RUBE GOLDBERG

Envision Digital International is set to develop the first AIoT Smart Grid for PTT Public Company in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor.

The Qlik Academic Program and C40 Cities invite students around the world to tackle climate change together with the launch of its Global Datathon Challenge to develop data-driven solutions for climate resiliency.

AI Engineers get your project pitch perfect! Skymind Global Ventures, the world’s first dedicated AI ecosystem builder, launches an USD800 million fund to back promising new AI companies and academic research across the UK and globally.

Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enable urban air mobility in Singapore.

Airbus unveils MAVERIC – a blended wing body scale model technological demonstrator – that may help usher in next-generation aviation design.

Collins Aerospace Systems announces the launch of its Singapore Innovation Hub this week, a new 10,000 square foot facility. The Hub will standardize advanced digital technology solutions with a focus on robotics, automation and data science.

Korean Air announces its formal selection of the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power up to fifty Airbus A321neo aircraft, with delivery expected in 2021.

Rolls-Royce says it will manufacture the world’s largest fan blades made of composite material for the next-gen ultrafan demonstrator at the 2020 Singapore Airshow.

Social commerce start-up WEBUY secures a few million in its first funding round led by Global Founders Capital, the VC arm of German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet.

Commvault announces a strategic reshuffling and new internal and external appointments to its executive leadership team in Asia Pacific and Japan.

Online luxury fashion marketplace BlinQ partners with global luxury fashion retailer YOOX adding over 700 luxury brands to its platform.

The 2020 Altus Group Report reveals the commercial real estate industry is on the verge of significant PropTech consolidation as technology adoption reaches a tipping point.

Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest content creator and national media network, has sealed separate subscription and content deals with OTT platform HOOQ, a Singapore-based joint venture by Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros.

New DeeNEXT service guarantees transfers to nine countries and 19 markets under the European Union by the next business day.

TONIK Digital Bank Inc received its banking license from the Central Bank of the Philippines this month; this fintech startup aims to provide retail banking services, focused primarily on retail deposits and consumer loans, through the first digital-only branchless bank licensed platform in the Philippines.