for large language models (LLMs). This method converts relational data into a heterogeneous graph, encode…